Missing my hour!

Ah...daylight savings time is upon us again. The first day is always exhausting, but I planned ahead and tried to get most of my to-do list checked off on Saturday.

The past two weeks have been insane with my hubby working extra hours for a federal assignment, meetings and testing at the high school, and my mom coming to town for my sister's bday last weekend.  

Accomplishments and savings:

*Made homemade tortillas for enchiladas because I did not want to go to the store for them. They were easy and delicious so I made them again by adding some whole wheat flour. 

Homemade Tortillas: 1 c wheat flour, 2 c flour, 1 tsp salt, 1 tsp baking powder, 1 c warm water, 1/3 c oil

Mix dry then add wet in mixer with dough hook.  Form in large ball and refrigerate 30 min. Cut in 16 equal pieces, roll in balls, roll with rolling pin as flat as you can get and cook on hot skillet. 

*Made breakfast muffins, granola bars, and pancakes. 

*Made a big pot of white chili and put the leftovers in mason jars to freeze for work lunches. 

*Things are blooming in Vegas which means allergy season in our house. I diffused lavender essential oil in the house all weekend to help combat the allergies and massaged Breathe blend diluted with oil into the baby's feet and sinuses to help with her stuffy nose. 

*Ryan's parents watched the baby so we could take Austin on a date with mom and dad. He wanted to see the Lego movie, so I got the discount tickets at Costco. 

*Ryan cut Austin's hair. 

*We did not eat out this past week. 

I helped out at a McTeacher night at McD's for my school. I bought the kids ice cream cones and the happy meal toy for a treat instead of happy meal. My kids and I have not eaten fast food in 2014.  Each week that Austin has a good report at school, we get the toy and a cone from the drive thru and I take them to the park. This is my compromise so I'm not completely depriving my kids. 

*I made some games for the kids that I shared in a previous post. 

Dinners this week:

Monday: Italian casserole with salad using 1/2 lb ground beef in the freezer 

from a previous meal

Tuesday: chicken tacos 

Wednesday: cream of broccoli soup with homemade bread and salad

Thursday: crockpot chicken and dumplings

Friday: homemade pizza with cheese and turkey pepperoni

Saturday: BBQ chicken sandwiches with homemade buns

Sunday: dinner at the in-laws