Cheap, good fun

For $1.50, we got all these playdough supplies from MCC this morning.  Luke has hardly stopped to eat since we spread them out on the table.  My playdough recipe is easy enough that we intend to make all our favorite colors - and practically free!

This is our house last week one evening when we had company for dinner.  We lit candles, turned on twinkle lights, and since I made a casserole, dinner was in the oven and dishes were all cleaned up before company even arrived!

We've had such nice visits with friends, and so enjoyed sharing our table and home the last few weeks that it feels silly not to have posted about those times more.  With my appetite back and energy on the upswing, our house is the place to be for dinner these days.  Come on by!  Here's the menu for the next few days:

Tue: Pizza and ceasar salad
Wed: date night! eating out
Thur: chuck roast and mashed potatoes
Fri: chicken enchiladas and wild rice
Sat: potato cheddar soup and touch of grace biscuits (from orangette)
Sun: leftovers
Mon: tacos
Tue: BLTs
Wed: salmon and chicken breasts, with roast veggies

and on the miscellaneous list of things to cook:
blueberry muffins
far from disaster cake (also from orangette)
fritters (will be a first for me!)
chex party mix
playdough!