Spirit Week!

So - it's Spirit Week at school this week.  (That means Basketball Homecoming - if you are wondering...) It also means we get to dress up and act a fool all week :)

Today was "Will you still be my friend if I wear this?" day!  (Previously known as Clash/Bad Hair Day.)  I had a great time with this particular day.

I have embraced the clash...

Here I am with Lindsay - she is my Study Hall student during 5th hour.

Do I look awesome or what???

You cannot see the great beaded jewelry I am wearing - along with a longer crystal bead necklace.  You also can't really see that I have tied 2 different scarves together to make a really nice belt for that lovely shirt.  I think the Elmo tie is the best part.  Oh - you also can't see the mismatched earrings (the one on my right is hot pink!) and the multi-colored bows in my dreadlocks (dreadlocks match the hat!)

I'm telling you - I was rocking this thing!!!!

I am really just grateful that Lindsay agreed to be photographed with me ;)

My sweet children dressed up in "dressy" clothes today for chapel.  I took their picture at home, and it is still on my camera, so I'll have to post that later.  Luke did look especially handsome in his vest and tie.  He's just the cutest little man!!!

Well - I hope you all enjoyed the show!

Cake Wrecks and Scraping

I had a fabulous weekend, although it had a less-than-stellar beginning.

I had 3 cakes due on Friday afternoon - one of which has been finished for a while, but the birthday boy broke his arm the night before his laser-tag birthday party, and so we froze the cake to wait for the party to be re-scheduled.  

So - my plan was to finish the other 2 cakes (and 36 cuppies) on Thursday night while the first cake was defrosting.  Then I would deliver cake #1 (money!) after school on Friday - when mom picked up the kids at school:

 Cake #2 and 36 cuppies (Dr. Suess) were due at 5:00 at the church:

After delivery of cake #2, I would proceed to delivery of cake #3 (Spiderman and Superman - in the freezer)  However, when cake #3 was removed from the freezer, this is what we found...

EEKKK!!!!!!

That is NOT what it was supposed to look like!!!!  The oozing you see was completely liquified.  I still have NO IDEA what happened to this poor cake.  I had to call into work, and stay home to bake a whole new cake and get it and the other cakes and  cuppies all done before delivery time.

You will be pleased to learn that all cakes made it to their respective birthday parties on time, and everyone was thrilled with the results!

I was supposed to be at a scrapbooking retreat beginning Friday afternoon after the final delivery, however, I did not finish that cake until almost 7:00, so I did not make it to my retreat until almost 9:00!

I had a great, restful weekend after that, and got lots of memories on the page!  And then my hubby even taught my Sunday School class for me so that I could relax Sunday morning, and not come home until the afternoon!  I could not have gone on the retreat without him being willing to keep out kiddos while I was gone!  What a great man!

Oh - in case you're wondering - here is the final version of cake #3 - 

Blake, Timber, and Jackson - Happy Birthday!!!  

So glad I got to be part of your special day!!!!

FOUL!!!

Awwwwww - it's Sadie!

Do you know Sadie?  She is so cute and innocent and darling!

Even when playing basketball!

So - she is not the most aggressive player to ever hit the court.  She is normally hanging on the edge of the action, just watching her team.  She is a great sport, and tries to just have fun and, honestly, just not mess up ;)

She is also well-known for her ballet-ish moves down the court.  She's not the one seen streaking down the court at a dead run, and really serious about the game.

Well - at least not until this past Tuesday.

All bets were off for the last game of the season.  The game started pretty normal.  She was on the bench.  Hanging out.  Waiting for the subs to head in.  Finally - in she goes...

And suddenly - the ref blows his whistle for a foul, and calls the number - 2 - 6

Wait - what???  Did he just say 26?  Are we sure??? Was that really Sadie???

YES!  Yes it was!!!!!

Now, please note - we do not encourage fouling generally.  But she was playing really hard.  She was right in the middle of the mayhem on Tuesday night.  I don't know where that little player had been hiding all season, but she suddenly came out of her shell.  

She fouled the girl, then she proceeded to get knocked down while trying to get ahold of the ball.  She normally is never close enough to any player (or the ball, for that matter!) to ever even almost get knocked down.  She was guarding this GIANT girl at one point, and actually doing a pretty good job at it.  She was really working to try and get a rebound, and I just generally could not believe that was my girl out there playing so well.

She has always had a great attitude when playing, but this she really looked like one of the team on Tuesday.  I was so proud!

Maybe we do have a basketball player in the making!

*Note to Sadie - if you are someday in the distant future reading this, and you are an amazing basketball player - just remember we always knew you had it in you!  I am so proud of you - whether you are the "least awesome" player on the team, or the star!  

CAKE!!!

Love this darlin' Snowman cake I made for a friend's daughter's surprise birthday party this weekend!  I love Snowmen!!!!

 My cake business has really taken off this week!  I have 3 cakes due on Friday!  Wow!!!  One of them has been in the freezer since the birthday boy broke his arm the day before his party!  Finally got it rescheduled, so I get to deliver it!  Then I have a Money cake and a Dr. Suess cake with some Thing 1 and Thing 2 cupcakes that day also!

