Oh my, what a difference a day can make!

Good bye food blogs, cake blogs and all my other time wasters. Things are definitely getting complicated.

ring, ring......ring?

What is worse than sitting around waiting for the phone to ring? Sitting around waiting and it NEVER rings! OK, not never, but not nearly often enough. Such is my day today. And yesterday. I get my daily doses of tiny bits of work to do, passed on by my sweet co-worker but it's not nearly enough to keep my mind occupied. The last two days I've spent reading the blog of Julie. Of Julie and Julia fame. I've gotten through three months of her blogging and I'm thinking it's best taken in smallish doses. Anyone know any good websites I can visit? (I say to myself and Al : ).

Don't get me wrong, there are things I could be doing. Things I SHOULD be doing. Organizing and preparing the wad of cake related receipts in the center pocket of my purse so that I can file my tax return. But THEN what would I have to look forward to?? I have a lame-o book I'm 1/3 of the way through. P.O.s and paperwork. What loverly choices.

I do have to say that reading the food blogging has me thinking that maybe I feel inspired to cook up something different and delicious tonight. or not.

Took on a cake project today for next month that I'm hoping won't bite me in the ass. It's a 3D building. I've done some 3D cakes before, even a building - and it was on a much bigger scale, but this one worries me. The building I did before was a QuikTrip store. This is another QT building but it hasn't even been built. All I have to go by are the architectural drawings, yikes! On the store I had pictures, architectural plans with dimensions and detailed drawings of all the signs that I was able to scale down and reduce on the ol' printer. I could go actually look at the store for any details that I wasn't sure about. Not gonna happen on this one! To make for an even more nerve wracking experience this cake is for the dude who designed the building and his QT cohorts. Cake buildings aren't like your normal cake. No rounded edges, no flowers to cover any possible mistakes. Only clean cut edges and crisp details. Double yikes! Send me some positive vibes people!

More cake envy...

Once again, NOT MY CAKE but I love this one! I figure even if I'm not caking, I'm still going to share. I haven't played Wind Waker, but this cake makes me wanna. Love the details, love the chicken, well - there's not much about this that I don't love. Curious whether the figures are sugar or plastic. Either way...awesome!

This is NOT my cake, although I wish I could say it is! Found this gem on on of my fav sites: www.cakewrecks.blogspot.com

Oh wow, nearly three months since my last blog post. So much for motivation! I should have made it a New Years resolution to at least blog weekly. Guess I couldn't bear to add to my list of things I most likely won't follow through with.

Yesterday my family went to see Avatar. It's true, the visual effects were stunning and mind boggling. It's also true that the story line was weak. I saw no point to making Grace's character smoke. More portrayal of the ugly Americans. I did feel the conflict though...what would you choose? To be an independent thinker? To follow the pack? To be the ultimate traitor? I don't have any answers, only questions. I can't help but wonder if Jake would have still made the same choice if he hadn't had the knowledge that it was possible for him to be whole again. Take that out of the equation and I think he might have made a different choice. So did he make his choice based on morality or selfishness? I can't help but think it was for self. I did love all the neon hyper glow stuff though! Maybe I do wanna be blue...

Hey there! Now that I am among the working masses, doesn't it seem odd that I find myself with the actual time to post on my long forgotten bloggie? Only now I can't think of anything to say (or anything publicly postable from my work pc) and don't have access to post any pictures without a lot of hassle. ho-hum. Gonna have to think about this one!

YIPPEE!!

Job interview tomorrow!! Wish me luck peeps!!

It's dead

oh my poor blog. Two plus months since my last post and nothing interesting to say even now. I have some great pix of my friends, but I'm afraid if I put them up here they won't like them and might post some terrible pix of me! yep, I'm a chicken. or else I'm really considerate! yeah, I'll go with the second one. I could yammer endlessly about how the job market is very slim unless you are a health care provider. I visit my Mom at the nursing home and wonder how those people can drag themselves out of bed everyday when they know what they are faced with to earn a living....cleaning up our seniors who can't help themselves? Now, I truly love one of those people with all of my aching heart, but I would not want to have to do that job for all the love in the world. Hats off to all you nurses!!

slacker

I sure haven't done much posting since I was turned on to Facebook. That, kids activities, and Dr's appt's have taken up all my spare time. Must do better!!

kookie swimming cap kid

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creepy! Ruuuuunnnnn!!!

mojitos

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Saturday night intoxicants. Thanks to Don for showing me how. Made one for my Sis and she loved it too! mmmmmmm They sure do make me wake up sweaty in the morning...must be those kidneys working overtime.

produce '09

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Success!! and Porter peaches. yum!

kids at Bluebell

kids at Bluebell
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Mom, the suns in my face! Man it was hoooot!

Boom

Boom
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let's get ready to rumble....

K after

K after
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hmm pink doesn't stay in very well when you swim alot.

K before

K before
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I know, I shoulda edited out her red eyes!

camo cake

camo cake
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What more can I say? It's a cake, it's camo.

Can you see the tiny fishies?

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Makes me want to sneak out with the new fishing poles that we haven't had time to use yet! Aw, the kids would tell on me anyway.

cat got your tongue?

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Milo, getting a drink out of the skies reflection.

wild blackberries

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I like to walk around the yard early in the morning while the kids are still in bed. Eat some berries, do a little weeding, chase the heron off of the pond and enjoy the birds chasing each other around the trees between songs. Peaceful.