Saturday, February 28, 2009
For Tay Tay's birthday this year I decided to make her a cake...now for those of you who read my blog regularly you already know that I hate to cook and I hate to bake even more, but I figured I needed to "suck it up" (in honor of you Lex) and bake the darn cake...I mean how hard could it be?
She originally wanted a plain strawberry cake, but me being the insane mother I am decided that would not do...instead I got the idea to make a three layer Neapolitan cake (you know like the ice cream). I had no idea when I started what I was getting myself into!
It all started out fine I mixed the first layer, put it in the oven, and started on the second layer...it all went downhill from there. Cakes stuck, I couldn't cut straight to save my life, and by the time all was said and done 5 hours had went by, but the cake was amazing and a huge hit!
Now for some pictures, because in true blogger fashion I can not seem to do anything anymore without grabbing my camera because I just have to blog about it.
The first layer of strawberry cake. I cut up some fresh strawberries put them in a sauce pan, added some sugar and a little water, and reduced it and made homemade strawberry preserves and then placed it between the layers...it added amazing flavor and made the cake so moist!
The second layer of chocolate cake with strawberries.
So I got a little sidetracked in the middle of making the cake and I forgot to take more pictures, but this was the finished cake. It turned out so much better than I thought it would!
The kids got to it before I could get a good picture of the inside,but this is what it looked like...the picture doesn't really do it justice it actually looked so much prettier!
She originally wanted a plain strawberry cake, but me being the insane mother I am decided that would not do...instead I got the idea to make a three layer Neapolitan cake (you know like the ice cream). I had no idea when I started what I was getting myself into!
It all started out fine I mixed the first layer, put it in the oven, and started on the second layer...it all went downhill from there. Cakes stuck, I couldn't cut straight to save my life, and by the time all was said and done 5 hours had went by, but the cake was amazing and a huge hit!
Now for some pictures, because in true blogger fashion I can not seem to do anything anymore without grabbing my camera because I just have to blog about it.
The first layer of strawberry cake. I cut up some fresh strawberries put them in a sauce pan, added some sugar and a little water, and reduced it and made homemade strawberry preserves and then placed it between the layers...it added amazing flavor and made the cake so moist!
The second layer of chocolate cake with strawberries.
So I got a little sidetracked in the middle of making the cake and I forgot to take more pictures, but this was the finished cake. It turned out so much better than I thought it would!
The kids got to it before I could get a good picture of the inside,but this is what it looked like...the picture doesn't really do it justice it actually looked so much prettier!
Thursday, February 26, 2009
I'm sure that hell must have frozen over this week because the unthinkable happened at our house...my son is sleeping in his own bed.
I'm not even sure that I should admit that, because it might be a trick that he's playing on us and as soon as he knows we're on to him it will be all over.
At any rate he has been sleeping almost all night (and that's another post in itself) in his big boy bed! We bought him a new Cars bed and he loves it! He proudly walks around singing, "Me bed" and it's the cutest thing ever. Thank God we got him out of our bed...I seriously thought that he would be graduating from high school and still sleeping in between me and Jamie (fiance).
I'm not even sure that I should admit that, because it might be a trick that he's playing on us and as soon as he knows we're on to him it will be all over.
At any rate he has been sleeping almost all night (and that's another post in itself) in his big boy bed! We bought him a new Cars bed and he loves it! He proudly walks around singing, "Me bed" and it's the cutest thing ever. Thank God we got him out of our bed...I seriously thought that he would be graduating from high school and still sleeping in between me and Jamie (fiance).
Sunday, February 22, 2009
I don't quite remember when it started exactly but it was at least a few months ago...my son was introduced to french fries (sure he could have had them sooner than he did, but he has this horrible habit of not chewing anything and I am always worried that he's going to get choked on whatever he's eating). Anyway giving my child a french fry was the worst mistake I have ever made as a mother...seriously!
To say that Bub is a picky eater would be an understatement, he's way worse than picky. There are a handful of things that I can get him to eat; french fries, crackers (which in my opinion are the second biggest mistake I've made with him), cereal, pasta (notice a pattern here), and bananas! Anything else and he throws the biggest fit I've ever witnessed! He flat out refuses to eat anything else and it worries me. I have started making my own pasta sauce crammed full of as many veggies as I can possibly incorporate without them being noticed, but that's just not enough...he needs to eat a variety of foods and I have no clue how to get him to do it! I have never had this problem with any of my other kids and it really concerns me. I asked the pediatrician about it and he tells me it's a phase, offer him new foods, I'm sure he'll outgrow it, well that's not good enough for me and when I tell you he won't eat anything else I mean it...I try but he refuses time and time again...and I need help!
