We did end up having soup last night after all.  It got rainy and chilly and by the time hubby was home, he was in the mood for soup and grilled cheese.  Here is our menu for this week, including last night:

Monday: tomato soup, grilled cheese

Tuesday: chicken enchiladas, spanish rice

Wednesday: nachos

Thursday: meatball sandwiches and veggies

Friday: PIZZA!!!!!!  brownies and icecream for dessert

Saturday: pork loin, vegetables (in the crockpot), hot rolls and apple butter

Sunday: planned leftovers (buffet, pick what you want, eat what you want)

On Saturday afternoon, we are planning on having Matthew's parents over for dinner.  I told Matthew last night I don't mind visiting with them.  I just hate having to do it in their house, eat dinner before we go or after we return, etc.  So this time, they are coming to see Noah play in his own environment.  LOL  Since his mother IS NOT a cook, I thought I would fix a nice Sunday dinner type of meal.  His father will love it!!!  For some reason, when I cook, she seems to get real quiet and jealous.  I can't help it that I am a good cook and Matthew prefers my cooking over hers.  LOL  We don't like her cooking (hamburger helper, corn dogs, sandwiches, etc.), and I don't trust her cooking because of her cleaning habits, so we do not eat there under any circumstance.  (Unless it is prepackaged food, or I have taken the dish myself, which is what I do on the holidays!!!)

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I thought I would add a little update for those of you who don't know the situation with hubby's family.  (And since Anonymous in Hicksville, New York decided to leave a rude comment!!!  LOL)

My hubby's family is some of the nicest people you will ever meet.  They would take the shirts off their backs for you, but cooking and cleaning is not their choice of pass times.  It is not only my opinion, it is the truth, and they would tell you so themselves!!!!   As for my hubby, he knows the problems with their cleanliness and we both decided (not just me) to never eat there, not because she doesn't fix food that is gourmet, but because her kitchen and the rest of the house is AWFUL!!!  Hot dogs, fine, I don't care....we are not fancy people.  But I would check the expiration date on the package and check the cleanliness on all pots and pans before she cooked them, or I would go hungry.

In response to what he thought of my parents (they are in heaven now), he adored them, and was able to find out how parents who love their children act and talk.  His parents were abusive in too many different ways.  He adored my parents and they loved him!!!  He had just as hard a time when they died as I did, and he only knew them about 1.5 years before they died.  We love his parents, but we won't forsake our own family's safety by eating there!!  it is as simple as that.

I have had a few people send me a message saying your post makes me feel so blessed for my inlaws.  Good for you!!!!  I am so glad not all inlaws are like mine!  LOL  I think alot of it has to do with the fact that I married the middle child, only son, and he was a momma's boy for a long time.  He moved out at the age of 17, and she was as sweet as pie with me, even after we got married until we had a child.  I am not sure exactly what it is about this that changed her, but I have since talked to several other girls that say their mother in law did the same!!  She is a sweet lady, but she seems to cling to my hubby because she doesn't have a close intimate relationship with her own husband.  (They live in the same house, different bedrooms, roomies only, no real relationship)   She has repled to Matthew several times about how was happy to see us being so close, but she was jealous because she never had that for herself.  Sad isn't it???  It makes me even more thankful to God for my hubby dearest.

Have any of you had problems with your mother in law like this, after getting pregnant and having a baby??? (No he is not the only grandchild, but he is the only boy, and the only one to carry on the bloodline.)  If so, how did you handle it?????