What a crazy, busy week! Plus healthy, yummy recipes!

I've had a lot of fun taking photos for Project 365. I'd never heard of anything like this until Becky Higgins shared her idea. Since January 1st, I've been carrying my point and shoot camera around (my nicer camera has perpetually not been working--I've got to get to the bottom of it) and taking a photo a day plus writing a quick blurb of what happened in our lives. Unfortunately I wasn't able to get a Project 365 kit before they sold out. (Anybody want to sell a kit to me?) But, I'm still committed to the project and having lots of fun with it. I keep a folder on my computer and store a photo each day in it (luckily it automatically dates itself). Then I keep a word document and write a quick note on what happened that day. For those of you who weren't able to purchase a kit, Becky and team came up with a great solution. Downloads in jpg and pdf versions of many of the components of the kit. Go here for the free downloads.

So here are some of my photos from the past week--some of these pictures I normally wouldn't have taken.

January 5th: Sage's nightly ritual of eating vanilla ice cream with milk before she goes to bed.



January 6th: Kade shopping for a tux for the big Preference dance.



January 7th: Collin posing with his Timberline 9th Grade Student of the Month award--given to him that day.



January 8th: Steve celebrating his birthday--Weight Watcher's style. Steve has been eating healthier and following the Weight Watchers plan. This was his cake--he loved it! (He's lost 10 pounds in two weeks!)



Strawberry Triffle
1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk
1 1/2 cups cold water
Whisk milk and water together.
Add:
3 oz. sugar-free instant vanilla pudding
Whip and let stand for two minutes
Fold into above ingredients:
8 oz. Cool Whip Lite

Cut 4 cups fresh or frozen (partially thawed) strawberries

Prepared Angel Food cake, cut in 1/2 inch cubes

Layer in glass dish in this order:
Cake cubes, pudding, sliced strawberries. Repeat three times.

Makes 12 servings. Only three Weight Watchers points per serving!

We always serve breakfast in bed on a family member's birthday and here's what Steve got:

Scrambled Egg and Cheese Quesadillas



Ingredients:
6 eggs (I used Egg Beaters)
6 flour tortilla (8-inch)
2 teaspoons butter (can use spray-on butter)
1/2 cup ham (diced small)
3/4 cup mushrooms (diced small)
1/2 cup green pepper (diced small)
3/4 cup shredded part skim mozzarella or cheddar cheese
Salt and pepper to taste
Salsa (traditional or fruit salsa), optional

Scramble cook eggs, set aside. For each quesadilla lightly butter one side of tortilla, turn tortilla over on a preparation plate. On one half of each tortilla, spoon approximately 1/4 cup scrambled egg, sprinkle with 1 tablespoon each diced ham, mushrooms, and green pepper (or other toppings of choice*). Sprinkle with 2-3 tablespoons shredded cheese of choice; salt and pepper to taste; fold tortilla over filling. Heat a non-stick skillet or griddle over medium heat. Place prepared quesadillas on griddle and cook 1-2 minutes or until lightly browned on bottom; turn quesadilla over (fold side down) and brown opposite side. Cut quesadilla into wedges; serve hot with salsa and optional garnishes. To complete the meal, serve with a glass of milk and fruit of choice.

January 9th: Aaran and Collin battling out a Madden Football game. They have "Friday Night Lights" every Friday night!



January 10: Kade and his pal, Ellie, going off to the Lone Peak Preference dance (last one for Kade--so sad he's growing up!). He had a long-tailed tux on with a top hat and cane!



I took a photo yesterday of Sage right after she lost her tooth and today of Collin at his basketball game. He won, 59-55.

This has been so much fun and I'm excited about the results. Really a doable, easy project!

Hope you had a marvelous Monday. Can't wait for tomorrow night. American Idol begins!!!

Sincerely,
Lisa