Okay!
8.20.2006
8.16.2006
Water Water Everywhere...
Has it been almost 3 weeks? Oops.
Well, I guess it's not like I haven't been doing anything. I hosted a bridal shower for my cousin. 40 ladies in my home. That's a lot of people! That was a lot of baking too...banana cake, chocolate chip cookies, lemon meringue pie, key lime pie, and chocolate cupcakes with marshmallow icing.
Sorry for the dark photo. It was probably close to midnight when I took the pictures.
The recipe was simple enough. And the icing part, even simpler. Put a marshmallow on the cupcake 2 minutes before they are done and put back into the oven. Take out of the oven when the time is up and smoosh the marshmallow onto the cupcake to look like icing. I found the idea in a Martha Stewart Good Things for kids mini mag.
In other craftiness, I've dyed some yarn -- still contemplating whether to try my luck to sell on etsy or not (pic soon), worked on a few sewing projects, and stenciled this lovely shirt for my husband.
Chuck Norris. I also added the tagline "Guns don't kill people. Chuck Norris kills people." He loved it.
Oh yeah, there was also an attempt at a Garfield stand up cake. That didn't work. I didn't take the shameful picture of the overflowing upside down cat cake. I'll just have to pay more attention to the instructions next time.
As for the title of this post, I came down Monday morning to a pool of water covering my main floor bathroom, and alot of water seeping into my basement. My basement floor was practically covered. Somehow, the water from the toilet seeped into the walls and floor and ruined my hardwood from under neath. It needs to be all ripped out. Boo. There was some drama with the builders who built my home for a bit. But I have since called the house insurance for the sake of reducing headache. I have some pictures somewhere...I'll post them soon.
Well, I guess it's not like I haven't been doing anything. I hosted a bridal shower for my cousin. 40 ladies in my home. That's a lot of people! That was a lot of baking too...banana cake, chocolate chip cookies, lemon meringue pie, key lime pie, and chocolate cupcakes with marshmallow icing.
Sorry for the dark photo. It was probably close to midnight when I took the pictures.
The recipe was simple enough. And the icing part, even simpler. Put a marshmallow on the cupcake 2 minutes before they are done and put back into the oven. Take out of the oven when the time is up and smoosh the marshmallow onto the cupcake to look like icing. I found the idea in a Martha Stewart Good Things for kids mini mag.
In other craftiness, I've dyed some yarn -- still contemplating whether to try my luck to sell on etsy or not (pic soon), worked on a few sewing projects, and stenciled this lovely shirt for my husband.
Chuck Norris. I also added the tagline "Guns don't kill people. Chuck Norris kills people." He loved it.
Oh yeah, there was also an attempt at a Garfield stand up cake. That didn't work. I didn't take the shameful picture of the overflowing upside down cat cake. I'll just have to pay more attention to the instructions next time.
As for the title of this post, I came down Monday morning to a pool of water covering my main floor bathroom, and alot of water seeping into my basement. My basement floor was practically covered. Somehow, the water from the toilet seeped into the walls and floor and ruined my hardwood from under neath. It needs to be all ripped out. Boo. There was some drama with the builders who built my home for a bit. But I have since called the house insurance for the sake of reducing headache. I have some pictures somewhere...I'll post them soon.
7.29.2006
7.24.2006
Random Thoughts
This review post will be pictureless, as I was too hot to lug my big camera around.
- We went berry picking on Saturday. It was hot and we got alot of strawberries and rasberries.
- Due to the heat, the rasberries started to get wilty, so I promptly made rasberries sorbet. (no picture, but there is some left, I might take a picture of that)
- Due to the amount of strawberries we picked; a overflowing ice cream pail full, I made freezer jam. Way too hot to make regular jam. (no pictures of this either)
- Drums + 4 year old kid = Super Noisy...my ears were ringing
- Noisy 4 year old drummer kid thinks the volume of a movie in a movie theatre should be turned down.
- Chuck E. Cheese pizza is not as tasty as I remember it
- Air conditioning should be considered a necessity, not a luxury.
- Since when does it hit 38 degrees (that's 100 degrees Fahrenheit) in Edmonton?
- We will be eating cereal for supper for the next few days
- Concern for my Nano being scratched up resulted in a makeshift pouch sewn for it. (picture coming)
- Trying to play 'Time after Time' on my Hello Kitty Guitar
- Tried to get 4 year old kid (my little cousin) to play bass drum with a 1,2,3,4 beat so I could play Hardest Button to Button to it.
- It didn't work
- Dogs were hot
- Took them swimming in the In-Laws swimming pool.
- Milo is a panicker and flails his arms to make big splashes
- Daisey focuses only to getting out of the pool. She is a pretty good swimmer though.
- I wish I had taken a video of that. Maybe next time.
- Posted another blankie on Etsy. Will be making at least 2 more right away.
Um, I guess that's it...just a running list. I really wish I had air conditioning at my house. *sigh*
7.13.2006
7.06.2006
More Listed Soon...
Just posted this baby blanket on Etsy last night. I'm hoping to have more stuff listed by the end of the weekend.
(it's still stinking hot here...my poor pugs are panting like crazy)
7.02.2006
What the Heck is this Thing on My Neck?
(Didn't realize it, but my 1 year blogaversary was yesterday. Happy blogaversary to me. )
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