You said you'd bake us a cake...

And I did. And it took 1 try and 2 days. I'll admit it mostly fell apart...I really wanted to make Red Velvet cake and ended up with Burgandy Brown chocolate cake that's pretty much AMAZING. Not to mention that I love putting vegetables into tasty things (I know, I'm wierd) and the beets make this cake really moist. I will post a picture once I cut it, but beware - this cake is delicious and well-rounded (i cut it out to look like a heart cause i'm too cheap to buy heart shaped cake pans and where on earth would i store them?) but looks ...very...amateur. BUT the frosting is just about the best you have ever tasted. It's roux frosting and has salt in it (i've never heard of that before but it balances it out so well) and is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOo amazing. Seriously.

And I had no toothpicks so I took some dried spaghetti and stuck it into the cake instead to cover it up. I'm just that classy.

I actually tried 2 different recipes and I think I like the 2nd one better, it's by someone in Southgate Ward, and perhaps I'll post it cause it's p-retty amazing.

Hope ya'll had a good February 14th. The highlight of the day was getting to sleep in on the couch while my husband cleaned up the kitchen and made the bed. Then Joshua and I picked Dave up for lunch...All you can each SUSHI! Which was so so so so good. Joshua liked throwing the things we gave him to eat on the floor. Ah, and we didn't even have to clean it up.

The squinch awakes!

I bet Korihor would take the bus...

GRAB BAG SALE!!!

So once a season Once Upon a Child has a grab bag sale...stuff as many clothes as you can into a bag, and you get the whole thing for 15 bucks. I got there around 9:27 and there was already quite a line-up. The selection of boys clothes 24 months and up were pretty scarce, but I managed to find a few cute shirts, some that I can chop the arms off shorter and hem for summer and some that hopefully will fit him in the fall. A few cute sweaters for spring and a very few pairs of pants. Plus there was room in the bag so i picked a few shirts out of the girls section and one or two of them fit...so all in all a pretty good deal! A few plain shirts I got specifically so I can do some freezer paper stenciling on them . Now to wash the clothes...ah...the start of a great Saturday. PLUS my Mom is on her way to visit...our first out of town visitor at our new place, Number 203. We are SUPER DUPERly looking forward to it and hope the hide-a-bed is as comfy for a night as it seemed for 5 minutes (fingers crossed!!)
It's been super fun to play with Joshua the last couple days...he especially likes playing with his soccer ball. He brings it over to Dave or I and then we kick it or throw it and he fetches....uh, returns it. He LOVES it.

10 points to the first person to figure out who this quote is by: The search for truth is more precious than its possession.

So when baking, you can't necessarily use sour milk in any recipe. And that goes double-y if you're using goats milk. Luckily Dave's tastes are not as discerning as mine and it took him 20 minutes to guess why I thought the biscuits I made tasted a little off. Dipped in soup, not too bad. And does anyone else feel like screaming when their toddler somehow pulls everything imaginable off table/dresser, etc while your attention is diverted for a few minutes? Love the curiousity, can't stand the crazy mess that results from it sometimes.
BTW - Superstore I've found tends to have stale crackers (especially the PC brand) so ALWAYS check the expiry date...and if they're getting close, it's almost worth opening them before you leave the store cause they'll likely be so gross...and then you get to take them back. Blech.
Oh well. At the least the weather is SO much nicer. And at least we don't have to move anytime soon. Our neighbours down the hallway were loading up their U Haul when we were coming up the front steps and I don't envy them one bit. No sir. And a hopeful message from good ol' Mother T. "God doesn't require us to succeed, he only requires that you try"

Let's start at the very beginning...

I read other blogs and think "sometimes I do things, maybe I should have one of those"..so this is my attempt, bear with me. I love reading craft blogs, but don't understand the obsession people have with making things out of burlap (not that it's bad, but seriously, burlap pillows can NOT be that comfy) although I think making things out of book pages is seriously cool. And why on earth?! is someone banging on the pipes downstairs? I don't know, I just hope it doesn't wake up Joshua. I also have difficulties keeping my kitchen clean, I mean it's not that large, so you would think it'd be easier....oh, and my whole house. I am trying to overcome my inner sloppiness and become more organized, something that's a very slow process. I like sewing things, and am currently trying to use the stash of random fabrics I've inherited and the clothes i can't bear to give up because I know I can make them more wearable. And Dave just is pretty cool about the whole thing. He's pretty darn great and works really hard on school and our paper routes and keeping me happy. And I have one darn hair that grows on the bottom of my chin,...it's hard to see but I can feel it...it usually sits there til I discover while I'm actually in the bathroom with tweezers in my hands. So weird.

"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind."
— Dr. Seuss