Week 22

(excuse the hair in my face, it was sunny and breezy so I was having a hard time looking straight)

This morning was a blur, a bonafide whirlwind that left me spinning.  I am part of this LOVELY babysitting co-op that I am just so thankful for.  I share with two other sweet girls the watching of our kids 3 days a week.  Monday is my day.  It is nice because I get it out of the way and laundry can happen in the background while the 6 children (the 2 youngest from each of us) play and make messes.  Copious amounts of messes.  It also means that tomorrow is Tuesday and that for the next 2 mornings I get to be child-free.  Not that I need to be but it is just nice knowing I have options and that whatever I want to do, I can do it sans kids.

I am also making stock from a turkey carcass that is seriously HUGE.  Don't you just love the word carcass?  It is just so ...... savage.  I also love the word savage.  Okay, moving on.

Dallin is on a business trip.  The first one since moving to the new company.  Technically he has not even left yet and I already feel stressed about it.  Normally he wouldn't be home for another 3.5 hours but I am feeling the effects of the trip.  How does that even make sense?  

Anyway, on to the menu:

Sunday:

Thanksgiving part II at my parents - turkey with the BEST cranberry stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, turnips, carrots, corn, buns and cranberry sauce plus pumpkin pie.  (double burp)

Monday:

cinnamon BBQ chicken breasts, roasted garden potatoes, broccoli with cheese sauce

Tuesday:

sloppy joes on buns since we have a TONNE and I never made it last week, oven fries, zucchini and caesar salad

Wednesday:

Turkey pot pie with cheddar cheese crust made with the leftover turkey meat and this stock I am cooking today.  Probably more broccoli since I have a lot to use up and a green salad with cherry tomatoes, cukes and whatever veggies I have in my fridge that need to get used 

Thursday:

My MIL is coming to babysit so Dallin and I can go to the Temple so whatever she serves or if I get the chance to make something ahead of time, it will probably be something in the crockpot ... I will have to think about that

Friday:

No plans this weekend so one night we will have homemade pizzas or chicken sandwiches and one night we will go out for a date night

Saturday:

See above!

Okay lovelies, what are you cooking?  What is your favourite thing to make with turkey leftovers?  I love pot pie, especially my homemade one, or these tarragon vol au vents.  Yummy!