Monday stuff

Here's the meal plan for the week:

Monday - cereal
Pork loin, mac and cheese, mustard greens
Tuesday - toast with peanut butter
Beans and rice, homemade tortillas
Wednesday - fruit and eggs
Tamales (Christmas Eve tradition)
Thursday - Pancakes, sausage, eggs
Chili cheese dogs
Friday - free for all breakfast
Steak and potato tacos

Mustard Greens -
1 lb mustard greens, torn
1 ham hock or hunk of bacon or salt pork (or salt)
2 T vinegar
water
Place mustard greens and ham into a large pot, add water till there's enough to cover when you push them down a bit, add vinegar. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for at least an hour to an hour and a half.
The vinegar takes the bitterness away from the greens, and the end product is almost sweet. They are very tender and tasty.

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We live in a two bedroom home, with the girls in one room and Danny Jr tucked away in a corner of our room. It has always worked well for us all, everyone has been content with the set-up. Today, Danny and Sophia decided that it would be great for him to move into the girls' room! He helped them clean up a spot for his bed and we moved it - I am very amused and am looking forward to how this will work out.

If you ask me, Danny Sr. and I are the lucky ones! ; )

I found a good article in our local newspaper that features our soup kitchen. Find it here. I love that place.

Have a great week!