It's going to be a busy busy week around here!  Sadie's basketball tournament starts this week.  First game on Tuesday evening!  (Second game on Thursday - but only if they win Tuesday!)  Then I have a scrapbook retreat this weekend starting Friday as soon as I get my cakes delivered!  I am soooo not organized and have NO pictures ready to go!  Guess I better get some printed!!!

Well - that's about all I have for you today!  Blessings to ya!

 A few snippets of our year...

Luke Calton FINALLY learned how to ride his bike (I know - worst parents ever, right?) In his (and our own) defense - we have no sidewalks, and it's hard to learn on the grass!  And I am just not one of those moms that lets her kid ride their bike down the middle of the street.  Just can't do it!

Kiddos played in the rain this summer at Mammie and Pappy's house.  Sadie wasn't too sure about this playing in the rain business, but Mammie drug her out there, and before we knew it -they were rapping and busting a move out in the rain!  Sweet memories!

 Dropped Sadie at camp at Hidden Falls Ranch this summer.  What a great time she had!  Love these pictures by the canyon.  And she finally decided horseback riding is NOT scary, but pretty darn cool :)

The kids once again entered  the pancake making contest at the fair.  This photo was taken by a reporter at the paper - we were really hopeful that Sadie would make the paper, but she didn't :(  But she did walk away with 1st Place!!!  Delicious pumpkin swirl pancakes!

So - not even close to "A Year in Review" but at least it's a little of what we did last year.   Hopefully I can get some pics up from this year sometime next week! 

Also - it's Friday - my official Weigh-In Day at Weight Watchers.  I am pleased to announce I lost 1.8lbs this week!  I didn't quite make the goal I set for myself, but I am happy with the loss!  I plan on trying to update every week on my weight loss journey.  Just to keep me accountable!  I will try to not bore you all with every little detail!  I'll save that for my WW Blog!!!  (You're welcome!!!)

Looking forward to more great blogs next week!  

Happy Weekend!

Fun at Work :)

I must be on some kind of a blog-high or something!  I'm posting like crazy around here!!!  I'm also blogging on WeightWatchers Community, so that is fun - totally different blog, but fun.

Anyway - I just have a great photo that needs to be shared to show you guys what fun we have here at school!

This is Khurry!  She is a senior this year, and she's been having a problem with her locker for about 3 months now...

She solved it this week.   
Yes - that is a mouse.
And Yes - she caught it in her locker!!!
EWWWWWW!!!!!!!!
What a good sport she is, though!  Look at her - holding it!!!!  I wouldn't be holding it!!!
(Luke would be though!)    

I love the kids at work!  
They make my job so much better every day!

Josh's New Job

Here goes my man!  Off to work!

Today is a big day.  We have been praying and searching for months for a new job for Josh.  Today, he gets to start one!  He will be working at the Devon building downtown (the tallest and newest building!) He is super excited!  His current job will be replacing lights (we call him the "master lampist") as well as changing filters and possibly taking care of the water-features.  

He has also been informed that there is LOTS of room for advancement and has already been told that he will probably end up with a different job before long.  We are so excited, we can hardly stand it!

Tomorrow, he gets his new uniform, so I will have to update with a pic of him tomorrow!

I am so proud of my hubby and how hard he works to provide for us!

Hope you have a great first day, Babe!!!  I love you!!!

Oh - and I guess I should confess - he was not actually leaving for work in this picture.  I have to leave for work 15 minutes before he does, so no one would be available to take a picture when he ACTUALLY leaves.  Therefore, he posed for me before I left for work!  Also, I apologize for the poor picture quality.  My phone does not do a great job, but it's better than nothing!

Blogging Life

 I - have come back - to LIFE!!!!

(If you have seen Night at the Museum 2, you know what I'm talking about.  If you have not, then go get it.  And watch it.  And crack up when you hear him say that!)

Anyway - I have, for real, decided to return to blogging.  I miss it.  And it makes me sad to look back and see my blog from so long ago, and no recent updates.  So - here I go - again!  

Today is a big day for us.  Josh is starting a new job next week, and this is his last day at the building he is in now.  I can't believe it!  We both feel really good about this change, and we just know this is the beginning of something very exciting for us!  

Kids are growing and growing.  It amazes me to see how giant they are getting and how big the numbers attached to their names are getting!  10 and 8!!!  When in the world did that happen???  Overnight, I am sure!!!  Well - if you look at the blog - it really did happen overnight ;)

I am also really gung-ho about this Weight Watcher thing again.  In Sept of 2011, I hit my very lowest weight since I got married.  It was a great time.  However, I have gained back 20lbs of the 40 I had lost.  So, I am back on WW again, and determined to make it to my goal.  I'm sure you guys will enjoy hearing all about that adventure!  Well - I'll probably enjoy telling you more than you will actually enjoy hearing about it!

So - have you enjoyed my mindless rambling!  I promise to attempt a more organized and better thought-out entry for next time!  Just for fun, though, I will pop a couple of awesome cake photos on here, just for the heck of it!  You are welcome :)

 This first one is for my sweet niece, Madeline's birthday.  It may be my favorite cake ever!

And this was for my other niece, Tanner!  I've been wanting to do a purse and high heel for the longest time!  So glad she's a girly girl!

Hope you all enjoyed the random update!  See you soon!