Yesterday was a great day! What’s so special about January 19th? Well, first of all, it’s my hubby’s birthday! And second…I GOT A JOB! Yay! First things first: Adam’s birthday cakeLast year, Adam didn’t want me to make him a birthday cake. He’s not a big cake person…but…I make cakes! I make cakes for everyone …
A couple of weeks ago, Jane Doiron sent me a copy of her new cookbook to review and give away. The fresh-off-the-presses cookbook is called Make Ahead Meals for Busy Moms, and I absolutely love it. In the introduction, Jane explains that, like the rest of us, she has a busy life! Time is precious. …
Thank you to everyone who entered the giveaway last week. 167 entries is the highest so far – yay! The winner was chosen using random.org so without further ado…the winner is…*drum roll*…Comment #159…missrantsypants! missrantsypants said… “I like the Whimsical Notepad” January 15, 2010 8:14pm Stay tuned for another great giveaway this week – a fabulous …
I am PHinally Done with my graduate research! While obesity researchers still have a world of things to discover, I am finished. I’m on to bigger and better things – making cakes! What? You think that’s ironic? Well….maybe. But what would the world be without cakes?! Someone’s got to make them, and I volunteer for …
Back in December, Adam and I went to Mulberry, Indiana to celebrate his Grandma’s 80th birthday! Adam was born in Indiana, and his dad’s side of the family is all from there. This was my first trip to Mulberry – and Indiana for that matter – so it was exciting to finally see all the …
You all know how much I love Etsy, right? If not, check back at some of my previous posts…like…this one or this one or this one or this one or this one or this one. [smiling broadly] Ah, Etsy. “Your place to buy and sell all things homemade.” Yay! I’m a hands-on kind of gal. …
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Two thousand ten? TEN? As in 2010? Are you kidding?! Wow…. Yay! It’s been 2010 for 6 days now and I haven’t blogged one bit! Dang! But alas, I’m back…and I have a backlog of things to blog about! Here’s a sneak peak of what’s to come: -our exciting trip to Mulberry, IN-our jam-packed graduation …
There’s something about the holidays that makes me think of nuts. I hate nuts. They invoke a strong gag reflex whenever I accidentally ingest them. I think it verges on a nut phobia…but that’s another topic for another day. Anyway, nuts go with Christmas just like pumpkin and sweet potatoes go with Thanksgiving! So I …
For Thanksgiving, I was in charge of desserts – aside from Taylor’s adorable Pilgrim’s Hat Cookies, of course. Pie is the traditional dessert for the holidays, but, like usual, I was short on time. I didn’t want to resort to a store-bought pie crust – homemade ones are just so much more fun! So I …
If you recall back in October, I decorated some Fall wreaths to match the season. In case you missed it, I started with a plain brown wreath and stuck various flowers and leaves into it. The wreath held all the decorations without any glue so I could easily pull them back out and stick new …