My sister-in-law gave me a bag full of goop 10 days ago. With it, she gave me a sheet of paper that told me what to do with the goop — add stuff, squish it, etc. Today that goop is supposed to become Amish Friendship Bread. The instructions say the Amish are the only ones who know how to make the starter. I’m not sure about that. The bread calls for a box of instant pudding, which seems a little incongruent. There’s a whole lot of sugar in this “bread.” It sounds pretty cakey to me. Not that there’s anything wrong with that. I like cake.

I think I might rent Witness this evening.

Speaking of this evening, we’ll be having tacos for dinner. That might not match up so well with the Amish theme I was rolling with there. Oh well.

Monday: Tacos

Tuesday: Poppy seed chicken casserole

Wednesday: Sloppy Joes

Thursday: out

My allergies flared up this weekend, leaving me congested, coughing and with very little voice today. What a way to start the week!

I do have a menu plan for the week, but I wouldn’t be surprised if we ended up having smoothies made with my Mother’s Day present every day instead.

Monday: Grilled cheese & tomato soup

Tuesday: Breakfast for dinner

Wednesday: Tacos

Thursday: Baked potatoes

Friday: Pizza

Rockford has been taking the kids to the grocery store on Saturday mornings while I’m at work. His grocery methodology differs slightly from mine. I like to have a very comprehensive list. He does not. He freestyles his way through the grocery store, picking up this and that and figuring out what will become of it later.

It’s a difficult approach for me. Not having the Full and Complete List of Meals with All Ingredients on Hand makes it 98 percent more likely that we’ll go out to eat. Which I don’t oppose in theory, but in practice it requires money.

Anywho. Here’s what I think we’ll be having for dinner this week.

Monday: Tacos
Rockford bought a “taco kit,” which means that we definitely have everything we need for this one.

Tuesday: Blackened tilapia and mashed potatoes

Wednesday: Indian Butter Chicken
I’m pretty sure we don’t have any evaporated milk. I’ll be sure to pick up an extra can of it, though, so I can make this, too.

Thursday: Kung Pao Chicken
This is a maybe. I know we have some more chicken in the freezer, but I’m not sure about some of the other stuff.

I’m thinking I need to rework my meal-planning system so that Rockford has a list to take with him on Saturdays. Winging it really isn’t my forte.