A B APPLIANCE REPAIR

She was much better behaved today. She slept in (relatively speaking) for daddy (despite waking up for two hours in the middle of the night), beside him not on him this time. Totally let Daddy empty and refill the dishwasher while waiting for her morning nummies. I even got to make myself some tea and eat a chewy apple bar (my usual breakfast). We played a bit until 9:15 since I was planning on going to Granville Island today as an outing and the kids shops don't open until 10:00. Since she had her breakfast later than usual (due to her sleeping in-ed-ness) I figured that if I changed her just before leaving I didn't need the diaper bag and could just rely on the emergency kit in the bottom of the stroller. We got down to the little granville island ferry dock where I had to detach the car seat from the stroller for the ride which led me to take this picture.

Granville Island was fun as ever. We wandered around a bunch and looked at all the toys and fun stuff. I finally settled on the rattle and rabbit (see the previous photo) as well as picked up the Rockabye Baby! Smashing Pumpkins album. I also picked up some Kolbasa for dinner (we were planning on having perogies), asked a counter girl if she minded me taking a picture of her chicken feet (see the next photo) and an umbrella.

I went into the umbrella shop and was all "I want to buy a simple plain almost obnoxiously large umbrella please" and the chick was like "Come this way". She handed me an umbrella that I would define as obnoxiously large...it even had a build in wind flap! "Um I think this is actually obnoxiously large, I'm looking for the size just below this. I want it to be able to cover me, the baby and my spouse" She handed me the one below it.

Purchases in buggy I hustle-butted home. The pedometer said I walked 8km but I'm a little skeptical that the ferry's motion didn't throw it off since it's motion detection and the bobbing (I totally just wrote: Boobing) prolly make it a little crazy.

Upon returning home she napped in the stroller for like 10 minutes and woke up as the elevator got to our floor. Must be the pressure change or something. Every time she's sleeping when we get home she wakes up in the elevator as we go up (we live on the 19th floor). I tried to put her down after feeding her (and quickly wolfing down lunch) but to no avail. So I popped in Get Smart and she ended up taking an hour and a half nap on daddy. She would wake up and look around (to which I had to stifle laughter as she had my tank top lines on her face) and then fall back asleep.

She woke up about an hour before Brandi got home and that's when the crankiness started. She waited until Brandi called me and then started to freak right out. Brandi was a little late due to a long running meeting and she was super glad to see her get home. Arms out and legs kicking like crazy. Brandi shot and made me shoot some pictures as an answer to the ones I was in yesterday. They can be seen on the Baby Isobel stream if you're interested.

We also had a bubble bath tonight and she picked the dinosaur bath toys over the fishies. She went down fairly easily today. Some screaming and fussing but only for about 5 minutes or so. Just gonna choose some photos for our photo collage picture frame and then head off to bed.

Who says Chicken Enchiladas can't be good for you?! It was yummy, spicy, and filling. I served it with corn black bean salsa (which we ate as a salad).

Chicken Enchiladas
Gina's Weight Watcher Recipes
Servings: 4 • Serving Size: 2 enchiladas • Calories: 342 • Points: 6 ww pts

For the sauce:

* 2 garlic cloves, minced
* 1-2 tbsp chipotle chilis in adobo sauce
* 1-1/2 cups tomato sauce
* 1/2 tsp chipotle chili powder
* 1/2 tsp ground cumin
* 3/4 cup fat free chicken broth
* kosher salt and fresh pepper to taste

For the chicken:

* 1 tsp vegetable oil
* 8.5 oz (2 breast halves) cooked shredded chicken breast
* 1 cup diced onion
* 2 large clove garlic, minced
* 1/4 cup cilantro
* kosher salt
* 1 tsp cumin
* 1/2 tsp dried oregano
* 1 tsp chipotle chili powder
* 1/3 cup chicken broth
* 1/2 cup tomato sauce

* 8 (6-inch) reduced carb whole wheat flour tortillas
* 1 cup shredded low fat Mexican cheese
* Nonstick cooking spray

In a medium saucepan, spray oil and sauté garlic. Add chiles, chili powder, cumin, chicken broth, tomato sauce, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low and simmer for 5-10 minutes. Set aside until ready to use.

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Heat the vegetable oil in a medium skillet over medium-high heat. Sauté onions and garlic on low until soft, about 2 minutes. Add chicken, salt, cilantro, cumin, oregano, chili powder, tomato sauce, chicken broth, and cook 4 to 5 minutes. Remove from heat.

Spray a 13 by 9-inch glass baking dish with non-stick spray. Put 1/3 cup chicken mixture into each tortilla and roll it. Place on baking dish seam side down. Top with sauce and cheese. Cover with aluminum foil and bake in the oven on the middle rack for 20-25 minutes. Top with low fat sour cream or scallions if you wish. (Extra points) Makes 8 enchiladas.