Socks don’t lie
April 24, 2009 at 12:59 pm 5 comments
Thing 2 and I were having a discussion the other day about the holes that seem to mysteriously appear in his socks. I thought I had fixed the problem by purchasing black socks so that I don’t have the urge to wash the stuffing out of them anymore. Also Hubby bought the thickest socks that could be found so they can take beating, tugging, stretching from their respective wearers. I just about threw away every other sock the two big boys own because there are never mates and a huge percentage of them have holes. Thing 2 had a couple pairs that got holes in them by the second wash! They are just like their dad that way. You might have heard how I feel about socks, so you can imagine how this “discussion” was going.
“You’ve got to be kidding me, why is there a huge hole in the heel of your new socks?”
“I don’t know mom!”
“Come on 2, you really need to be gentler when you put them on.”
He looked at me with blinking blue eyes, one little curl right in the middle of his forehead, and squeaked, “Mom?”
“Yes?”
“Sometimes, when people lie, they get holes in their socks,” then, just as sincerely he contorted, “but I don’t think I lied!”
So there you have it, socks don’t lie!
I realized this week that I may have “lied” when I claimed I do not menu plan! Ha! I was going through paperwork on my kitchen table and came across one of my many “list’ notebooks- THANKS DAD- and discovered my menu plan, nicely written out in plain black and white! So, wether or not there are holes in MY socks here is the truth. I do menu plan but most of the time I don’t get around to following it despite my best efforts. It’s not for lack of trying or wanting (because I do love orginazation-again THANKS DAD). The problem is I’m a mom, the menu plan thing works out about once a week, so I much prefer the make ahead plan that way we have something to eat the other six days.
To keep my socks intact I will post my menu plans. Instead of re-creating the list each week or month I stick to the same 10 meals and vary them. When I’m ahead of the gang I throw it all out the window and do something fun or cook a huge load of food to freeze!
10 Day Lunch MENU:
- rice cake (or gf bread) tuna melt w/ fruit
- quesadillas or nachos w/ carrots and dip
- deli meat wrap w/fruit
- taquitos
- mac n’ cheese using white sauce (add cheese)
- fruit and cracker tray
- hot dogs
- soup (often Progresso)
- toasted cheese sandwiches (or rice cakes)
- pizza (on rice cakes or frozen crusts)
- ADDITIONAL IDEAS: breakfast for lunch, left over’s, egg salad sandwiches
SIDES: fruit or fruit cups, veggies and dip, pudding, chips, trail mix, apple sauce etc.
10 Day Dinner MENU:
- salmon and rice
- baked potatoes
- bbq chicken (easy to make ahead)
- spaghetti / or lasagna
- hamburgers/ steak/ or chops
- stroganov etc.
- casserole
- asian stir fry
- tacos (beef, fish, chicken)
- salad and soup
SIDES: broccoli, green beans, asparagus, salad, potatoes, rice, chips, veggies and dip, soup, fruit etc.
There you have it, I’ve come “clean”! Hopefully my socks are free of holes.
Entry filed under: 10 Day Menu Plan, Hey What's Goin on Here?, Mom stuff, My Goofy Life and Motherhood Uncensored, What else is there to eat?. Tags: easy gluten free, family, food, fun, gluten-free-kids, kids, life, Moms, motherhood.
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1. purplemoose | April 24, 2009 at 9:46 pm
That makes sense to me. You have your favorite meals and rotate them periodically. Plus, the freezer meal idea (make a bunch and freeze some for later) is really awesome!
I guess I gotta figure out what I need to come clean about, my socks are getting holey too. 🙂
2. Linda | April 25, 2009 at 5:05 pm
You’re lucky if it’s only socks that have holes. My boys were terrible about getting holes in the knees of their jeans. I would buy the reinforced ones, and they still didn’t last long. We still get lots of holes in the socks.
Your menu idea sounds like a great plan. I hope you’ve been relaxing and enjoying the sun and your baby.
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4. Gina | April 27, 2009 at 3:15 pm
Regarding socks: I tend to punch holes in the big toe area pretty quickly. My big toenail kinda sticks upward in such a way that it pokes through fabric – even shoes! To compound the problem, I hate spending money on socks. They’re so expensive for such a small thing! My solutions are these:
1. Ask for socks for Christmas. Anyone can find them, and I get some interesting ones. Grandmas love buying socks.
2. When I’m forced by circumstances to buy my own, I find them on sale and get as many as possible of the same kind and color. That way when one gets a hole or goes missing I have others to pair it with.
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