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Jul 31, 2017

Family Meal Plan

The countdown is on at our house.  After a lot of prayer and consideration, my husband and I have decided to send our 2 youngest, previously homeschooled children, to private school this fall.
It will be a big change for them (and me, since I've homeschooled 1 - 3 children for the last 14 years), but we really feel it's the right decision for now.  But, that means we only have 3 weeks of summer left to enjoy!  We've had a pool membership this summer, but I still want to make it to a beach, an amusement park, and a drive-in movie theater, before summer is over.
What's on your bucket list before you say goodbye to summer?

I also want my family to enjoy some more juicy watermelon, buttered corn on the cob, and a new icecream flavor!  Trying different foods can be part of a bucket list, right?

In our home, our two youngest who are now 11 and 14, have gone through some pretty picky food stages, and we’ve had a few battles in this area, but it has gotten better.   I want to encourage you, if you have picky eaters, as your children get older, if you keep offering different foods, and encouraging them to try at least a bite or two of new things, it DOES get easier!  Sometimes as a parent you want to give up, but you can’t.  Take some deep breaths, pray, and keep on doing what you can.  One day at a time is all that’s required of us.

I do have a post on this that I hope will be helpful to you.

tips to help picky eaters

Menu planning is an easy way to take some of the stress out of meal time!

These are a couple of free printables that I use often for menu planning, and you are free to use them as well:

printable grocery listGrocery List Printable

printable meal plannerWeekly Meal Planner
They work great on a clipboard!

Ok, so on to some new dinner ideas for your family's week:

Family Meal Plan, Joyful Homemaking

This group of bloggers are who comes up with the tasty menus for each week.

Family Meal Plan, Joyful Homemaking

Baked or Fried Empanadas from Jonesin' for Taste

Family Meal Plan, Joyful Homemaking

Chicken and Wild Rice Casserole from New South Charm

Family Meal Plan, Joyful Homemaking

Sundried Tomato Mayo, Bacon & Egg Sandwich from Joyful Homemaking

Family Meal Plan, Joyful Homemaking

Croque Madame Pizza from Cooking with Carlee

Family Meal Plan, Joyful Homemaking

Potato Crust Quiche from Recipe Treasures

Family Meal Plan, Joyful Homemaking

Five Cheese Stuffed Shells from A Day in Candiland

What's more perfect for a summer dessert than Peach Cake?

Family Meal Plan, Joyful Homemaking

Easy Summer Peach Cake from Growing Up Gabel

Enjoy and have a great week!

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  1. Amy says

    July 31, 2017 at 2:29 pm

    That sounds like a big leap for you. I'm sure that it will turn out well. Enjoy the few weeks of summer that you have left with them.

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    • Margo says

      July 31, 2017 at 3:52 pm

      Thank you, I will definitely try too!

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