Perfect Summer Sunday

I love event planning. I love planning period. This is my plan for at least one Sunday this summer. I find it like writing a living short story. Maybe you'd like to live one of my little stories. Here's the plan

Motto: Perfection starts the day before

Saturday: gather ingredients and prep food.

measure out the ingredients for Jody Smith's Banana Bread

1 and 1/2 cup flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 bananas
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup milk
1 egg

purchase, gather

sandwich croissants or rolls
mixed cheese cubes
Sparkling Cider
lemonade
Ingredients for Broccoli slaw
1 pkg of Broccoli slaw-
1 pkg of ramen noodles any flavor.
~1/3 cup of slivered almonds
~1/3 cup of sunflower seeds
1/2 cup canola/vegetable/olive oil
1/4 cup sugar
ramen noodle package( the powder)
1/3 cup apple cider vinegar

marshmallows
chocolate bars
graham crackers

Prepare: Toll House Cookie Bars and Chunky Chicken Salad

Bake Toll House Bars according to directions on the back of the chocolate chip bag

Combine ingredients for Chunky Chicken Salad

6 cups cooked chicken in bite-size chunks
1 cup celery, fine dice
1 cup red bell pepper, fine dice
1 cup sweet pickle cubes or relish
1 cup chopped granny smith apple
1 cup lite mayo
1/2 cup slivered almonds
2 Tablespoons tarragon

Cheat!:

purchase take it and bake it pizza (We love Sam's Club's pizza)


SUNDAY

1. Rise an hour earlier than everyone else.
2. Make up banana bread and put in the oven to bake.
3. Shower and get dressed.
4. Enjoy some quiet time with God.
5. Wake everyone with fresh banana bread and milk.
6. Get them dressed and out the door for church.
7. Come home and change into casual clothes.
8. Pack cooler with Chunky Chicken Salad, croissants, broccoli slaw ingredients, sparkling cider, lemonade, toll house cookie bars and cheese cubes.
9. Go to beach or park for kite flying, swimming.
10. Tidy up a bit.
11. Head to an open air concert.
12. Set up feast and enjoy the concert.
13. Linger in the fresh air and gab with friends after the concert.
14. Invite friends home for pizza and s'mores.
15. Gab and gnosh for the rest of the evening.