Organization: My Monthly Menu

A few days before I read Erica's post at Confessions of a Homeschooler, I had the same thought! With school starting and so many other things to keep organized, I could not possibly think of adding another paperwork item to my list of to-do's. So, I decided to make a monthly menu and just repeat it. It already allows a few "new recipe" slots in there for variety. So, I hope it won't feel like we are having many repeats in a month. I try to make healthy , homemade meals. I also try to accommodate what my family likes and will eat. Some are healthier than others, I do concede. I am planning to create 4 shopping lists, one for each week of the month, and that way my master shopping list is done for me each week. That would feel great, no??
A few really quick notes: my husband works Tues-Sat so, our weekend is Sun/Mon. He loves to grill out on those days and he loves a burger! J Also, veggies vary, depending on season/availability but are served at nearly every meal. Breakfast and lunch are planned so that my children can either prepare themselves or with little supervision. Breakfasts don't really need a plan… and lunch sometimes revolves around leftovers, soup/sandwiches or other fairly light fare. Snacks are at around 3:30 and are something like cheese sticks, yogurt or peanut butter crackers. And I do very little on Sundays . SO, this is just my dinner menu.

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Soup/sand- wiches	Burgers on the grill	Spaghetti Salad Breaksticks	Breakfast night (varies)	Tuna Casserole Veggies	New Recipe	Chicken tetrazinni
Shake 'n' bake chicken Mac'n'chz	Hot dogs on the grill	Enchiladas and Mexican sides	Beef tips in gravy/rice Salad	Chicken pot pie	Chili Cornbread	Beans n rice with cheese J
Sloppy joes	Burgers on the grill	New recipe	Stroganoff Salad	Deli sandwiches or hot sub	Corn dogs and tater tots (family request)	Taco nite
Grilled cheese tomato soup	Chicken kabobs over rice	Chili dogs sweet potato fries	Pork chops (method varies) Veggies, Homemade bread	Whole roast chicken Veggies Baked potatoes	Pepperoni rolls Salad	Cubed steak w/ gravy Veggies (family Request)
Chinese (frozen)	Salmon cakes Salad or veggies Pasta salad	New recipe