Applesauce Cake Day is the day to celebrate applesauce cake, a delicious old fashioned recipe. It is always on the 4th of June.
Below are some of the recipes I found to celebrate this day:
Applesauce Cake I Recipe – Allrecipes.com
Applesauce Cake Recipe | Land O’Lakes
Applesauce Cake Recipe – Food.com
Below are links to posts I have written about shopping and saving!
Shopping: Discount Bread Stores
This is our basic meal plan for the week. Sometimes we will switch the days around if I forgot to set something out or put something in the crock pot. Please feel free to use this or change it around to suit your family’s needs.
I have started trying to do easier meals on days that I have square dancing obligations. This helps me to be able to put a nice meal on the table without feeling guilty about having some much needed ‘Mommy Time’. Some of these meals may also help with those that have busy or irregular schedules due to work or extracurricular activities.
I do have ‘Snacks/Desserts’ listed as well. I always try to keep a bowl of fresh fruit out on the counter or table for the kids to snack on. Sometimes I will make a special snack or treat for us to enjoy.
Sunday
Breakfast:
Overnight Coffee Cake, scrambled eggs
Lunch:
Soup, grilled cheese
Dinner:
Easy Chicken Casserole, steamed veggies
Snacks/Desserts:
Boiled Eggs
Monday
Breakfast:
Cereal/Oatmeal
Lunch:
Tuna Salad, Veggies
Dinner:
Snacks/Desserts:
Fruit
Tuesday
Breakfast:
Lunch:
leftovers
Dinner:
Philly Cheese Steak Sandwiches, Salad , Chips
Snacks/Desserts:
Jelly Toast/Pizzelles (** I will try to make a few extra to take along for refreshments at the dance.)
Wednesday
Breakfast:
Lunch:
PB & J, fruit
Dinner:
Mexican Tortilla Skillet, Spanish Rice, Black Beans
Snacks/Desserts:
Muffins
Thursday
Breakfast:
Lunch:
Egg Salad Sandwiches, chips
Dinner:
Oven Fried Chicken, Mashed Potatoes, Creamed Peas
Snacks/Desserts:
PB Crackers
Friday
Breakfast:
Cereal/Oatmeal
Lunch:
Hot Dogs, mac n cheese
Dinner:
Crockpot Italian Chicken, Rice, Salad, 30 minute Rolls
**(This is a fairly quick meal to put together as Momma has a class/dance in the evening)
Snacks/Desserts:
Cupcakes (** I will try to make a few extra to take along for refreshments at the dance.)
Saturday
Breakfast:
Monkey Bread, scrambled eggs, Bacon Grits/Cheesy Grits
Lunch:
Pepperoni pockets, salad
Dinner:
Breakfast for dinner: I plan on making 7 Up Biscuits, with Tomato Gravy, and maybe some bacon or sausage.
Free Day
Snacks/Desserts:
Popcorn/ German Chocolate Pie** (new recipe, link will update soon.)
I will try to update this list with some fun activities as well. Feel free to click the links to find out more about the origins and meanings behind these special days. I plan to incorporate a few of these into our normal homeschool routine to add a little fun and excitement to our days. Have fun and maybe make up your own personal family holiday or tradition for the month!
This month is full of food days so as school finishes up this may be the perfect time to incorporate some cooking lessons into your day with your kids. Just be sure to keep it simple and have fun!
This month is also know as:
The weeks are known as:
(Links will be updated closer to the dates of each holiday.)
I found this list and more here:
Flip a Coin Day (1st)
National Doughnut Day (2nd) ** the first Friday in June
**see National Doughnut Day for recipes
Applesauce Cake Day (4th)
**see Applesauce Cake Day for recipes
World Environment Day (5th)
Hot Air Balloon Day (5th)
National Yo-Yo Day (6th)
**see National Yo-Yo Day for more activities
National Chocolate Ice Cream Day (7th)
**see National Chocolate Ice Cream Day for more activities
National Strawberry Rhubarb Pie Day (9th)
**see National Strawberry Rhubarb Pie Day for recipes
Iced Tea Day (10th)
**see National Iced Tea Day for recipes
National Corn on the Cob Day (11th)
**see National Corn on the Cob Day for more activities
Red Rose Day (12th)
**see Red Rose Day for more activities
Flag Day (14th)
**see Flag Day for more activities (some of these may also work for July 4th)
Fresh Veggies Day (16th) /Eat Your Vegetables Day (17th)
**see Fresh Veggies Day for more activities
Father’s Day (18th) (third Sunday)
**see Father’s Day for more activities
Ice Cream Soda Day (20th)
**see Ice Cream Soda Day for more activities
Finally Summer Day (21st — date varies)
**see Finally Summer Day for more activities
National Chocolate Eclair Day (22nd)
**see National Chocolate Eclair Day for more activities
National Pink Day (23rd)
**see National Pink Day for more activities
National Catfish Day (25th) (Go Fishing Day is on June 18th)
**see National Catfish Day for more activities
Forgiveness Day (26th)
**see Forgiveness Day for more activities
Paul Bunyan Day (28th)
**see Paul Bunyan Day for more activities
Waffle Iron Day (29th)
**see Waffle Iron Day for more activities
Meteor Day (30th)
**see Meteor Day for more activities
Also check out:
Homeschool: June on Pinterest
I pray you are all having a wonderful Memorial Day weekend. This past month has been extremely busy around here with this past week being the busiest of all. It has been a blast though and many memories have been made.
