Mother’s Day Weekend

Posted by Lisa Eirene

My parents came down to visit for the weekend. On Saturday they watched Logan for us while we went to a Celebration of Life for a family friend who passed away recently. It was a really nice service.

My parents had a blast taking care of Logan. He was excited to see them, too, and to show off his new biking skills. 😉

Then on Sunday we had a mother’s day lunch at our house. Michael’s mom and stepdad came over and Michael’s brother Doug brought tulips for all the moms. It was very sweet. <3

Unfortunately, I ended up with a stomach bug Saturday so that kind of ruined my Mother’s Day. 🙁 Michael and my mom did all the food prep and cooking. I didn’t want to risk infecting anyone. Michael made a frittata:

It was pretty good. If we make it again I’d put some cheese on top. 🙂 This is the recipe:

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One Pan BLT Skillet Frittata

Yield: 4

Calories per serving: 146

Carbs per serving: 3

Protein per serving: 9

Ingredients

  • 5 large eggs
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 4 slices Wright Brand Bacon, chopped (I used their Applewood Smoked Bacon)
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 cloves garlic, diced
  • 1 (15 ounce) can diced tomatoes, drained
  • 2 cups baby spinach
  • Fresh basil, chopped, as garnish

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
  2. Whisk together your eggs, milk, basil, oregano, and salt and pepper to taste. Set aside.
  3. Cook your chopped bacon until crispy. Here is a great link with some tips!
  4. Add olive oil, garlic and spinach to the skillet and cook until the spinach is wilted, about 3 minutes. Add in the tomatoes and stir to combine.
  5. Pour the egg mixture over the spinach and then stir in the bacon. Stir the entire skillet once or until well combined. Let sit (without stirring) for about 2 minutes, just until the edges are set.
  6. Place the entire skillet in the oven and cook for 15 minutes, or until the eggs are set and slightly golden.
  7. Top with some freshly chopped basil if desired.
  8. Slice and serve. Enjoy!

Notes

From: https://www.thecookierookie.com/one-pan-blt-skillet-frittata/

http://www.110pounds.com/?p=54710

On the side we had fruit salad and a Trader Joe’s kale and broccoli salad mix. I felt really bad that the lunch didn’t go quite as I planned because I got sick. Such a bummer! But the food turned out really well and we all sat outside on the deck in the gorgeous summery weather.

Dessert was the Trader Joe’s Key Lime Pie. I’ve never bought it before–SO GOOD! It was smaller than I was expecting but it turned out to be the perfect size for the lunch.

We opened Mother’s Day cards and gifts. Logan made me a card and this present at daycare:

How cute is that? 😀

Despite being sick for most of the weekend, it was nice seeing family and spending time together. I’m really looking forward to more meal outside on our deck. Happy Mother’s day!

Fun Friday

Posted by Lisa Eirene

I had Friday off for a Mother’s Day event at daycare. I dropped Logan off at school, hit the gym, took care of some chores and then went to daycare for lunch. There were other moms there, too, and we all had lunch with the kids. Taco salad, cornbread and watermelon. Then strawberry cake for dessert. 🙂

All the kids were confused when they saw mommies! They all thought it was time to go home. Poor bubs. They were confused. But it was fun to see some of the stuff they do. They read books and sang songs. It was fun.

Then it was nap time for the kiddos (who were not happy that they weren’t leaving with the mommies) and I went car shopping.

I had a 2007 Ford Focus Hatchback. I bought it 10 years ago. It was my first REAL nice car. It was less than a year old when I bought it, had like 10k miles on it, maybe…it had a warranty…all those grownup things you count on. 😉

It was such a great car. Super fuel efficient and perfect for me. Then we had a baby. Yeah…when he was little and we used the car seat that snaps into the base, it wasn’t too bad. But I definitely did NOT have room for much else in the car. But the bad news is that my car was starting to have some issues with it and it was just too damn small.

I was SO SICK of banging my head EVERY time I got Logan in and out of the car seat. It sucked. It was time to move on.

I had planned on buying a newer car earlier in the year but then Michael got laid off and was looking for work…plans had to be put on hold. Finally, I felt like I could try and look for real. I’ve been researching and test driving for about a month. I narrowed it down to a Ford Escape. I loved my Ford Focus. It was a great car that barely had anything go wrong with it and when it did, it was affordable to fix.

Now it was down to finding the RIGHT Ford Escape.

I went to three dealerships on Friday. The first was Ford, where I used to take my car for service. I had a specific car I wanted to look at but didn’t like it when I got there. I tested a few others, even a hybrid, and then left. Feeling a little discouraged. Went to one other place and had a negative experience with the salesguy then ended up at CarMax. I ended up finding MY CAR. 😀

IT is SO NICE. It’s a 2017 Ford Escape. Very low miles. Great condition. The experience I had at CarMax was absolutely excellent. I would recommend it 100%. I am SO happy with the car!!! It will be great for our little family.

Got home and we tried the Trader Joe’s cauliflower crust pizza for dinner. It was NOT good. The Whole Foods crust was much better.

Also on Friday, Logan decided he was ready to try his bike! HE LOVED it. He was obsessed. So obsessed he didn’t want to go to bed. And when he woke up Saturday, I could hear him in his room talking about his bike, 😉

Now I want to go on a road trip in my new car!