tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71126085983679673072024-03-14T07:31:52.289-07:00icedthe untold story of a single mother's love of bakingFNCW87http://www.blogger.com/profile/01380158448501582592noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7112608598367967307.post-67889985865962364662011-11-07T07:29:00.000-08:002011-11-07T07:29:00.035-08:00Baking HiatusFor those of you who do not already know I decided to go back to school for something completely non baking related. So for the time being I will not be taking orders. Sorry for the inconvenience. FNCW87http://www.blogger.com/profile/01380158448501582592noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7112608598367967307.post-38293551097158516222011-08-31T09:36:00.000-07:002011-08-31T09:36:53.550-07:00Wordless Wednesday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIMASZaRHws3upETzxRJQyjvmrSLKIczHFu0-2_lxhFv7XzH9id0yrsDTM1GA7Jk-zN8BUf4VKVlBMu1dH4zD9dbm5sjqfqb0Eh_GLL2NM8SQEpbjumDvp3krPyg9JmH-wOvhWQ33LBWs/s1600/August+2011+156.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIMASZaRHws3upETzxRJQyjvmrSLKIczHFu0-2_lxhFv7XzH9id0yrsDTM1GA7Jk-zN8BUf4VKVlBMu1dH4zD9dbm5sjqfqb0Eh_GLL2NM8SQEpbjumDvp3krPyg9JmH-wOvhWQ33LBWs/s640/August+2011+156.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />
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Today I am grateful for a chanceFNCW87http://www.blogger.com/profile/01380158448501582592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7112608598367967307.post-88817584526774836282011-08-16T12:30:00.000-07:002011-08-16T12:30:13.252-07:00Nemo Cake<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFJay21fZu6ET3YtKODoBQkEKNHqV3kuJ9EtQUmBhyphenhyphen08fCehkO4juL1xRX5BgCaECyJzxPwDXOWGv1RIFSc6y-5IJjHD5ueefPij9HL4ackXkjB2ir6wAt3fNKGCOj7iohXKOCwpirCcA/s1600/August+2011+193.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFJay21fZu6ET3YtKODoBQkEKNHqV3kuJ9EtQUmBhyphenhyphen08fCehkO4juL1xRX5BgCaECyJzxPwDXOWGv1RIFSc6y-5IJjHD5ueefPij9HL4ackXkjB2ir6wAt3fNKGCOj7iohXKOCwpirCcA/s640/August+2011+193.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />
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FNCW87http://www.blogger.com/profile/01380158448501582592noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7112608598367967307.post-12393186709903955192011-08-02T16:14:00.000-07:002011-08-02T16:14:46.433-07:00Long awaited postI won't lengthen this post with writing... the pictures are delicious enough.<br />
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Summer & Beautiful daysFNCW87http://www.blogger.com/profile/01380158448501582592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7112608598367967307.post-21094506992820509862011-06-15T09:30:00.000-07:002011-06-15T09:30:39.160-07:00Wordless Wednesday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuXxUbJhQOHmGrzSTny8BtoevhpUzWVONcav-e0XXwSYskqJYTqpQOGVT1ZmPQ-Q50whT1f6riC8v-Mb6TkNa3MEdNEP2Nm9iSsdfKHz7qxk3wzajzzYDGea-NVYV5A-BJOd_K31NEsPs/s1600/June13-14.2011+059.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuXxUbJhQOHmGrzSTny8BtoevhpUzWVONcav-e0XXwSYskqJYTqpQOGVT1ZmPQ-Q50whT1f6riC8v-Mb6TkNa3MEdNEP2Nm9iSsdfKHz7qxk3wzajzzYDGea-NVYV5A-BJOd_K31NEsPs/s640/June13-14.2011+059.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />
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Two things I am grateful today....<br />
...spending quality time with Fionn & the lush green of the forestFNCW87http://www.blogger.com/profile/01380158448501582592noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7112608598367967307.post-66695885333449235822011-06-11T09:19:00.000-07:002011-06-11T09:19:04.575-07:00Cake season & post 1 of 30, reasons why I am grateful<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid9SOzbwI3oqsMeWNqDH8dLaXDGNqcNjfBXHDvBlc6ZWe83_1cFUx6WY2Sbo7Ci-Pw-Oj_8HrpzN-r8p5WXdSFJFVNKTbPuwKi-_5tP4XfRFXr_GJU718l-y2yu1NWyCJrH0jgxqFJTtA/s1600/IMG_1324.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid9SOzbwI3oqsMeWNqDH8dLaXDGNqcNjfBXHDvBlc6ZWe83_1cFUx6WY2Sbo7Ci-Pw-Oj_8HrpzN-r8p5WXdSFJFVNKTbPuwKi-_5tP4XfRFXr_GJU718l-y2yu1NWyCJrH0jgxqFJTtA/s640/IMG_1324.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br />
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So this past little while has been quite stressful for our personal lives and we're in a big transition period. But at least there's cake. I've had three orders in the past 2 weeks which is great and I'm very pleased. I made a cake I've never even attempted before and I think it turned out fantastic. <br />
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I've started scrapbooking again which I LOVE! I hope to one day have a scrap room, wouldn't that be amazing! I've got so many things running through my mind that I'm having a hard time harnessing them and actually conveying them in to writing. I hate when that happens. <br />
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I'm slowly taking this time to go through my apartment and throw out the junk and clutter, while organizing and sorting. It's a long process but it feels good when a small corner is nice and clean. <br />
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And lastly, as per my sister's challenge, I will be posting 2 things I'm grateful for in the next 30 posts.<br />
Today I am grateful for...<br />
... mother's generosity & word of mouth business<br />
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<i>"Why not go out on a limb, isn't that where all the fruit is?"</i>FNCW87http://www.blogger.com/profile/01380158448501582592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7112608598367967307.post-16375502912305122592011-05-15T18:43:00.000-07:002011-05-15T18:43:16.380-07:00Grandma your the best!My day care provider informed me the other day about just how much Fionn loves his Grandma. He talks about her all the time she said! He asks me almost every morning if we're going to Grandmama's house or if Gransmama is picking us up. He even knows her special knock on the door and gets so excited and shrieks GRANDMAMA'S HERE!!! She is such a wonderful woman. I learned everything(pretty much) I know from her, I idolize and aspire to be as good of a mom as she is. She is one of the strongest, most caring people I know and will go out of her way to help us out when I need it. I don't know where I would be without her, that's not true, without her I wouldn't be here at all. I am so grateful for her and cherish all the special memories we have. I love that Fionn has such a strong connection to her as well and it warms my heart to see them together. <br />
