Will it stick?

Someone told me this week that they miss my blogging. Wow, haven't done that in a while. I enjoy it, but it seems to get dropped to the wayside just when there is so much that I could be writing about! I'm pondering setting a goal to blog once per week. But if I set a goal and flop, that would be more disappointing.

Why is life so full? I really think that if it starts to slow down, I unconsciously find stuff to fill it. I've got 2 part time jobs now, both paid, thankfully. I enjoy them both, but feel like sometime soon I'm going to have to choose one or the other since they both could evolve into full time jobs. And I definitely can't hold 2 of those! (You know, on top of the full time job of 3 daughters!)

So, here's just a snapshot of a few of the things I've been doing and some of my daughters' snippets.

May 9.10 and I finished a 4 week class on cake decorating. That can seriously wear you out. I've made more icing and cakes in the last month than I had in several years before. There were some cool things. I really like making leaves and very simple flowers. The shell border was simple, yet makes a cake look so much more polished. Love the new cake turntable I got that lets the cake spin as you decorate. But it led to my big Ooops for the week. I was washing the little metal decorating tips on Wednesday afternoon and accidentally dropped one in the sink. Didn't realize it until the disposal ran and crunched it and got stuck with it over one of the metal bladey things (technical term (-;). Spitz and some pliers and flashlights came to my rescue and got it out without a visit from the plumber!

This is my cake from the final session. No real planning went into this. Just random flowers we worked on that night. But I definitely prefer the taste of the chocolate buttercream to the regular. Of course, none of the buttercream icing we were using in this class actually had butter. I'm going to have to play with icing recipes and see if I can decorate with something that has real butter. I'd much rather have taste than perfectly hardened little flowers!

Rose 3.6 said earlier this week (riding along in the car), "Mommy, when I cover my ears, can you still hear the music?"

Ruth 7.1 went off to church camp most of this week with grandma. So, for about 4 days we had only 2 girls. The change is really amazing. So much simpler to have 2 - not outnumbered, lower volume, etc. We like to read at bedtime, and we could actually break out, one of us with each. Smoother evening all around. Of course, it's more than just nice to have her back.

Okay, heading out to get bedtime snacks. Let's see if this once a week thing sticks.