Maybe Cake Supervisor? not Boss

My twin babies decided that they needed to turn 3 yesterday. So sadly I let them. They have grown up so quickly!  2 birthdays means 2 cakes. I decided to make my baby boy a baseball hat cake. My baby girl a princess cake.  ( THIS IS NOT A TUTORIAL) I just wanted to show you the mess :)

I did bake 2 dome shaped cakes in glass bowls. One turned out well...

And one pretty much fell apart..

 Alas, no worries yet. I can sew with no needle, so i can surely conquer this.

I also baked 2 8 inch round cakes as well. One would be the base of the princess dress. The other the bill of the baseball hat. I will jump to the finale of the baseball hat....

The princess was another story. After much trimming cussing and icing eating I was able to get a nice enough shape for the cake. However, because this dome didn't stay intact, it was a bit smaller than needed.

Wonder how I knew?

So after much anguish. I was able to kill 2 birds with one stone. I could fix my cake and relieve some of my frustration.  

WARNING---- MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR BARBIE LOVERS----

BAM!!!!!  TAKE THAT!  I bet if you were real you would be

like " OH I need to watch my figure so I wont have cake" So what eve. I made sure my daughter was out of the room on this part. BTW- Barbie legs are a lot harder to break now. I remember as a kid those trunks would come off if you tried to fit her in her little shoes. Now, I almost need pliers or cousin Vinny to "Go breaka her legs"

FIN

Ya wouldnt even have known the trama this Barbie went through. She is so strong and graceful. I know she went right to her legal advising, beauty shop, bakery that is located by the pool where she is also the lifeguard. Busy girl .

Anyhoo,cakes were a hit, with the kidlets anyway. The kitchen got a bit of action too.  Have a great weekend! PEACE

Na Na Na Na Na Na Hey Hey Hey Good bye

Ok. I am really taking the organic scare seriously. So far, my family has switched to organic milk. All of my kidlets cereals are organic and gluten free. Mac and cheese is organic. Eggs, bread, meat,cookies (all of the food groups) are slowly but surely making it to organic. Now, i will tell you "natural  is not the same as organic. But, I have kind of had to make due with some products because my town is not privy to cool kids Whole Foods or Trader Joes. In fact, I think I may have to www. some of my new needs. I have also started cooking with coconut oil instead of olive oil. Coconut is supposed to be much better for you. But what really freaked a sister out... check out ewg.com or cosmeticdatabase.com. WOWZA. My pediatrician has always told us to by Vanicream sunscreen (we do) but the baby shampoos and bath soap. SO  scary.Johnson and Johnson... all linked to cancer??????? My husband thinks I am crazy. But, I want to do all I can to give my babies a healthy life. Hubby says : we didn't have organic and we are fine" But my response is .....fine for now.....

My fam and I were out taking a drive and we stopped an talked to some friends of my husband. I guess mine too. They are Catholic but don't take it seriously I guess.  We were all discussing our day. The fam and I just had left church. They said  something along the lines of "oh so boring, father so and so's homily's are all the same that's why we don't go"  I didn't say a word. In an effort to be nice. But, I really think I should have. What I wanted to say...OHHHH...what I wanted to say! I was angry. Angry that they didn't show respect. Part of me thought, do I really want to be around people like this(when I really don't hafta)? Don't we need to be around people we support us and our family in the growth of our faith. I send my Big Boy to Catholic school so he can have that additional  support( along with his family). I LOVE my faith . Granted, maybe I could have said something productive. Something that could have made them think and want to be closer to God. I want them to know that I go to mass to HEAR what father has to say. I go to be with God and my family. Mass is so beautiful. I just don't know what to do. It would be too judgy to not be friends with these people.They are really great people otherwise. But, I will not tolerate someone talking about my family's faith that way. Even if they are Catholic too. If everyone likes you, maybe you don't talk enough. Hum.

Now, please note, I am not being a "non catholic playa hata" I have plenty people in my life, whom I love, who don't share the same religious views as I.  What I do not like, is people who talk ill about our family's faith, regardless of their own faith.  There are all walks of life. Since I have a choice of who my friends are, do these people really fit into my life? Fit in to what I am growing to be.  That is what I am trying to get across. Any suggestions?

Mini Post.

I strongly dislike relying on others to help me. Don't get me wrong, I have MANY very loved people in my life that help me tremendously. I have my assistant/bff Jet. This lovely maintains all of the details of running the office. She really is never wrong. I have my aunt who loves my kids for me during the day while I am at work. With that said, in general, if I need something done, I do it..... Jet is totally laughing right now... I am sure her inner voice is saying ( yeah right). In my home, if I need something hung. I hang it. If I need to get something done, I don't like waiting on others to do their step so I can cross it off of my to do list. I a m really just frustrated with the slowness of some of the processes here at the office..rather the main office. In general, it all boils down to doing your job and loving it, if you don't PLEASE PLEASE please....find another job.

I plan on attending adoration today. I hope to lay my frustration in God's hands. PEACE>

Smile!

PHOTO JUNKIE!  I take way too many pictures of my sweet little kidlets. I also feel that pictures must be printed promptly. So I do. No 98,756 pics hanging out on my memory card. I just uploaded 600 pictures from the past month...I think a bit excessive. We did do a lot of fun activities this month. So maybe it will slow down! Because of this mantra I have adopted since my babies, I have tons of albums. I cant continue. I wont have room!  So I have changed to photo books? They seem to be a slimmer way to print and view pics for the long term. I have been using shutterfly for this now. I have always been afraid that one of my babies will say" How come their aren't THAT many pictures of me?"  My dad has 5 siblings and I hear him say that all of the time. It is time for us to invest in a new camera. Soooo, suggestions are greatly welcomed.