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Here's to you mom! I love you from the very bottom of my heart!<br />
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<i>"<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Grandma always made you feel she had been waiting to see just you all day and now the day was complete." -</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Marcy DeMaree</span></i>FNCW87http://www.blogger.com/profile/01380158448501582592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7112608598367967307.post-31427666521793898522011-05-11T12:31:00.000-07:002011-05-11T12:31:35.966-07:00Mini ScrapbookSo Fionn is sick yet again but probably just a cold. Our family doctor sent us for blood work today to check things out so we'll see if that shows anything. He's in good spirits though, for the most part.<br />
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Anyways so while he was napping I got started on my mini scrapbook which I am making while following my online class at make something splendid. I'm having so much fun already and it's only the beginning. Today will be a short post since I just wanted to show you my progress so far.<br />
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I had two orders this week, an order of red velvet cupcakes and a birthday cake. Red velvet is my absolute favorite and is always a pleasure to make and this birthday cake was fun since I had to write Happy Birthday in Romanian! The birthday cake was a coffee cake with a mocha buttercream and I also added a bit of simple syrup to the cake to make it extra moist.They both turned out really great and I hope the recipients all enjoyed it.<br />
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We got some great news about Fionn this week. Along with not having cystic fibrosis, he has ZERO allergies! I'm so relieved and happy about the results.<br />
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</tbody></table> I love my iPhone for many reasons but most of all I love it for the amazing camera that is always within reach when I need to capture a memory, remember something important, or just simply to take a random picture of the everyday. <br />
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I'm not sure a lot of people know but I'm an avid scrapbooker and I love to journal and keep my memories alive that way. Also because I just never want to forget and it looks so pretty. Anyways I follow a number of scrapbooking blogs one of which is <a href="http://elizabethkartchner.blogspot.com/">dear lizzy</a>. I love her blog and her style is incredibly fresh and lovely. A few weeks ago she launched another website for online workshops and classes for a whole mess of crafts and one of those crafts happens to be a sweet little mini scrapbook. Since it also came with a kit I thought it was too great to pass up. So today I got my kit in the mail and it was the first day of the online class over at <a href="http://makesomethingsplendid.com/">make something splendid</a>. Tomorrow we will start working on the book itself as today was only an introduction. I'm so excited and happy to be part of this. I hope I learn lots of new tips and tricks as well. I'll post pictures of my process as the weeks go by too.<br />
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I'm also hoping to move this summer if everything goes well. and ikea has the sweetest little wooden patio set that would just be perfect for our new place and it's only $149!!. I'm looking forward to summer, aren't you'?<br />
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<i>"Art is not what you see, but what you make others see." -Degas</i>FNCW87http://www.blogger.com/profile/01380158448501582592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7112608598367967307.post-62488072985163476312011-04-28T10:27:00.000-07:002011-04-28T10:27:52.003-07:00Worst Blogger EverI realize I haven't updated in a while and the last posts have been sparse but I've been busy. I know it's a poor excuse and the fact that I myself do not have internet at home is just on the list of poor excuses too but I'm working on becoming a better blogger. It's a work in progress.<br />
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So since I last updated I've done a number of things, some of which has been baking. I made a lovely last minute chocolate cake for my sister's best friend and it turned out to be the best cake she ever tasted. Which I don't quite understand since I've made this cake before(Martha Stewart's one bowl chocolate cake) but this time I made my own little variation to it so maybe that's the key. Either way I was pleased by the comments. I also made some peanut butter cupcakes with a peanut butter and chocolate buttercream swirl icing for my Discovery toys party. And for easter I made some golden eggs which I got <a href="http://confectionsofamasterbaker.blogspot.com/2009/08/golden-egg-demo.html">HERE</a>. If you've never been to her blog before you'll be amazed. I've also been reading her book 'My life from scratch' which is where I first got the recipe. Anyways I'm pretty sure that next time I'm in Vermont I'll be stopping there for a pastry or 5. <a href="http://www.blogger.com/"></a><br />
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Things have been going good for Fionn and I lately. I've been thinking of going back to school to take on a bigger challenge. I'm going to apply to university this time and hopefully get a bachelor degree in International Business. Yes I know it's not baking but I've always wanted to go back and study business at some point in my life and well why not study it now. Plus international business has my love of travel and languages mixed in there so it's win win. But I've got to get in first so I'm not getting ahead of myself here. <br />
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So I'm excited by what's possibly to come. And spring is here!! I love spring minus the smell. Well the first signs of spring smell when the snow melts to expose all the garbage and lawn cigars(dog poop). But once everything is thawed and dried and blooming it's wonderful!<br />
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<div><i>"Seize from every moment its unique novelty, and do not prepare your joys" -Unknown</i><br />
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We had an amazing time at Gymboree where the party was held. Tons of kids playing everywhere and not one real injury! A few bumps here and there but that's to be expected. Everyone seemed to have a good time and the cake was a hit. They had a Train theme, since Felix loves trains, so I made him a train cake!<br />
