trying to get it together

I cannot get my act together.

And I'm blaming it all on the dog.

Basic things like

keeping my house clean

making out my weekly menus

cooking dinner

taking a shower...

they've all taken a back seat to the dog.

When people see that we have a puppy

they all compare it to having a newborn.

To me it's nothing like a newborn.

I LOOOOOVE newborns.

I'm not loving this dog right now.

Maybe someday I will.

Right now I'm still trying to 

adjust to having an animal in my home.

Damn Dog.

Halloween was fun.

Different now though.

Stephen doesn't go out.

Hannah goes out with her friends.

Griffy had no interest in wearing a costume.

Will (9) is the perfect age if you ask me.

This is Will going to school.

Normally I don't buy junk cereal..

we usually save it for New Years Eve..

but I thought, "what the heck"

they're going to be booted up on sugar anyway.

What's a little more for breakfast.

So on Sunday I decided I was tired of winging it every night

for dinner and needed to get back to my menus.

Can I tell you how psyched I am that I know

what we're having for dinner for the next week?

Weird I know, but it makes me happy.

Griffin and I even made my Nana's 

cranberry nut bread yesterday.

I love making that bread.

Hazel was smiling down at me yesterday..

I just know it.

It's so good with a bit of cream cheese on it

and a cup of tea of course.

Dinner tonight

2 Soups and a salad.

I made a Minestrone in my crockpot this morning

and tried a new Butternut squash soup.

This one is from the Morning Glory Farm Cookbook

(it's on my sidebar)

It's one of my favorites now.

Loving the drizzle of Pumpkin Seed Oil for garnish.

:)