It’s early yet, and the daffodils will probably remain this height for weeks on end, but it is encouraging to see them sprouting from the cold ground. Spring is coming! ~~Rhonda 🙂
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January 6, 2009 – 11:33 pm
On New Year’s Eve DD and I stayed up till midnight, watching movies and having snacks. 🙂 At midnight DH joined us to pull crackers. DD tried all the toys… A few days later, Niko joined her as she practiced guitar. Niko picks his own cuddle time. Sometimes he’s in the mood, sometimes he’s not. […]
favorite photos from 2008
January 5, 2009 – 12:46 am
I’ve been looking over my photos from 2008, trying to decide which ones are my favorites. I thought I’d try to pick one for each month. January ~ This picture comes from the mission team our church sent to New Orleans, where we spent five days putting up drywall for a sweet woman named Gloria. […]
meet me in the living room at 1:00
January 1, 2009 – 9:15 pm
Taking Christmas down is a long term project around here. We usually wait until after Epiphany (celebrated January 6) to begin taking apart the holiday decor. The season was so busy that I feel I haven’t had time to enjoy the decorations as much as I usually do. And, if we weren’t planning a vacation […]
buttercream frosting
December 28, 2008 – 9:32 pm
Buttercream frosting is easy to make and delicious on cakes and cookies. I used it to frost the snowflake cake earlier this week and also frosted DH’s birthday cake with it today. The recipe I started with is here. In a nutshell, this is how I used that recipe. 6 tablespoons butter, softened 1/4 cup […]
happy birthday, my sweet
December 28, 2008 – 7:34 pm
Today is DH’s birthday. I made his favorite…red cake. Used the leftover snowflakes from Monday night’s dessert to decorate the cake. DD put five candles on one side and four on the other to mark DH’s 54th birthday. “You HAVE to have candles!” Well, of coure you do! I used a butter cream frosting instead […]
the days following Christmas
December 27, 2008 – 10:02 pm
Most of the days following Christmas are pretty quiet. Today was like that. TV, movies and a few games. DD received “Ticket to Ride” for Christmas and she played it with her sisters. Later in the day we all played. It was a lot of fun! While we played, Zak took a nearby nap. We […]
Christmas morning
December 25, 2008 – 11:47 pm
The day has come and gone. Always makes me a little sad to see it end. But we had a good day, with the exception that DD#1 is not feeling well so she didn’t enjoy the morning festivities as much as she might have otherwise. Hopefully, she will be back to good health tomorrow. DH […]
almond bark snowflakes
December 23, 2008 – 12:43 pm
The snowflake cake turned out beautifully. I initially tried white chocolate for the snowflakes, but it had a yellow tint to it, so I decided to use almond bark instead. Much whiter. I liked the way it looked. I googled < snowflake clip art > and copied the ones I liked into Print Shop, where […]