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It's been a rough week but today made it all worth it. I have an amazing family and though we may have our differences sometimes(okay maybe lots of times), we always seem to come together when it really matters. Maybe it took having kids for us to get over ourselves and just be nice to one another. Either way, I'm grateful for my whole family and glad to have them around.<br />
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Fionn is doing well these days. A little coughing here and there but mostly he's great. We go back to Cheo(Chrildren's Hospital of Eastern Ontario) on the 20th for the sweat Chloride test and then go see an allergist not long after. We should have some answer as to why he keeps getting pneumonia soon I hope. But in the meantime we're enjoying life and we're happy! Ohhh and he sings all the time now. He's real good at singing itsy bitsy spider, twinkle twinkle little star, and oh mcdonald had a farm. My little boy is growing up so fast!<br />
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I've got two nice quotes today since I forgot to add a quote on one of my last posts.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;"><i>"How old would you be if you didn't know how old you were?" - Satchel Paige</i></span><br />
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The wedding cake went very well. I may have over calculated what I actually needed ingredient-wise and now have way to much but it won't go to waste thats for sure. But I was told everyone liked the cupcakes and cake so that makes me happy. Half of them were a vanilla toped with a citrus buttercream and the other half were chocolate topped with a vanilla buttercream. I had some minor difficulties with the fondant but we worked it out in the end. It kept wanting to crack and rip no matter what but I beat that out of it. And in the end I think it was pretty nice!<br />
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</tbody></table>I have been ultra tired these days. Work usually has that effect on people I know. I've been able to get some baking in between days, when I can muster up the energy that is. Let's see, I'm having trouble remembering my days. I made a small chocolate cake for a friend of mine, which she said they enjoyed very much (I always like to hear feedback). I made brown sugar pound cake cupcakes with the left over chocolate icing from the chocolate cake. And some little treats here and there like cookies and bark. Fionn is doing alright these days, just working on getting better. The pneumonia is still there and RSV on top of it but he's recovering. His little finger has healed nicely and the leg is healing very well. We won't need to go back to get his cast taken off because they cut it down the sides and put more fiberglass on top so that I can take the whole thing off myself. They also cut down to below the knee and said he can start walking on it. He was very happy about that. He's been walking around and enjoying the knee bending freedom. We had a scare last weekend though when I took the cast off. At first he was all about walking, wobbly and limpy but walking non-the-less. And then the next day he wouldn't put ANY weight on it at all. So I got worried and brought him back to the hospital and waiting ages for them to tell us that the bone looks intact and to just put the cast back on for another week. So we did that and I took it off yesterday to see his progress and it's not looking so great. Might have to put the cast back on for another week. <br />
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We are enjoying a lovely long weekend and I have ZERO plans and I'm loving it. I'm content just sitting at home in my PJ's and vegging. I'll probably do some cleaning later but it's nice to just do nothing for a while. We had a mini flood last weekend and that was pleasant. Took all the towels I had to soak it up and there was still more water. It's all dried now thanks to my sister's dehumidifier. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">one of Fionn's lovely paintings</td></tr>
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In the middle of all that I managed to get some baking done. Some mini cupcakes for Dylan's daycare and then his birthday party today. He wanted 'Where the Wild Things Are' theme so I found a cute cake online which I did my best to re-create. I think it turned out pretty good. The cupcakes were the buttermilk vanilla cupcakes that I posted previously with a buttercream icing and the cake is Martha Stewart's one bowl chocolate cake recipe with a different kind of buttercream. This one has shortening and butter which I find makes for better decorating.<br />
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</div>So now we start a new week and I hope it's comfortably dull. I think we've had our share of injury for the next 10 years. This week I need to just man up and catch up on my cleaning and laundry. Now I think I will go to bed. Sleep sounds so good to me right now.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The best picture I could find to show the break. His break is clean and a little closer to the ankle.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Suffice to say that I'm a little discombobulated with all that's going on. Now if I can only find a moment to do some baking.FNCW87http://www.blogger.com/profile/01380158448501582592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7112608598367967307.post-77069090847881216512011-01-16T12:13:00.000-08:002011-01-16T12:13:11.754-08:00No Sleep = Weekend Disaster<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyWdEpFOucqpiYcv2rMNDoBYvQp9vtvMR6SNYevzwzYalVfqnBsKm4GblRyNPlHash3r5kyAKIE2RgOGPnUEmI4TDffXeOZcMquyAyFMZ9IBcfGLOIKCQ84-hv92XK4DE5FlDk7HQpNlY/s1600/IMG_0554.