Meal Plan for August 9-15

Okay, I have been pretty busy this past week with hardly anytime on the pc.  That's good in way, but I like to keep up on my blog more than just once a week:)  I'm sure we all have those days.  Anyways, I have a few recipes to post on in the near future and I hope to contribute more on a blog that I partner on called Frugal Home and Health.

Last week Joanne gave me a big Kombucha Scolby and I made a gallon of tea.  The only problem is I'm the only one drinking it! I hope to convert some Kombucha drinkers in this house before it gets to be like vinegar. 

I am also experimenting with sewing a new tunic, so once I get the pattern down, I will put that up also

Here is the menu for this week:

Week 2

Monday- Authentic Beans and rice

Tuesday-Grilled BBQ Chic with baked fries and grilled veggies

Wednesday- LO

Thursday-Philly steak cheese sandwiches with Salad

Friday-Spaghetti and “Meat A Balls”

Saturday- LO

Sunday- Roast with herbed onion gravy and potatoes and veggies

Check out all the other great cooks at Organizing Junkie to get some inspiration for your meal plans

My 3-in-1 Vest Creation

Ever since I had my first son, I have tried to find modest clothing that will fit into these 3 categories: Pre-pregnancy, Pregnancy, and Nursing. I was bothered with having to have separate clothes for during pregnancy, after and nursing. I couldn't really find any that were modest and that didn't squeeze me after the baby was far along, so I decided to start making my own "clothing line" that catered to all 3 stages. I have made a jumper that works for all 3, but these are worn out and I need to make more. It seems that some modest styles are coming back and I have found a few to work with. Here is the pattern that I used for the vest( McCall's M5703) This is the end result: I am definitely not a professional when it comes to sewing, but I like to change just about every pattern I come across to suite what I like. I brought the neck line up a bit and I also added a nursing panel to each side by cutting the middle pleat on the outer edges( on the wrong side)and sewed something that looked kinda like a pocket to each side to keep it discreet and far enough over to reach across the bust. It looks funny on the inside , but hey, it works! I liked it better with a gradual point in the middle, so I trimmed some off the bottom, and I added some side slits to give it a little more room for the pregnancy stage. I thought that this pattern was very easy to work with( except for having to rip it out about 4 times as I wasn't paying attention with which way the pleats had to go:) and I try to look for patterns that can be converted somehow for nursing(i.e. like they have an empire waist or pleats like this one). If any of you ladies have made any of your own 3-in-1 creations or have ideas for some, let me know!