Whining About My Busy Life

Clearly, I've fallen behind on posting. I have been so busy...and leading an un-exciting life with nothing to blog about. But really, I'm exhausted all the time. I get up everyday at 5:00 and workout. Luckily, I don't have to leave the house for that. I don't do it because I am vain, I do it because I am scared to death of diabetes and heart disease- but I am getting away from the point. Then I shower and get myself ready, get Bella and Rowan up and ready (and pray that they wake up in good moods and cooperate) and leave the house by 7:00 to get them across town to their babysitter.

After that I make my way to work, slave away until 5:00-5:45, and go home. Luckily I don't commute far. Eat dinner/do dishes/laundry/bathe kids/get stuff ready for the next day...then somewhere in there find the time to actually raise my kids and be a quality wife...............*sigh*...........................

But I only had to work a half day today and then I am off until Feb 14th!!! I soooooooo need the break! Woohoo! I actually may find the time to blog a little more!

Sophia

Yesterday I took pictues of Sophia, who's mom Erika is one of my co-workers. I had drawn Erika's name for our gift exchange for our office Christmas party, and I offered the gift to be photo shoot of Sophia. I shot Erika's maternity photos back when she was pregant, too.

When I got there, Sophia was still taking her morning nap, so Erika and I just hung out until she woke up. I certainly didn't want to rush getting to the pictures. Like I always say...a well rested baby is a happy baby! She ended up being a great little model!

Here is a sample of some of my favorites...

Mer-man

So this morning I went into the kids' room to get them up and ready to take Bella to preschool. I got Rowan out of his crib and put him down on the floor, then turned to help Bella get dressed. As I was busy doing that, out of the corner of my eye I saw Rowan struggling to stand, but his legs seemed to weak to hold him. He'd stand, fall down, stand, fall down. In an instant I had a sense of panic as my mind raced. Overnight paralysis? Polio? Spinal tumor?

When I actually turned and looked at him I discovered the problem. Was I a good mom and immediately rescued him from peril? Kind of. I had to take his picture first, of course ;)

Mmm...Cake

Whew! I have been so busy following all my new year's resolutions I haven't had time to post!
Anyway, I was just watching Ace of Cakes on the Food Network. I love that show! Duff would be such a fun boss. I always admire (and am insanely jealous of) people who make a living doing something they have a true passion for.

So I have decided to share some of my own personal cake creations:

Bella's Garden
Sorry, no photo for this one. Since the only pictures I have were taken with my old-school film camera, I'd have to first of all find one, then scan it, etc. and I am far too lazy for that right now. It was a really cute cake, though. I made it for her first birthday. It was a vegetable garden, complete with dirt, a little sign saying "Bella's Garden" and little rows of vegetables made from marzipan.

Froggie Cake
For Bella's second birthday I made her a froggie cake. When she was about 8 months old, she became attached to this little furry froggie blanket (she's still attached). I used fondant instead of marzipan, and decided I liked it better. You can get it smoother.

Spongebob Squarepants
When Bella turned 3, I made her a Spongebob cake. When I finished I decided that he would be sans arms since I was out of room, and then realized that one of his eyelashes had made a run for it.


The Very Hungry Caterpillar
For Rowan's first birthday I chose The Very Hungry Caterpillar for the theme of the cake, after the children's book. I learned a huge lesson with this cake: Take the official cake photo right when you finish it. I had worked on this cake for several hours, then after I had cut into it and had served several pieces I remembered I hadn't taken a picture. I almost cried.