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyWdEpFOucqpiYcv2rMNDoBYvQp9vtvMR6SNYevzwzYalVfqnBsKm4GblRyNPlHash3r5kyAKIE2RgOGPnUEmI4TDffXeOZcMquyAyFMZ9IBcfGLOIKCQ84-hv92XK4DE5FlDk7HQpNlY/s400/IMG_0554.JPG" width="400" /></a>Happy Sunday everyone. I hope your weekend is going better than mine so far. This week has been tiresome enough with Fionn's pneumonia and all then Friday night was a complete and utter horror. My mom and I decided to have a movie night so we packed up and prepared for a sleepover at Grandma's house, dogs and all. We had a lovely homemade diner and the dogs were behaving and Fionn went to sleep very well. We watched our movie(Sex and the City2, my mom hadn't seen it yet) and then we went off to bed. Fionn did not want to sleep in the toddler bed but rather in 'mommies' bed so I said why not. That night was the first night we gave him his new asthma medicine, singulair, and I'm not sure if it was from that or just not being at home or whatever but he woke up when I was getting into bed at around 11:30pm and he would not go back to sleep until around 4:30am!! I was dead on my feet all day. It gave me a rotten head and neck ache too. And to top it off, it was blizzarding and the rental car my mom has (since the accident) is not equipped with snow tires (why the hell not!?) so we were stuck staying another night. Oh and I didn't bring enough dog food for more than one day so my sister picked some up for us, along with icing sugar. More on that in a second.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">And of course, since I wasn't already having a bad day, my sister asked me at 11am to make her some cupcakes for a going away party she was invited to, that night, at 6:30pm. Normally that wouldn't be so much of a problem, other then being annoying because of the last minute thing, but I was at my mom's place and don't have my mixer, cupcake liners, piping bags, etc, etc. So I had to improvise. Do something with what we had on hand. I made cupcake liners out of parchment paper and found a good recipe that did not require a whole lot of vigorous mixing (I was able to do it all by hand with a whisk, old school). So now, along with the dog food, I said sent her to pick up the icing sugar. That's all we were missing. </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">So I turned to old faithful Martha Stewart for a last minute recipe and found this one, which turned out to be very good. In fact I would use it again, and I will.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG61n_ZRjVueGX5nr5Qn_u7UqbTyF1f0nGNfIGhaoqzWCU8EmZOxt9uL6vILPZt7W4bWdL76oKEmlL-sZKVYs1EQePp-UR2G4V7HIuYhLjOTurkis75pF94oAu1qYGM3ocQ2FrYeQocC4/s1600/IMG_0555.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG61n_ZRjVueGX5nr5Qn_u7UqbTyF1f0nGNfIGhaoqzWCU8EmZOxt9uL6vILPZt7W4bWdL76oKEmlL-sZKVYs1EQePp-UR2G4V7HIuYhLjOTurkis75pF94oAu1qYGM3ocQ2FrYeQocC4/s400/IMG_0555.JPG" width="400" /></a><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Buttermilk-Vanilla Cupcakes</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">INGREDIENTS</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Makes 4 dozen mini cupcakes. (I got 14 regular sized cupcakes, or maybe a tad bigger then normal)</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br />
</div><ul><li><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">1 1/2 cups plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour</div></li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">1 1/4 cups sugar</div></li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">3/4 teaspoon baking soda</div></li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">1/2 teaspoon baking powder</div></li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">3/4 teaspoon salt</div></li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">1 large egg plus 1 large egg yolk</div></li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons warm water</div></li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons buttermilk</div></li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon vegetable oil</div></li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract</div></li>
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</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">DIRECTIONS</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br />
</div><ol><li><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line mini-muffin tins with paper liners.</div></li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Sift flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, and salt into a mixer bowl. Transfer bowl to mixer, and add egg, yolk, water, buttermilk, oil, and vanilla. Beat on low speed until mixture is well combined and smooth, about 3 minutes.</div></li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Divide batter among liners, filling each cup about 2/3 full. Bake, rotating tins halfway through, until golden brown and a tester inserted into centers comes out clean, about 17 minutes. Let cool in tins on wire racks for 30 minutes. Invert cupcakes onto racks, and let cool completely. (Cupcakes can be stored for up to 3 days.)</div></li>
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</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">So today we went to costco and I got two new books. If you know me, you know how much I love new books! I mean LOVE! The way they feel, the way they smell, the cool, crisp, freshness it has from being never touched and read by someone else. Yeah, that's how I feel. Anyways I've been toying around with the idea of making some cake pops and I just got <a href="http://www.bakerella.com/">Bakerella's</a> book to make 'em. Exciting! And then since I'm not already reading 100 books at once(no really, I must have a dozen on the go, I get bored and switch) my mom pointed out 'The Happiness Project' by Gretchen Rubin. Not sure if that was a hidden message saying I'm not happy enough. Oh well, you can never be too happy right? So now I've got a ton of good reading material to last me a life time, or at least until I come across another good looking book.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">I start my new job tomorrow. Now I have to wake up earlier to look pretty. The nice thing about bakers is you're in the back and no one has to look at you. But a banker on the other hand, has to look presentable. So that means dress pants and clean crisp tops. Yes,I went shopping, which was fun. I'm not complaining really, just nagging on loosing a bit of sleep. But this is a good thing. It's another step in the right direction for me, and Fionn by association. Let the 9 to 5(5:30 really) commence. </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><i>"There is no duty we so much underrate as the duty of being happy" - Robert Louis Stevenson</i></div>FNCW87http://www.blogger.com/profile/01380158448501582592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7112608598367967307.post-87955420238088362932011-01-12T08:58:00.000-08:002011-01-12T08:58:31.000-08:00Cabin FeverDay 4 now of antibiotics for Fionn. He seems to be doing a little bit better. Some moments are better than others. He's still got a lot of wheezing and rattling in his breathing. And lots of coughing too. He's usually good in the morning and then really crabby after his nap. Poor kid.<br />
