Mommathon

The boys and their very full baskets after the post-Mass Easter Egg Hunt.

We were very excited to learn that there is an IKEA here and since we are going to be moving into a new house in the next few weeks (Yes, we sold our other house but that is another post entirely.) we decided to head over there and see what they have to offer in the way of shelving, kitchen tables and sofa sleepers (for all of our guests). 🙂 One of the first things we noticed when we first walked in is there is a place to drop off your kids so you can shop. Awesome!!! We waited patiently for our turn, filled out the paperwork and made sure the boys met their height requirements. Ooops!!! Liam was too tall. God bless him, it took everything he had not to cry right there on the spot. He was SOOO wanting to go in and watch whatever cartoon it was they had playing. He had been watching it the entire time we were waiting in line. They did give him a coupon for a free ice cream cone in their cafe though, so it wasn’t a total loss. Colm didn’t care if his brother couldn’t go. He was still game and off he went to play while Liam, Sean and I went to go check things out. We found several sofas that we liked and also some shelving, but we couldn’t agree on a kitchen table. Grrr. We didn’t end up buying anything, but when it gets closer to our closing date we will definitely be heading back. It was almost time to go pick up Colm (they can only stay in childcare for an hour) so we went and got him, picked up some ice cream cones at the cafe and headed home.

I got to help Liam’s class with their art project as well. Liam’s class approached their project a little differently since they are a little bit older. It was so great to see how the second graders’ projects turned out compared to the kindys’.

Sunday-Breaded Chicken, Pasta Salad, Grapes
Monday-Chorizo and Butter Bean Stew, Grapes, Fresh Bread
Tuesday-Tacos, Melon
Wednesday-Roasted Whole Chicken, Butternut Risotto, Green Beans
Thursday-Jamie Oliver’s Classic Spaghetti (I am going to make the version of this dish with tuna…look at the bottom of the recipe where he lists several different ways to make this.)
Friday-Kitchen Closed

Yes, I have been making a lot of Jamie Oliver dishes lately. He is my new hero and I absolutely love his new show. I wish everyone could be as passionate about food as he is.