Have any of you ever had this problem? What did you do about it? Do you have any suggestions? I'm open to trying anything at this point. All idea are greatly appreciated!
Thanks!
To say that Bub is a picky eater would be an understatement, he's way worse than picky. There are a handful of things that I can get him to eat; french fries, crackers (which in my opinion are the second biggest mistake I've made with him), cereal, pasta (notice a pattern here), and bananas! Anything else and he throws the biggest fit I've ever witnessed! He flat out refuses to eat anything else and it worries me. I have started making my own pasta sauce crammed full of as many veggies as I can possibly incorporate without them being noticed, but that's just not enough...he needs to eat a variety of foods and I have no clue how to get him to do it! I have never had this problem with any of my other kids and it really concerns me. I asked the pediatrician about it and he tells me it's a phase, offer him new foods, I'm sure he'll outgrow it, well that's not good enough for me and when I tell you he won't eat anything else I mean it...I try but he refuses time and time again...and I need help!
Have any of you ever had this problem? What did you do about it? Do you have any suggestions? I'm open to trying anything at this point. All idea are greatly appreciated!
Thanks!
Saturday, February 21, 2009
When I was younger I sat down and wrote a list of things that i wanted to do or accomplish before I turned 30. Since I turn 30 on Monday I decided to pull the list out and see what I had done. Some of them are serious and some are just plain silly, but that's exactly how I am.
Things that I have done/accomplished are in red!
1. Go to college.
2. Finish college. This one is pink, because while I am still in college I only have two semesters to go before I graduate!
3. Get a great job! Even though being a SAHM isn't most people's idea of a real job, to me it has to be the best job on earth...so that's why I chose to make this one red!
4. Get married to a great guy! Notice how only part of this one is in red. While I did get married it most certainly was not to a great guy!
5. Be a mommy. This one is my proudest achievement!
6. Forgive the people who have done me wrong in my life. This one is pink because I have truly forgiven some of the people...it's just very hard to forgive one or two who really hurt me, but I'm working on it!
7. Find myself! This one is a work in progress!
8. Go to Italy.
9. Grow up. Even though I'm pretty sure it's much closer to red there still is a part of me who is completely a kid at heart!
10. Help someone for no other reason than to help!
11. Build a better relationship with my mom. This on is easier said than done...I try but it usually produces the same results.
12. Build a better relationship with my dad.
13. Write more and possibly write a book or screen play. When I was younger I was all about writing everything all the time. I wanted so badly to write screen plays and have even written a few sadly I don't have the time to make that part of my dream a reality at the moment!
14. Get over my fear of singing in public. I'm still terrified of this!
15. Inspire change. Even though I haven't done this yet I want to make it my mission to help moms like me that are owed child support and constantly abandoned and let down by the child support system.
16. Find a love worth fighting for.
17. Own my own home. The bank owns most of it...does that count? lol
18. Quit being such a control freak! I can not seem to do this no matter how hard I try!
19. Get over my fear of roller coasters. Um this is truly my biggest fear...looking at a roller coaster makes me have a panic attack...it's silly but I'm terrified!
20. Ride the Vortex...without throwing up! Now pictures were definitely in order for this one! I actually did ride it...without throwing up, but I thought I was going to die the entire time and I have never been more afraid in my whole life (seriously...nothing has ever made me feel like I was at death's door like riding this thing).
21. Stop being so bitchy. I fear I will never, ever achieve this one!
22. Learn to enjoy the little things in life.
23. Become the person I've always worked towards being.
24. Sing and dance in the rain as an adult! I know this one sounds so silly, but I think the measure of true happiness (at least for me) would be me being able to do this one without feeling silly.
25. Not take myself too seriously.
26. See suffering and destruction first hand and try to aid in making it better. Though I have yet to do this I want to be able to go to a third world country and help people in need...it means a lot to me and I hope to be able to do this one day.
27. Teach someone to read.
28. Take the time to smell the roses.
29. Let all my inhibitions go and have more fun that I've ever had. I plan on doing this one next weekend when I go out for my birthday.
30. Be a better person! I do try every day to make this one a reality...I have quite a ways to go but I'm getting there!
It's clear to me that I still have a ways to go before I achieve everything I wanted to do so far in life...I'm sure I'll end up writing a few of them on my bucket list one of these days!