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We're not doing a whole lot, just trying to relax and get better. So we've been watching a lot of movies. For instance Fionn is now watching Fox and the Hound as I write this from the kitchen. He's so cute when he tries to pick a movie. He stands on a chair to reach the wall mounted movie rack and he stares at it going 'Ummm umm umm'. Then he points to one and I`ll take it out and ask him is he wants to watch this one and I'll either get a 'that one' or a 'No mommy'. He's picky sometimes. Or maybe he's just serious about his movies. I get it. This is how glued he gets to the tube. Holding his Thomas train and a hockey stick.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJqeZFjWRSCkMTT8mpPnmkWv9CWrwcLMdMeQVcAzF8cm86EFkKx1K95Rx9Jz_aNCd7sGmX1xLMjHZWVS_nCkgCYlJVa4yxZ5ItLLlp4suuVcFpO69vLkzi_KV_aAEonV-H2_8DN12PWEg/s1600/IMG_0548.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJqeZFjWRSCkMTT8mpPnmkWv9CWrwcLMdMeQVcAzF8cm86EFkKx1K95Rx9Jz_aNCd7sGmX1xLMjHZWVS_nCkgCYlJVa4yxZ5ItLLlp4suuVcFpO69vLkzi_KV_aAEonV-H2_8DN12PWEg/s320/IMG_0548.JPG" width="320" /></a> He's been an angel about taking his pump too. The first time he had pneumonia we went through a faze where he would not take it. throwing a tantrum and pushing it away and thrashing his head side to side. but now he's a pro. He`s still glued to the movie as I give him his pump.<br />
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I have this app on my iPhone that takes these crazy looking pictures which I love. So you might be seeing lots of these. You've been warned.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirEnhVCJDnKRKriB3r57dkXi2tiIUEuITyCup3icREKBG-tKCh0Qo1uO7atL728UZ4DVBd54GHzgcjxPZWQ0jrPRbMZ-Id2exYLmIEDaPJlLioPr_GABZEBchf2BfnPCQnhTCAZLxFpRA/s1600/IMG_0549.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirEnhVCJDnKRKriB3r57dkXi2tiIUEuITyCup3icREKBG-tKCh0Qo1uO7atL728UZ4DVBd54GHzgcjxPZWQ0jrPRbMZ-Id2exYLmIEDaPJlLioPr_GABZEBchf2BfnPCQnhTCAZLxFpRA/s320/IMG_0549.JPG" width="320" /></a>So for today I've got a lot of 'fun' planned. And by 'fun' I mean chores. Laundry, laundry, and just to shake things up, do a bit more laundry. Then I'll have to sort and put away said laundry. Oh and Vacuum. Like I mentioned before I'm doggy-siting my sister's white dog and he sheds. A lot. So it's a major vacuum day.<br />
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I wish I had more exciting news but being house bound makes for non-excitement. I'm starting to get a mean case of cabin fever. <br />
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It's taking me so long to write this, because of all the lovely interruptions that Fionn has requested another movie. Next movie feature is Anastasia. I love Disney movies as much as the next kid-at-heart-parent but I'm getting a little Disney'ed out. Depending on how the little guy is feeling tomorrow, we might venture out in public. I need to go shopping for work clothes. I haven't had a need for office wear in a long time so it's about time I get some appropriate clothes for my new job.<br />
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I just wanted to show ya'll all the stuff my boy has to take for his pneumonia. Two bottles of pink antibiotics for 10 days, steroids to reduce the massive swelling of his lungs, which he finished today(it was just for 4 days). Then he's got his daily gummy bear vitamins and his two pumps. That's not including his new prescription for his asthma, which we haven't started taking just yet. We're also waiting on hearing from the chest clinic to see a specialist. Pneumonia 4 times in a year is not normal and I'm so glad the ER doctor referred us since our family doctor wouldn't.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc6o-_EPo2RnYmYBSQUu1ebeqT9UD8zdekzBw72WFlhR_kmWMsF_q_WKvFCxp1rmjHupVWlhlaJjV9oK_GTAOvM4IqdI7-pQjgw06mbbaL_56JIhkaeDblxPRsGs8-FOF86u6Mb5ZN7pE/s1600/IMG_0551.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc6o-_EPo2RnYmYBSQUu1ebeqT9UD8zdekzBw72WFlhR_kmWMsF_q_WKvFCxp1rmjHupVWlhlaJjV9oK_GTAOvM4IqdI7-pQjgw06mbbaL_56JIhkaeDblxPRsGs8-FOF86u6Mb5ZN7pE/s320/IMG_0551.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>I love seeing this. Fionn snuggling with Rocky. Minus the mess. Note the hockey stick. A gift from my cousin which he loves. We now play carpet hockey in the living room. Our hockey rink also doubles as a dance floor, a wrestling ring for the dogs, and a gym for mommy when I get the motivation to do a workout DVD. A lot of living goes on in our living room. <br />
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Bellow is Fionn's masterpiece from the other day. He loves to paint. <br />
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I guess that's enough rambling for today. I'm just delaying the inevitable laundry task. Hey maybe I'll bake something today. Isn't that what this blog is suppose to be about? Life, I tell you, it gets in the way sometimes. <br />
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"<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; line-height: 22px;">I must create a system or be enslav'd by another man's. I will not reason or compare: my business is to create." -William Blake</span>FNCW87http://www.blogger.com/profile/01380158448501582592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7112608598367967307.post-28445762715566952822011-01-07T17:33:00.000-08:002011-01-07T17:33:39.690-08:00TGIF & 90 seconds of gratitude<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Happy TGIF everyone. What's on your baking menu for the weekend? I'm not doing a whole lot of baking this weekend. My sister and her family are leaving for Jamaica tomorrow early in the AM and I have the honour of doggy-sitting again. Just one dog this time. My old pal Rocky, the white husky. He's an old dog now but there was a time where he was just as crazy as my puppy is now. Ok maybe not AS crazy but still hyperactive. Also my brother is leaving tomorrow and with him are my two old dogs which I have been doggy-sitting since mid December. I will be sad to see them go, they have been so good. I think Fionn will be sad too because he's been waking up every morning saying 'Hi Ernie! Hi Bert Bert! You're cute Ernie! You're cute Bert Bert!'