Tonight I was reading a post on a favorite education site about preschool, and some of the comments that followed the article just blew me away. “Why have kids if you’re going to have them in preschool/daycare from 7.30am to 5.30om?” “Parents can educate their kids themselves if they just make the effort” “Gifted is … Continue reading »
I made my first big cake
My friend Tiffany was having an UNO themed birthday party for her son, who turned 1 last week, and I offered to make the cake. It was definitely the biggest cake I’ve ever made! It’s 3 tiers, vanilla, chocolate and lemon, all covered and filled with buttercream and then finished with fondant. Here’s the cake … Continue reading »
I’m a baker!
Most people who know me know I love to bake, but recently I’ve stepped up my game a little with classes, and a few new tools, and I think I actually really might have a future in it. Real estate is still something I’m considering once Kyle is really in school, but in the meantime … Continue reading »
I’m trying to lose weight
Well it’s January, isn’t that what we’re all supposed to be doing?! Seriously though, after having my annual physical last month my doctor advised me that my weight, and cholesterol level were too high. Initially she suggested that I simply cut out carbs, but that wasn’t doing too much so my husband and I decided … Continue reading »
My son is talking!
It’s happening. It’s really happening. It started a few weeks ago, when Kyle suddenly said ‘wanna eat’ and pointed to Trader Joes (we often pick up a salad there for lunch while out doing errands). Then came Mommy, Daddy, Kiki and Kyle. Now he’s all ‘wanna cookie’, ‘wanna bubbles’, ‘bye bye Kiki’ and please, thank … Continue reading »
I added a Flickr stream
I decided to put together a little gallery of my cakes, since they’re all hidden away in my Facebook photos. Enjoy! (It’s over there, on the right). You can also follow me on Pinterest if you’re (p)interested…sorry.
I made this super cute cake!
I have seen several cakes that were decorated like this online recently, and decided to give it a go! I actually found a tutorial on a Swedish website, but its all in pictures, no Rosetta Stone needed. Enjoy!
I’m scared I might jinx myself
But I’m going to share anyway – Kyle has had such an awesome week, he’s been consistently saying mommy, daddy and Kiki for 3 days now, and today he added in Kyle! Even more amazing, was when we were playing in the park after preschool, and a couple of his classmates were there and he … Continue reading »
Citibank is harassing me
This photo is of all the credit card applications Citibank has sent me just in the last 3 months. There are 32 of them. Now you might not think this is out of the ordinary, and perhaps it’s even a compliment to how good of a credit risk I am. Except that I already am … Continue reading »
I’m a cake decorator!
Well ok, I’ve been an amateur baker for over 20 years, but I’ve never really been that great at decorating past a simple cupcake swirl, or just plain frosting. I’ve wanted to take the Wilton classes ever since I first heard about them, and as my local craft store was having a special on the … Continue reading »