I am in awe with how great this month has been. The kids have been healthy( except for my big boys fever). My hubby and I have gotten so much accomplished around the house. I feel like I have been nesting for 6 months!  I am not even pregnant! We have done so many fun activities with the kids. We have been swimming several times, museums, parks, fairs, and zoos. The Twins will turn 3 next week. My big boy will be 5 in a month. I can't believe how quickly it speeds by. Maybe that's why I take so many pictures. I am trying to hold on to every drop of sweetness.

Just feeling blessed today!

Perspective.

I keep telling myself...99% percent of what I am doing now will not matter in 99years. Point? What will matter is the relationship that I have with God.  One of the commandments is (in a nut shell) " Do not worship false Gods"  I received this today  via a daily scripture reading ( these aren't my own words) 

"We may not worship false gods like the people of Old Testament times but our false gods today include education, job status and success, power, an abundance of wealth in terms of our homes, cars, vacations, and the like, and even our own children. For instance, a child's Sunday sports schedule is more sacred than the Sunday Mass schedule. Because you are on vacation does not remove the obligation to celebrate Sunday Mass. "

GUILTY AS CHARGED!

Wow. I tell myself everyday nothing is more important than my relationship with God. But doing is another story. I am recommitting myself to daily mass and adoration. I am making a more structured prayer and faith life for my children. We never ever miss weekend mass. But that is the minimum. My intentions are always to go to daily mass. But so much (nothingness) gets in the way. Dah!  I know better, the more time I give to God, the better my life will be.

In other news, this might be boring..... How to freeze your credit.... Yes, boring, but essential. You might see those companies out there like Life Lock that charge millions to protect your identity. I did it myself and my hubby for $30, with all 3 credit bureaus. It works. My mom is in the banking industry. She tried to run my credit. BAM!  NA NA. Lock down. I have a code to remove the lock on it. But  no one else can access my credit or steal me, without me knowing. Doing this also cut down on preapproved credit card offers. This is the link that will give you step by step instructions.... http://clarkhoward.com/topics/credit_freeze_states.html

Ok, enough being mom to the Internet abyss today. WORD>

Giddy.

Ah!  My family and I had the greatest holiday weekend. I felt like we got so much accomplished. I took Friday off of work. The kids and I made the rock star awesome burlap canvas pictures. I saw the idea in a magazine selling the kits for $40 a piece. So I went to Slobby Lobby, bought the wood to make the frame, 2 yards of burlap, staple gun and paint for less than $30 total. It was super messy  but lots of fun.

I am so pleased with the way this looks! Then, I had look at my old ratty puked up on rocking chair and decided to give it a razy new look( sorry no before picture)

THEN... I was so pumped about the rocking chair that I changed my dining room chairs!

I cant sew, I don't cut straight and I didn't measure. All in all, I spend under $50. To do the rocking chair, I just used no sew glue. Worked like a charm, my new best friend(SORRY AWAG). These chairs above were crazy easy. I am just so happy for the new look!

SO blessed for this outstanding weekend. The kidlets had a great time helping with all of the project I had.I have no talent or skill in this area....so just take the leap. It wont hurt too bad!PEACE!

One time special offer?

Better than reality TV---- Home shopping TV. Ah yes ladies. I have not raised a credited card yet to buy the airbrush makeup that hides wrinkles.Nor have I thought to call in to talk to Liza Minnelli about her shiny satin side tie evening shirt. Alas, I loved watching Paula Abdul pawn her jewelry, when obviously she was so crazy drugged and looked like a disco ball wearing it.( See video, I am still laughing)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbXRVLrI9Dc

These celebrities who sell their stuff on QVC are so hop on a desk hilarious. This stuff is live. No editing. You see them at their "best"? So entertaining. I did want to buy the home Pilate's system. Where Mari swore you could just lay down and bounce your way to being skinny. Sorry girlfriend....my hubby tried to pull that one on me a long time ago. Not falling for it again. I am certain that I am destined to be a wrinkly old woman, credit card in hand, buying all of the above in the near future. I already know what my getup will look like.... Tons of purple eyeshadow, lots of bangle sparkly bracelets, wearing one of Drew Barrymore's side tie evening shirts. I will sure look hot when I go to mass!

My prediction of future QVC celebsellers--- Mos def- Drew Barrymore (she had me at lash blast), Oprah will create her OWN TV shopping, Beyonce', Lady Gaga all are pretty obvious. But take a snap at the products these people might be schlepping on TV in 30 years or so-- Kate Hudson ( a little black book for the cougar in us, bedazzled) Adam Lambert will sell natural make-up, Sean Combs new improved inverted chairs, my man Bret Bret cozy rocker slippers ( sign me up for 2 pair please, one in bandanna red), and of course Ryan Secreast will sell everything under the moon.When will he ever be OUT? Also, deserving mention, Lindsay Lohan, Paris Hilton, and Anne Hathaway.
So my dirty little secret is out, I am entertained yet again by shopping. Just can't get enough online, in the stores, it has now invaded my home. So go on Suzanne Sommers. I got your back.

Who would you watch or buy from? Who do you think we will see as little old ladies or chaps peddling on home shopping?

Off to Adoration in a beat. Peace out.