. I think he likes that they don't tackle him to the ground like our puppy Chinook does. Bert and Ernie wouldn't be tall enough either. They are corgy mixes so little half pints. But before he leaves we're going for lunch at our favorite Ethiopian restaurant. If you've never had Ethiopian food before, GO! Go now! It's amazing on so many levels. Just be ready to get your hands dirty and to fight for your food! With my family its like a race to the finish line. If we ever bring a guest with our family they must be forewarned and ready to battle it out. It's usually cause we're so hungry and we know how good it is. It's a free for all. I love it! </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">I managed to get an emergency appointment for Fionn's orthopedic surgeon. And by emergency I mean January 27<sup>th</sup>. That's the closest they could squeeze us in. But hey I'm not complaining because it's closer then May! I would hate that his feet not get examined until may. His poor feet look like they are relapsing. He was born with club feet and his correction has been done without the need for surgery and I hope he won't need any still. I'm hoping IF it is relapsing that it can be corrected with more casting and not surgery. </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">We're still sick but getting better. Well I am anyways. Fionn's still feverish and coughing up a storm. He was not well last night and I was this close to going to the ER. He's had pneumonia 3 times this year and I'm always concerned that his colds will trigger another pneumonia. So we'll have to see how things go tonight.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">OH happy news! My security check for the bank went through without a hitch and I start on the 17<sup>th</sup>! I'm excited to get back to work. I'll still be baking but banking too. Lol Banking... Baking, close enough. Just kidding of course. But this will be great for the time being.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">If you know me, you know I'm a big fan of Jason Mraz. I think he's got some of the sexiest music out there. I love hearing his music and it just makes me so happy. Anyways he has a wicked blog that I follow. You can check it out <a href="http://freshnessfactorfivethousand.blogspot.com/">here</a>. Today he posted something that I thought everyone should take a moment to do. In 90 seconds, list the things you are grateful for today. That's it. Isn't that powerful!? So here's mine (in no particular order).... annnd go;</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">My handsome, intelligent son</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Bright sunny days</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Puppies</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Comfy pajama pants</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">My warm cozy bed</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">My incredible mother</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Cupcakes, preferably red velvet</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Fresh baked bread, with butter</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">The smell of the ocean</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">The feel of driving down the open road with the wind in your hair</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Jason Mraz's music</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">My family</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Close friends</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Cam (you are my shining star)</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Books, books & more books</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">TV</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">good looking men ;)</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Skim milk</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Baby boutiques</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Fresh cut flowers</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Coffee, Coffee, Coffee!</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Taking breathtaking pictures with my sister's awesome camera</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Hot showers</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">LUSH bath bombs</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">The roof over my head</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Good food</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">My life</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Costco</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Nature</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Red wine</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Martha Stewart (don't judge, you know you love her too)</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Well played hockey</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">My supportive father</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">St-Mary's</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Make-up</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Toilets & toilet paper! (Hey, they weren't always around. Maybe not in our lifetime but aren't you glad you don't have to worry about it)</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Slippers</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">The perfect day care provider for my son</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Freedom</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Starbucks</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">And much more then I can fit in to 90 seconds</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">What are you grateful for?</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">And to end the evening I thought I would add some pictures that I forgot I had of Fionn and his cousin Felix eating cupakes!</div><br />
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So I've been getting sick these last couple of days and so has Fionn but today we are finally, officially sick. So he's staying home from daycare and we've been keeping busy indoors. First off we had breakfast (not a whole lot mind you since both our appetites are low) then he kept asking to watch his new movie from Uncle Kenny, How to train your dragon, which he loves. He asks me constantly, 'dragon mommy, dragon?'. It's cute but a little annoying. I made some homemade playdough to go with his new wooden playdough tool set. We played with that for a while and then we painted in his paint book (just a blank folio book to paint in) that I got him for his birthday. And then it was on to our second movie of the day, Brother Bear2, which he calls 'Koda bear, mommy, Koda bear?'. Koda is one of the bear names in the movie. And this was all before nap time.<br />
