the time has come

this little girl:

is getting on the bus for kindergarten tomorrow.  she was less than 2 weeks old when i decided there was no way i was sharing her ever.  i quit the job i had every intention of returning to, and i cancelled daycare.  i’ve rarely ever turned her over to someone else because i enjoy every minute with her, and frankly, i did not want to share.  preschool was a tough transition for me but she was only just down the street for a short time a few days a week.  now, she’s getting on that big bus and going across town for a few hours every day.  she’s ready.  she’ll do great.  but i will miss my big girl, it breaks my heart that now i have to share.

more cake!

so i did get to eventually go to bed last night…. where i hacked my lungs out til the wee hours.  being sick is FUN! =O

this a.m. i cut off the bumpy pieces on both cakes so they’d make good contact with each other when assembled.

beanie seemed pleased, even if she isn’t gonna eat chocolate cake… (she has funfetti pupcakes)

then we were off to grammie and poppie’s for the party!!  and for the frosting!! (here i’m about to work my magic)

in progress, it kinda reminded me of some sort of strange toupee… (or lack there-of…)

dessert is ready!

am am indebted (is that how you spell it?  that’s how i pronounce it.) to keith again at mindlesspursuits because i asked, and he told me exactly what to do.  i’m so good at following directions.  and look how good his directions were!!!  i think it was gorgeous.  and pretty tasty, too!  he’s got a great blog,  you should check him out!!

in short, my review of the pan? yes.  the wilton’s decorator icing? yes. making a girl happy for her 5th birthday? priceless.

everything is better when it’s GIANT!!

so you wanna make a big top cupcake….

assemble your ingredients… (why yes that IS 4.5 lbs of frosting!)

start a-bakin’…  (and yes it IS 10:56 pm!!) (wait.  did somebody say BACON??)  “how do you know how much is half?” i ask my hunny.  “i guess you eyeball it” he answers.  after i pour the batter, he says he doesn’t trust my eyeball.  i tell him my eyeball is just fine.

something’s happening…

and here i am an hour later with my little chocolate cake parts turned out of the pans and cooling…  i’m sure there will be many more developments tomorrow!!

winner, winner, chicken dinner!

everyone knows i have the best job on earth….  i play with scrapbooking supplies, a fiddle with adhesives, i hang out and chat about children, life, crafts…  THE BEST JOB!  and last night while i was at the Best Job On Earth, i won a 4-pack of tickets to the Disney Music Block Party  featuring HIM!:

 DAN ZANES!  i’ll say i won the tickets for the girls, but *i* am very excited, too!  for a quick sample of his music, you can go to his myspace page:

  http://www.myspace.com/danzanes  but be prepared, it starts all on its own!  our favorites are “all around the kitchen” and “house party time”.

man, i love being the big winner….

something’s happening

(and good lord, i’m not pregnant!)

hi kiersten!!

but it’s something big.  we just don’t know what yet.  actually, we do, but we gotta write it all  down and get it all in order before we start to spread the goodness…

til then, go look in my etsy shop.  i am so very proud of this one.  it kinda came to me as i was standing around waiting for inspiration.  since then, i randomly shout “CAKE!” because it makes me happy!  =)  ok, go to my flickr site to see it, too, cuz i can’t work how to just SHOW IT HERE.  i swaer it’s not my fault.  *sigh* technology…  http://www.flickr.com/photos/queenvannacreations/2431316401/