Things that I have done/accomplished are in red!
1. Go to college.
2. Finish college. This one is pink, because while I am still in college I only have two semesters to go before I graduate!
3. Get a great job! Even though being a SAHM isn't most people's idea of a real job, to me it has to be the best job on earth...so that's why I chose to make this one red!
4. Get married to a great guy! Notice how only part of this one is in red. While I did get married it most certainly was not to a great guy!
5. Be a mommy. This one is my proudest achievement!
6. Forgive the people who have done me wrong in my life. This one is pink because I have truly forgiven some of the people...it's just very hard to forgive one or two who really hurt me, but I'm working on it!
7. Find myself! This one is a work in progress!
8. Go to Italy.
9. Grow up. Even though I'm pretty sure it's much closer to red there still is a part of me who is completely a kid at heart!
10. Help someone for no other reason than to help!
11. Build a better relationship with my mom. This on is easier said than done...I try but it usually produces the same results.
12. Build a better relationship with my dad.
13. Write more and possibly write a book or screen play. When I was younger I was all about writing everything all the time. I wanted so badly to write screen plays and have even written a few sadly I don't have the time to make that part of my dream a reality at the moment!
14. Get over my fear of singing in public. I'm still terrified of this!
15. Inspire change. Even though I haven't done this yet I want to make it my mission to help moms like me that are owed child support and constantly abandoned and let down by the child support system.
16. Find a love worth fighting for.
17. Own my own home. The bank owns most of it...does that count? lol
18. Quit being such a control freak! I can not seem to do this no matter how hard I try!
19. Get over my fear of roller coasters. Um this is truly my biggest fear...looking at a roller coaster makes me have a panic attack...it's silly but I'm terrified!
20. Ride the Vortex...without throwing up! Now pictures were definitely in order for this one! I actually did ride it...without throwing up, but I thought I was going to die the entire time and I have never been more afraid in my whole life (seriously...nothing has ever made me feel like I was at death's door like riding this thing).
21. Stop being so bitchy. I fear I will never, ever achieve this one!
22. Learn to enjoy the little things in life.
23. Become the person I've always worked towards being.
24. Sing and dance in the rain as an adult! I know this one sounds so silly, but I think the measure of true happiness (at least for me) would be me being able to do this one without feeling silly.
25. Not take myself too seriously.
26. See suffering and destruction first hand and try to aid in making it better. Though I have yet to do this I want to be able to go to a third world country and help people in need...it means a lot to me and I hope to be able to do this one day.
27. Teach someone to read.
28. Take the time to smell the roses.
29. Let all my inhibitions go and have more fun that I've ever had. I plan on doing this one next weekend when I go out for my birthday.
30. Be a better person! I do try every day to make this one a reality...I have quite a ways to go but I'm getting there!
It's clear to me that I still have a ways to go before I achieve everything I wanted to do so far in life...I'm sure I'll end up writing a few of them on my bucket list one of these days!
Monday, February 16, 2009
All 4 of my babies are sick; 3 have a horrible stomach bug (I know I just went through this a few weeks ago) and the baby had 3 shots tonight so she is not a happy camper. I am drained and my brain just will not function...so instead of trying to come up with something incredibly witty and charming to write about I opted for silly quizzes...enjoy!
(This one is SO true)
And this one I couldn't resist...I used to be gaga over Kirk Cameron!
You Are a Life Blogger! |
 Your blog is the story of your life - a living diary. If it happens, you blog it. And you make it as entertaining as possible. You may be guilty of over-sharing a bit on your blog, but you can't help it. Your life is truly an open book. Or in this case, an open blog! |
You Are Chinese Checkers |
 You live a hyper, fast paced life. You rarely ever slow down. You are good at juggling many things at once. You are the ultimate multi-tasker. You enjoy being in a group - in fact the bigger the group, the better. You are an enthusiastic competitor, and you can be a little ruthless when you play games. |
(This one is SO true)
And this one I couldn't resist...I used to be gaga over Kirk Cameron!
Your 80s Hunk is Kirk Cameron |
 Back in the 80s, you would have been the most popular girl around. And obviously, you'd want to be with the cutest, most popular guy! You like a guy who is friendly, funny, and a bit of a troublemaker. Yes, you're a bit picky. But you're willing to fight to win you're dream guy's heart. |
Saturday, February 14, 2009
I found this and couldn't help but share it with you guys!
The Rules by which females are governed
HAPPY VALENTINES DAY
The Rules by which females are governed
The FEMALE always makes the rules.