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</tbody></table> Just to show you how attached he is to his Minou. <br />
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If I feel up to it I might decide to make a cheese and onion tart later, or tomato sauce. Or perhaps just stick with soup. My poor boy can't stop coughing. When he gets sick his asthma gets real bad. The dual cough, asthma and cold cough, sucks. Hope he gets over it soon. I hate hearing him cough in his sleep.<br />
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On a happier note, this is what I stumbled upon when I picked him up from daycare. A happy boy playing in the snow, doing snow angels!<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If you're not sick then go out and enjoy winter! Throw yourself in the snow and make some angels!</div>FNCW87http://www.blogger.com/profile/01380158448501582592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7112608598367967307.post-12969559041221083532011-01-05T09:50:00.000-08:002011-01-05T09:50:20.340-08:002011 = A good yearHappy New Year everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful holiday and new year. I've been lucky enough to spend lots of time with my family and it's been great. Santa was good to us. My brother is in town and the dogs have been wonderful too. I've been quite busy which is why I've sort of been off my game and not blogging. Sorry. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My handsome boy, Fionn, and I. Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>On another note, new years eve, I was in a car accident. I got hit by a bus. Yep, a bus. Just my luck. He cut me off with no signal while I was in a turning lane and the moment I notice he was coming in to my lane I stopped but he scrapped the whole front right corner. Ripping off the head light and bagging it up. No charges were laid but it's still gonna cost quite a bit. We're dealing with insurances and everything now which is not pleasant. The most important part is that we're all ok. I was in the car with my son and two dogs and thank god we weren't going fast. I count myself lucky that the car is the only thing hurt. <br />
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</tbody></table>So for Christmas I made Aprons for the ladies in my family. I got this really cool canvas material from Ikea in Calgary and I thought it would make beautiful aprons. My mom got one and so did my two older sisters and my brother's new girlfriend. See the picture below;<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My mom and my older sisters posing in the aprons I made them </td></tr>
</tbody></table><div>I thought I would mention how cute my new niece is. Before she was even born I bought her the sweetest red pajama with a butt flap! So we needed a photo of it before she outgrew it. She's a growing machine. She's only 3 months old and she's in 9 month old clothes. That's one well breastfed baby! <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just look at those eyes!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>My oldest sister, the mother of my nice Zoe, has cut out dairy from her diet in hopes to have a less fussy baby and it seems to be working. So for her birthday she requested a non dairy cake. I went and found a non dairy and cholesterol free chocolate cake. It turned out ok. Not my favorite but still good. We also celebrated my father's going away party that same night. He moved to India for work and I can't wait to be able to go visit. I made a lemon icebox pie for that same night.<br />
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</tbody></table> I have been getting Fionn's picture taken with Santa every year but this year we didn't do the mall thing but we did see santa and I just took a picture with my phone. He's still not too sure about this whole Santa deal. But he does keep telling me Santa's coming. lol<br />
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</tbody></table> I had to add this picture just because. Fionn giving his Aunt Nicole a Christmas kiss in his Dish Dash (nightgown from Oman)<br />
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I would also like to point out that I do not want to have a New Years resolution but rather some positive changes for life.<br />
>I would like to take the time to write EVERYDAY. It can be anything, blogging, journaling, poetry, bits and pieces of fiction, whatever.... Just write and keep writing)<br />
>Take better pictures. I don't want to forget anything. I want it all on camera. <br />
>Take special ME time and scrapbook more often.<br />
>Follow through and throw out 50 things (I'm at 4 lol) I've got to get my life organized and it starts with my apartment. GET RID OF LIFE CLUTTER!<br />
>Sew more<br />
>Take care of my health and my body. I would like to jog and first I would need to teach my body to jog. I want to feel good in my own skin. I want to be able to keep up with my toddler.<br />
>I am determined to be happy and grateful for my life.<br />
><a href="http://cathyzielske.typepad.com/my_weblog/2010/12/move-more-eat-less-2011an-invitation-to-you.html">MOVE MORE, EAT LESS</a><br />
>Learn to budget and stick to it<br />
>Read more, like I use too<br />
>LOVE. Love who I am. Love my son. Love my family. Just more love in general.<br />
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"guess what? We get only one to work with. Life, that is. What is it you want to do with yours?"<br />
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I'm ready to take 2011 by storm and make it the beginning of a better life for me and son. Here goes!<br />
