Near and Far - check it out

I can't tell you how I stumbled across this website, but it's link is posted on my iGoogle page and I read it every week - really cracks me up.

http://www.nearandfarcomic.com/2009/03/07/you-just-might-be-addicted/

Yes, I Know - Long Time No Blog

So much has been going on - I can't even try to catch you all up on it.

Tyler broke his arm in hockey in December, was in a cast for weeks, surgery to put in and take out pins in both forearm bones, is now out of the cast and can resume normal activity (hopefully) on April 1st (no foolin'.)

Stephen and Tiago were SHAFTED in the Cub Scout Father/Son Cake Contest (no I am NOT making that up) They carved the hat out of cake and seriously decorated the cakes all by themselves and walked away with nothing! My little boy was very brave about it and a trip to Toys R Us helped cheer him up quickly.

BUT they redeemed themselves coming in Second in the Pinewood Derby with the Bombay Bomber, also winning the Most Creative car. Never could have happened without Stephen's Pit Crew of The Zizzman and Tommy Mojito. On to Regionals Satursday.

Tiago is busy as always and attending the Baseball Coaches Training session last night - Spring is almost here!

I have a million cakes to post and decieded to cut all my hair off and go red. We'll see how long that lasts.

Hopefully it won't be this long before I post again...

Stephen Makes Cakes!

Stephen entered a cake into the Big E Cake Decorating Contest last week and won a blue ribbon!

He did a great job - maybe next year I won't be so busy and will be able to enter a cake as well. :)

A New Purse...

More coming this weekend as well!

2008 Olympics

Riley celebrated her birthday with an Olympic themes party, so I had to wrack my brain to come up with something impressive! Not a whole lot of Olympic cakes out there to inspire me! The idea for the sugar flames came last minute as I knew I did not have enough time to make them from sugarpaste and rice krispie treats were just not inspiring me. Total DUH moment when I realized that the obvious answer was sugar!

I wish I had taken a picture of the inside of the cake as it was all rainbow colors - I'm sure the girls were surprised when they cut into the cake!

I told you he was cool.

And for the record, yes, he is "smoking" a piece of cheese.

Disturbing and hilarious all at the same time.

Again, I apologize in advance to my cousins with adorable, sweet little babies. I really don't mean to scare you.

Really.

Stephenisms VII

So everyone once in awhile Stephen leaves notes for people. I have found a few around the house, like the one that told me he was up at 4:57 am.

This is the latest one:
I just found it this morning and he is not awake yet - can't WAIT to hear the explanation on THIS one!

At least his spelling and handwriting are coming along nicely....

To all my cousins with boys...

They are gonna think Stephen is SO COOL when they get bigger, and wanna be just like him! Sorry 'bout that.

ChartreuseThumb?

Ok, so maybe I don't have a GREEN thumb, maybe it's only chartreuse. Believe it or not we are getting a few tomatoes on the deck, a poor little pepper and some beans.

Not quite a Victory Garden, but we've had a lot going on over here. Heck if it weren't for Mom who knows if those plants would have made it off the windowsill!

Hello Home & Garden!

LOVE IT!!!

Thank you Home Depot - 12 months no payments ;-)

The Cirus is in Town

Cole Brothers Circus - the country's largest traveling circus under the big top is in town.

But who needs that when we have an in-house Cat-crobat? Or is that Acro-cat?

He works without a net. You don't think he's stupid enough to jump do you?

Comments and Smurfs

If a blogger blogs on Blogger and no one comments...
Does it really make a blog?

Of course all I can think of now is "Smurfette really smurfed that good, didn't she Papa Smurf?"

BTW Happy Smurfday! They turn 50 this year how isa that possible?
http://happysmurfday.com/en/en/home

My Answer to the $4.00 Latte

Freeze regular coffee in cupcake tins. Have wonderful husband make you a doubleshot of espresso. Place 3 coffee "cupcakes" in a large glass. Add espresso, half and half, maybe even a little shot of a flavored creamer or caramel. Top off with fresh whipped cream - it helps to have a nifty dispenser like this one - just add fresh whipping cream a little sugar and maybe the flavoring of your choice (cheesecake this time) and find the perfect spot to enjoy. Like a newly built wall in your yard (more on that later).