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  My name is Tami and I live in central Illinois with my husband, Larry and three children, Caleb (8), Camden (6) and Emma (4). I hope you'll enjoy reading about my life as a wife/mother and about our family's adventures.

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• Books I’ve Read In 2012

  • * Little House in the Big Woods - Laura Ingalls Wilder (read with Emma)
  • * Key Lime Pie Murder - Joanne Fluke
  • * fathermothergod: My Journey Out of Christian Science - Lucia Greenhouse
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Menu Plan Monday – September 27

Monday – Chili, honey cornbread

Tuesday – Preschool Cookout – taking pumpkin bars

Wednesday – Hobo Packets, bread, fresh fruit salad

Thursday – Pork Chops, sesame noodles, peas

Friday – Chicken Noodle Casserole, vegetable, peanut butter cup bars

Saturday – Breakfast - Scrambled Eggs, maple sausage crescents – Dinner – Out to dinner

Head on over to I’m an Organizing Junkie for more meal plans.

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Fall Into Reading 2010

Non-Fiction

• Choosing to See – Mary Beth Chapman
• I Will Carry You – Angie Smith
• The Hidden Girl: A True Story of the Holocaust – Lola Rein Kaufman & Lois Metzger
• Staying True – Jenny Sanford

Fiction

• Blueberry Muffin Murder – Joanne Fluke
• The Clouds Roll Away – Sibella Giorello
• Simple Genius – David Baldacci
• Do You Want to Know a Secret – Mary Jane Clark
• The Beach Street Knitting Society and Yarn Club – Gil McNeil

Book Club

• The Art of Keeping Secrets – Patti Callahan Henry
• Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet – Jamie Ford

Head on over to Callapidder Days to see other Fall Into Reading lists.

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Menu Plan Monday – September 20

Monday – Corn Cakes, brown sugar bacon, fruit salad

Tuesday – BLT’s, chips

Wednesday – Beans and Franks, corn muffins

Thursday – Out to dinner

Friday – Herbed Chicken Tenders with Tomato Sauce, sour cream mashed potatoes, vegetable, peanut butter cup bars

Saturday – Breakfast - Cinnamon Lover’s Coffee Cake, fruit – Dinner – Cheesy Ham and Hashbrown Casserole, vegetable

Head on over to I’m an Organizing Junkie for more meal plans.

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Emma Starts School

The day finally came…Emma started preschool.

She was just a little excited. She has been talking about starting school for a year.

And she loves that her friend, Carson, is in her class.

Tags: preschool, first day of school

Menu Plan Monday- September 13

Monday – Sloppy Joes, oven fries, applesauce

Tuesday – Summer Corn and Chicken Casserole, vegetable, bread

Wednesday – Corn Dog Muffins, veggies and dip

Thursday – Sausage and Rice Casserole, seven layer salad

Friday – Chicken Corn Chowder, bread

Saturday – Breakfast – Cheesy Sausage Muffins, fruit - Dinner – Date Night

Head on over to I’m an Organizing Junkie for more meal plans.

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Menu Plan Monday – September 6

Monday – Grilled Hamburgers/Hot Dogs, potato salad, baked beans

Tuesday – Chicken and Stuffing Casserole, vegetable

Wednesday – Crescent Dogs, veggies and dip

Thursday – Bowtie Lasagna, salad, garlic bread

Friday – Pizza, salad

Saturday – Breakfast – Autumn Apple Cider Doughnuts - Dinner -

Head on over to I’m an Organizing Junkie for more meal plans.

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