Mundane Monday

Well, some days you just need to do something a little different to liven things up. But, I usually don't desire to do something extravagant that involves lots of effort. ha! Well, today is cold and dreary and as I went to pick up Jaylyn from preschool, all of the kids were hyper! She was wishing we could go to a restaurant to eat and they were just all over the place. So, what could I do with minimal effort to make lunch a little more exciting today??? I decided to use the muffin tin lunch idea again. (I have a previous post regarding these.) Since it is close to Valentine's Day, I pulled out my heart shaped tins, stuck some food in and voila, hyper kids excited about their lunch. Woohoo!

Jaylyn said, "Thank you Momma! How did you know I wanted a muffin tin lunch?"
Ahhhh, success!

Adley - mid chew. They have a turkey and cheese sandwhich, pears, bananas, dried cranberries with some chocolate chips hiding in the midst!
Chocolate chips always turn a mundane Monday around. Hee hee!

And, just in case you adults would like a new lunch recipe, here is what I ate:

Gourmet Deli Turkey Wrap from Light and Tasty
2 Tbsp. water
2 Tbsp. red wine vinegar (I think I just had cider vinegar)
1 Tbsp. olive oil
1/8 tsp. pepper
3/4 lb. sliced deli turkey
6 flour tortillas (8-in) room temperature
4 cups spring mix salad greens
2 medium pears, peeled and sliced
6 Tbsp. crumbled blue cheese (I just had crumbled Feta which worked.)
6 Tbsp. dried cranberries
1/4 cup chopped walnuts
1. In a jar with a tight-fitting lid, combine the water, vinegar, oil and pepper; shake well. Divide turkey among tortillas; top with salad greens, pears, cheese, cranberries and walnuts. Drizzle with dressing. Roll up tightly. Secure with toothpicks. Serve immediately. Makes 6 servings.

Well, of course I did not make all 6 servings - just made one wrap for me. The dressing I made a couple days ago when I had this wrap for lunch so I still had plenty for more wraps. I just used one pear and put slices on and divided the rest of the pear up for the girl's tins. So, it is pretty quick to whip up and eat. Yes, sometimes it is just the little things to help brighten your day. And a cherry coke!