Such a fun time of year and the weather has been absolutely gorgeous!  Shout out to my Brooks for making the Junior High basketball team--one of only two seventh graders!  Landon is loving the thought of a 'Halloween Week', making haunted candy houses on Tuesday, Halloween parade and party on Thursday and Trick or Treating on Friday.  Keaton is busy filling out scholarship applications. He just finished a grueling week with student body officer stuff, hopefully we'll see him around a bit more this week.  Chase can't wait for the snow to fly.  All of his extra time is devoted to researching out which snowboard he wants for this season.  I'm trying to wrap my head around starting Christmas shopping.  REALLY????
Here's my menu for the week:
Monday:  Slow Cooker Stroganoff with Egg Noodles and Spinach Salad
Tuesday:  Turkey Meatball Subs with Relish Tray and Chips
Wednesday:  Ham, Sweet Potatoes, Rolls and Sauteed Green Beans
Thursday:  Bacon and Egg Casserole with Muffins, Fruit and Spinach Salad
Friday: Halloween Night!  Chicken Tortellini Soup with Crusty Artisan Bread
Saturday:  Mom's Night Off :)
Sunday:  Balsamic Pesto Chicken Pasta with Mixed Greens Jicama Salad and French Bread

Another great seminar given at Dental Solutions in the books!  Judson taught dentists from all over the world.  We had dentists from Canada, California, Colorado, Maryland, Idaho, Germany and the Czech republic attend his course.  I catered the event, and the food was a home run.  Feeding 27 people is no easy task, but I had fun.  Here's what I served:

Friday Breakfast:  Breakfast Burritos buffet style with tortillas, eggs, hashbrowns, bacon, sausage, homemade refried bean, cheese, pico, and guacamole.  Juices and water to drink.
Friday Lunch:  Greek food presented by Roulas--chicken souvlaki, lemon rice, greek salad, pita and tzaziki, and a sweet sample including brownies, rice krispie treats and cookies

Saturday Breakfast:  My favorite french toast casserole made with these variations:  raspberry almond, apple, apple pecan and blueberry.  Served with bacon, sausage, yogurt, and boiled eggs with juice and water to drink.
Saturday Lunch:  Kneaders sandwich platters and soups (tomato basil and baked potato), pear and pecan salad, and Kneaders dessert tray.

Monday:  Cheesy Artichoke Chicken with Basil over Angel Hair Pasta with Fruit
Tuesday:  My Favorite Tacos!
Wednesday:  BBQ Chicken, Sweet Potato Fries, and Blueberry Mango Green Salad
Thursday:  Slow Cooker Smothered Pork Chops with Rice and Green Beans
Friday:  Soup and Cheese Toasties
Saturday:  Mom's Night Off ;)
Sunday:  Cafe Rio Style Burritos

Busy week ahead!  We have dentists coming from all of the US and Canada for a course Jud is teaching.  I'm doing the food for the course, and will most likely stick to my menu of the previous courses.  BUT I need to find some Paleo alternatives, as I found with our last group that more than half of them ate paleo. Hmmm....  But here is what I'm making for my family this week:)

Monday:  Turkey Burgers, Chips, Fruit Salad and Sweet Potato Pie
Tuesday:  Fish Tacos
Wednesday:  Italian Beef Stew with Crusty Bread
Thursday:  Italian Sausage Frittata with Muffins and Fruit
Friday:  Leftovers from the Dr. lunch
Saturday:  Mom's night off
Sunday:  Larson Halloween Party!  Chili, Breadstick and Salad White Chicken Chili

General Conference weekend was beautiful and inspiring.  The one year anniversary of my dad's passing was thought provoking and honestly, quite hard.  But it filled me with greater determination to do and be better.  I'm so grateful for the gospel of Jesus Christ and for the eternal nature of families.

Here's my menu for the week:
Monday:  Taco Soup
Tuesday:  Swiss Chicken Bake with Mashed Potatoes and Green Peas OK
Wednesday:  Skillet Creamy Mac and Cheese with diced Ham and Green Salad SUPER YUM
Thursday:  Creamy Green Chile Chicken Enchiladas with Chips and Salsa and Salad DIDN'T MAKE
Friday:  Football Game--working the concessions stand:)
Saturday:  Mom's Night Off!
Sunday:  Lasagna, Green Salad, Rolls and Honey Lime Fruit Salad YUM