The RULES are subject to change at any time without prior notification...by the FEMALE.
No MALE can possibly know all the RULES.
If the FEMALE suspects the MALE knows all the RULES, she must immediately change some or all of them.
The FEMALE is never wrong.
If the FEMALE is wrong, it is due to a misunderstanding which was a direct result of something the MALE did or said wrong.
The MALE must apologize immediately for causing the misunderstandings.
The FEMALE may change her mind at any time.
The MALE must never change his mind without the express written consent of the FEMALE.
The FEMALE has every right to be angry or upset at any time.
The MALE must remain calm at all times, unless the FEMALE wants him to be angry or upset.
The FEMALE must, under no circumstances, let the MALE know whether or not she wants him to be angry or upset.
The Male is expected to "mind read" at all times.
The MALE who doesn't abide by THE RULES; can't take the heat, lacks backbone, and is a wimp!
Any attempt to document THE RULES could result in bodily harm.
The FEMALE is ready when SHE is ready.
The MALE must be ready at ALL times
Big Kids
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Zhu Zhu Pets. Interactive pets that your child will flip for!
Give your aspiring chef tools made especially for them with Head Chefs!
Plan Toys...inspire creativity and imagination in your child!
Give your child a gift that they will treasure forever...A Whole Village!
Kidorable! The most stylish rain wear on the planet!
High IntenCity...where fashion is always fun! (Girls and Boys items)
Sock Grams...send the gift of fun for your feet!
Sure to be a modern-day Christmas classic...Gotta Catch Santa Claus on DVD!
Introduce your Big Kid to this longtime favorite from Jim Henson...Fraggle Rock The Complete Final Season!
Let your child's imagination run wild as they dream up yummy slushy recipes with the ICEE slushy maker!
Who doesn't love pizza? With the Chuck E Cheese Pizza Maker you little one will be a pizza chef in no time!
Give your kids the coolest earbuds around...Earbudeez!
Educational toys, speciality toys, and much more at Glamma TOYS!
What girl doesn't like handbags? And who doesn't like sharing with their BFF? Rebelle Friendship Bags has taken that idea and made it a reality! You have to check this out...so adorable!
Find games that the whole family will love at Goliath Games!
Have fun, Anytime, Anywhere with MagnaPlay!
Zhu Zhu Pets. Interactive pets that your child will flip for!
Give your aspiring chef tools made especially for them with Head Chefs!
Plan Toys...inspire creativity and imagination in your child!
Give your child a gift that they will treasure forever...A Whole Village!
Kidorable! The most stylish rain wear on the planet!
High IntenCity...where fashion is always fun! (Girls and Boys items)
Sock Grams...send the gift of fun for your feet!
Sure to be a modern-day Christmas classic...Gotta Catch Santa Claus on DVD!
Introduce your Big Kid to this longtime favorite from Jim Henson...Fraggle Rock The Complete Final Season!
Let your child's imagination run wild as they dream up yummy slushy recipes with the ICEE slushy maker!
Who doesn't love pizza? With the Chuck E Cheese Pizza Maker you little one will be a pizza chef in no time!
Give your kids the coolest earbuds around...Earbudeez!
Educational toys, speciality toys, and much more at Glamma TOYS!
What girl doesn't like handbags? And who doesn't like sharing with their BFF? Rebelle Friendship Bags has taken that idea and made it a reality! You have to check this out...so adorable!
Find games that the whole family will love at Goliath Games!
Have fun, Anytime, Anywhere with MagnaPlay!
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Now I've seen it all! I came across this article this morning on Yahoo.
A BlackBerry for babies? Are you kidding me? As if me texting isn't bad enough.
Why on earth would Leap Frog taunt us parents like this? I mean it does make sense...I've lost more than my fair share of cell phones to the kitchen sink (full of dishwater) and the toilet (that seems to draw kids like a magnet) because of my son was "texting" and accidentally dropped or threw my phone. But do I really want to encourage the habit so early? The answer is simple...maybe! The reason? Well if this little device can teach them the alphabet (because lets face it trying to get a one year old to listen to anything you have to say is almost impossible) then I'm all for it! In the past I've tried everything known to man to get my kids to learn their ABC's in the fastest, easiest way possible and that was a challenge in and of itself! So why not take a little help when it's offered? I just hope my son doesn't walk into walls and have a permanent crink in this neck from looking at the screen all the time (not that I've walked into any walls or anything...much).
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