On the Road Again....

Ahhhhhh Vacations are wonderful, until reality slams you in the face the moment you get home and start back to work. I promise to share some of the few pictures I remembered to take at the lake this trip. There wasn't many, I was to busy doing nothing. We did make a few trips to the casino. I was blessed by the penny slots. On our trip into the casino one day, this is what we saw.



I thought it was kind of comical. I wonder how many decided to actually stop in for gas that day :)

Gone Crazy.... Be Back Later

That's it, I am done, I am taking a blog vacation. I just can't do it right now. Life is happening to fast! We leave for vacation here pretty soon. I have several homework assignments to do before we leave. I also must pack, grocery shop, shop for items for the travel trailer and load the travel trailer... UGH! So it's so long for now... I'll be back later!

Lumpy & Dumpy, But Still Yummy!

I have been wanting to dibble a little with fondant and cake decorating, but never really had time. I mean seriously, why would I do something like that? I go to school full time, have a house to clean, a family to raise, not to mention work! There is a little gathering/kind of a baby shower that is coming up and well the cake didn't get ordered in time. SO I thought, here is my chance to learn fondant. On my lunch hour I went across the street and bought, the bare necessities to make a cake. New pans and a bunch of little gadgets. I skipped on a few things... didn't buy the smoothie out thing or the large rolling pin thing. I thought I will just try my luck with a spatula and my own rolling pin. Today, I will be going back to purchase those items, plus a little more. I am so addicted. Needless to say, there will be alot of cake at my house, at my neighbor's houses, and at my work over the next few weeks, as I really want to perfect this... lol

My first attempt I rushed through. I really had so many things to be doing! I wanted to get the "just of it though" .I definitely learned that I need smoother/more icing under neath and that well my rolling pin was to short and so I had uneven spots in my layer of fondant. I also learned, that I really need to make tiers and brace the top layer :) You live and you learn. So here is my too funny, lumpy & dumpy, first attempt at fondant.



Although not horrible, not good either.... I soon want to be able to do this....







I will get there...