Five!

My neice turned five in February and I realized that I never put anything up about it. She had a ballarina party. She is so cute and I love her so much! I can't believe she is 5 already!

Catch up!

I have a LOT of catching up to do on this blog! I have been so bad lately. I need to talk about my trip to Portland, and Amy's graduation, and Lindsay's Wedding and maybe some other things... I am going to try to remember to take my camera to work tomorrow and then I can get some pictures going and start catching up!

Cake Balls

So these are my all time favorite thing that I learned from Amy. They are pure Deliciousness. To make them can be a little time consuming but a lot of fun. Ashley and I made this batch for our book club on the 9th. We read Twilight and so I wanted to use red chocolate to make them look like the book cover. Sometimes I think I over think things... Anyway, This is how to make them so you can all enjoy them!
1. Follow the directions to make a yellow or chocolate cake mix in a 13x9 pan.
2. Allow the Cake to cool (this step is very important. The cooler it is the easier it is to work with)
3. Take the Cake out of the pan and crumble it into a large mixing bowl.
4. Add a tub of frosting to the crumbled cake making sure that it is fully and evenly covered. A wooden spoon works best for this step but you hands are more fun.
5. Scoop out in 2 Tbsp balls and roll till smooth and round.
6. Place balls on to waxed or parchment paper and let them dry (if you don't wait till they are dry they fall apart in the chocolate)
7. Dip each ball into melted Almond bark or other similar candy coating. Chocolate chips don't work!
6. Place covered ball back on to paper and let dry. If you want you can add sprinkles while the Almond bark is still a little wet or wait till they are all dry and use a contrasting color to make swirls.

Now this is what I call Spring!

No more of the snow that fell on Sunday and Monday! The first bulbs are up and the buds on the trees are about to pop, and OH that beautiful blue sky!
These are a few of my favorite things about my favorite season. I just can't wait for two things: The rest of the Green like leaves and grass and the TULIPS!

It's almost April... and it snowed.

I am SO over the snow. When I woke up on Sunday I got ready for church thinking I was safe because it has been so nice lately... HA! When I went into the front room and looked out the open blinds I was shocked to see fresh snow falling, and it kept coming. It did not help the mood that I had already been in since getting out of bed. I almost all melted by the end of the day but then I woke up this morning and there was MORE! I don't know about anyone else but I'm ready for the flowers and the sun and shorts and flip flops and sitting in the park with a good book and a Frisbee! I think I might go on strike if it snows again before i get these things!

Bookie

My friend Ashley and I decided that we wanted to start a book club to give us a reason to get together with a group of girls once a month (and more of a reason to read). Ashley made the request that our first book be Twilight by Stephanie Meyer. Well that was it, the end of any sort of productivity or sleep for a week! I went and bought the first book after work last Tuesday and by Thursday I was dying to get off work to go buy book two, New Moon and then Saturday I was ready for Eclipse, the third book. The fourth book doesn't come out until August so I guess I'll just have to wait. I can't believe that I got so sucked in! And I've never been one to enjoy something to Fantastic like Vampires (except for Harry Potter)! I can't believe that I've finished all three books when we still have three weeks until we are suposed to discuss just the first one! I'm glad to know that I still can read books this quickly though... I guess being done with college for almost a year now hasn't affected my good reading skills. HA! I am excited to discuss it with everyone at my book club!

Life Lessons

Ok so I know it's been forever and a day since I posted (or three weeks). I have been busy and yet not busy at the same time. I guess I just didn't feel in the writing mood. But today I realized that even if my job is difficult and not always rewarding, I am making observations and am learning habits and skills that will be VERY useful in my future life.

#1. If you do a little bit of housework everyday, you can stay ahead of disastrous situations.
#2. When you say no, mean no. Boundaries are good things and everyone wants them, not just kids.
#3. Explaining rules, consequences and decisions can take five minutes and save hours.
#4. Spend more time happy with what you have, than worrying about what others have that you don't.
#5. Tattling is obnoxious, no one wants to hear over and over again what someone else did wrong. Worry about making amends for what you have done first.
#6. Love your spouse and love your kids, but don't let your love for one cloud, or even eclipse, your love for the other.
#7. The three little words "I am sorry" can do just as many wonders as the three "I love you," use both phrases often.