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</div>FNCW87http://www.blogger.com/profile/01380158448501582592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7112608598367967307.post-57303748445240577392010-12-04T07:09:00.000-08:002010-12-04T07:09:05.548-08:00Tis the season!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">How is it that you can be so busy when you are unemployed? Anyways thats about to change soon (hopefully). I have an interview next week at a bank. I know, it's not a bakery but I've got to be realistic with my availability and all. Anyways hopefully I'll be employed by the end of next week.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I've got a few things coming up this week. I'm baking for this really neat event being put on her in Ottawa for awareness against gender violence. You can read all about it <a href="http://www.ottawarebelles.blogspot.com/2010/11/reclaiming-our-bodies-painting-in.html">here</a>. So I've got some cookies, cupcakes, carmel popcorn and other goodies lined up for that. Let the baking begin!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Monday is the anniversary of the deaths of the 16 woman who were shot dead in Montreal. It is <span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-size: x-large;">National Day of Action and Remembrance on Violence Against Women. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;">On December 6, 1989, 14 young women were killed by a gunman at an engineering school in Montreal. The events of that day focu</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;">sed national attention on male violence against women.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"> Here in Ottawa there is a vigil being held. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">A vigil to honour and grieve all women who have died as a result of </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">male violence.</span><br />
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<pre style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrap=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Monday December 6th, 6pm at the Women's Monument (Elgin and Gilmour)
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</span></pre><pre style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrap=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Next one my list is some cupcakes for thursday. Then a really cool golf birthday cake for a friend of my sister. I'll post pictures when it's made or course. That same day is my other sisters birthday so I'll be making something special for her as well!</span></pre><pre style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrap=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">
</span></pre><pre style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrap=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Then Christmas baking! I've got some fun stuff planned and pictures will be coming as well.</span></pre><pre style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrap=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">
</span></pre><pre style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrap=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">On a non baking note I'm heading to the Sens game this evening with my father! A good family friend couldn't go so she passed them along to us and let me tell you they are amazing seats! I'm not positive but I'm sure they pretty are center ice very near the rink (& players ;)) So the baking will have to take a break tonight. Baby is being watched by Grandmaman so he's in good hands. </span></span></pre><pre style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrap=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">
</span></span></pre><pre style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrap=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">Also my old dogs (who are now in the loving home of my brother out west) are coming to visit over Christmas! They normally go to a sitter but she's booked up for the holiday season and west jet does not fly over Christmas so they are arriving before the cut off day and leaving after then cut off day. They will be here on the 14th! I can't wait! For those of you who have pets, you get it. And those of you who do not, they were my babies before I had my son, so I am very attached to these two mutts! I'm almost more excited for them to come visit then I am for my brother and his new girl friend to come after Christmas, almost lol.</span></span></pre><pre style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrap=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of my mini cakes for the wedding cake sampling. Chocolate and red velvet with fondant </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Both mini cakes together. The yellow one is a vanilla and lemon cake with a lemon buttercream icing.</td></tr>
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</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">It's been a while, I know, but honestly not a whole lot has happened. I had a cupcake order and a wedding cake sampling though. The sampling went really well and I was my first time having one. I still haven't had a chance to make those Golden eggs or the caramel popcorn I keep saying I'll make. It seems every time I plan to make it, something gets in the way, or I realize I ran out of butter. Don't you hate that? Oh and I also found this really cool recipe for red velvet brownie cheese cake that I've been dying to try cause it sounds like a mythical creature and how could I not give that a try. </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">On a non-baking note I've started on my Christmas gifts. I will not mention what they are in case the people I am making them for are reading this right now. But I've also started making a giant advent calender made of felt. Got the idea from the blog <a href="http://homemadebyjill.blogspot.com/">homemade by jill</a>. So far I've got my little felt squares cut out and that's about it. I'm a little behind. Then it occurred to me that my mom made a similar one when she was young so I asked her to pull that out to compare. It's so neat and I'll have to take a picture of both when I'm done. </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Also I've started pulling out a few Christmas decorations cause I guess its about that time already. The tree isn't up yet though, it seemed a little early for that. But it won't be long until that's up too. </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">I've got a couple of orders coming up soon, two birthday cakes so far. I'm hoping for a few more orders though. Then it's holiday baking and cooking with family and I can't wait!</div>FNCW87http://www.blogger.com/profile/01380158448501582592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7112608598367967307.post-27883877566918144602010-11-07T13:46:00.000-08:002010-11-07T13:46:06.254-08:00Elmo cupcakes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The elmo cupcakes were a great success! The customer was pleased and my son kept trying to steal one. Here's what they looked like.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And now for a family birthday dinner of shawarmas with baskin robbins ice cream cake!</div>FNCW87http://www.blogger.com/profile/01380158448501582592noreply@blogger.com0