The Murdocks: Life Truly Can Be One Big Ironic Face-palm.

Ok. I don't get the opportunity to see most of my friends on a regular basis. Heck, I don't get to see most of my local friends much during cold season either. Either my babies are sick or theirs are. That being said. I often have really funny things happen and I don't have people to share them with in person. I am always calling my mom and dad, but then the kids run off with the phone and, there you have it, end of conversation.

I had something happen last week...well a day of somethings that caused one face-palm after another.

I started the morning by going to the gym. I did biceps, triceps, and shoulders followed by cardio (and I actually ran more than 5 minutes! ...boy do I hate running.) We went straight to the grocery store and I had a great conversation with Evelyn about sometimes and always foods.

I had my menu and my shopping list and it was all set to be a healthy week! Win!

Anyways, on the way home I was thinking about the excuse that healthy food is too expensive and I thought I would de-bunk that myth. I even took this photo of what $55 bought at the grocery store.

Of course I would choose to do that on a week that I didn't buy a 42oz bag of Starbursts.

Anyways I was going to write a bit of a 'how to' on seasonal produce and price-match and things like that. How you can eat well off not a lot if you put in the time to prep your own food.

You will see the irony.

I went to get a rake out of the garage and the garage door started making a HORRIBLE noise. It was shuddering back and forth and screeching. Holy cow! When something that big makes sounds like that, you run!

I wound up spending an hour trying to get the door to close and it finally happened....with a terrifyingly loud clang!

I went inside and called Kevin. I am kind of a high anxiety person so that situation had me all sorts of worked up. Kevin promised to take care of it when he got home.

I was distracted and anxious all afternoon!

Evelyn's favorite food lately has been oatmeal sweetened with protein powder with a handful of flaked coconut and raisins. She asked for some and I nearly lit the microwave on fire! Apparently distracted mommies forget to add water to the oats. There was smoke all over and the bottom of her little bowl melted straight through!

Distracted mommies can also forget to close doors resulting in the baby playing in potty water...win...

Kevin got home to the house smelling like smoke and the three of us waiting at the table with a big pot of mac n cheese. So much for my healthy meal plan and efforts to be an example of health.

I am not going to lie, I don't feel bad about it because mac n cheese every couple of weeks isn't going to kill my kids. I just think it was ironic that it happened on a day when I was out to prove that anyone could make healthy food choices. I guess making mentally healthy food choices is a different story...a story that changes every day :)

Anyways, Kevin came home, ate some mac n cheese with no complaints, and found someone to repair the door. It turns out we need a new one...add that to the furnace we just replaced, and the roof to be replaced this summer and we will have quite a big year for home improvement!

Here is the menu for the week, plus some cute pictures!

Emergency Mac n cheese (Annie's Organic Aged Cheddar...AMAZING!)

Potato soup w/homemade bread

Sausage and chicken gumbo

Whole 30 perfect sausage (ground turkey) recipe w/broccoli and herb rice

Slow cooker turkey breast w/carrots and potatoes

Chicken parmesean w/pasta and cauliflower

French toast with eggs and strawberries