Our homeschool will be wrapping up this coming week with a special surprise outing planned as a treat. We are all looking forward to just having a little fun and maybe getting to relax a bit.
My youngest child just turned 4 this month! I can hardly believe how fast time has flown and how much has changed since the day we brought him home. My kids amaze me everyday and I am so blessed to be able to stay at home and watch them as they learn and grow.
My oldest son came to visit this past week! Yay! We had not seen him in almost 4 years because of his employment. He also brought along his beautiful wife, my first daughter in law, who I had not met before. We had such a great time. It was hard to say goodbye but I know that they will be back soon. All we can do is trust that God will watch over them and keep them safe along life’s journey.
Amongst all of the visiting, homeschooling, and other normal routines of the house I also had my square dancing. Ahhh… if anyone had told me a few months ago how involved I would become in square dancing I wouldn’t have believed them. I probably would’ve laughed a little but it is amazing how things can sometimes just fall into place.
Our club in Starke, the Silver Fox Squares, has been very busy and we dance every Friday night. We have also had some special dances, visitations, and other activities that we attended throughout the month including a Luau and a banner raid. I have earned two new dangles this month. As the publicity chairman for the club I am constantly busy with updating the sites, planning new events, and looking for new ideas.
In addition to the Friday nights, we also have dances and classes on Tuesday nights in Fort White. We have been trying to recruit new dancers and had a covered dish dinner on the first night of class. So far we have a couple of couples who have come to join us and we are looking forward to seeing some new faces this coming week.
And then we have the Clay Allemanders in Middleburg on Mondays. Our caller and co-caller from the Silver Fox Squares are the callers there as well. This club has also been extremely busy with the transition to the new callers and the fact that we moved to a new dance location this month.
I am also the caller’s assistant to one of the callers so I have been busy with a few other details as well. We went to visit the Grand Squares, in Gainesville, earlier in the month and I got to meet a lot of new people. He was also able to reconnect with some people he had not seen in awhile. Square dancing has definitely pushed me out of my comfort zone, in a good way, and allowed me to expand my horizons and meet a lot of new people.
My youngest son, and my oldest son and his wife, attended the dance this past Tuesday. It was a lot of fun to have some of my children there. My little one didn’t make it through the night before he curled up and fell asleep. My oldest however did seem to enjoy himself and caught on quite quickly. I hope to be able to expose my children to it a little bit at a time and eventually get them involved more with square dancing.
I have been trying to squeeze in some blogging between all of the different activities that are going on. I have so many drafts started that it would make you go cross eyed if you could see them. The topics are quite varied as well because I get so many ideas and just try to write them down as I think of them. I hope you all have enjoyed the ones I have managed to publish and I pray that you do find something that helps you or inspires you in some way.
As i write this and think about it I am completely amazed at the awesomeness of God! He has a plan for each of us and He knows what He is doing. He has been working in my life in so many ways and He has been preparing me for where I am now for quite some time. All I had to do was let go and trust Him to guide me to where I needed to be.
Well, my little one just climbed up on the stool beside me and is sneaking sips of my cold coffee. Another one has mentioned that he was ready for snack a minute ago so I will get off of here and set out some snacks for them to hopefully hold them over until lunch time. I pray you all have a blessed day and week to come!
Yellow Rocks (hugs) to all!
Links to club updates will be posted soon:
Silver Fox Squares: June 2017 Updates
Clay Allemanders: June 2017 Updates
Pollywog's Place Blog 