Practice Cake

I just finished my practice run of the princess castle cake for my daughter's birthday party. Her birthday is tomorrow so I wanted her to have a cake on her actual birthday and I needed the practice for the cake for Saturday. To my surprise the cake was not hard to make and it doesn't look that bad. It's not professional but my daughter loves it and that is the most important thing. The one I am going to make Saturday is going to be bigger but I don't think it will be any harder. The most important part of making the whole thing is to put it in the freezer between each layer of icing so that it can set up. Thank goodness we bought a new freezer last week that has ample space for me to put the cake in. I don't know what I would have done without it because until we bought the new freezer my old one was jammed full. I will publish pictures when I figure out how to do that.

Waiting!!!

My sister is expecting her first child any time now and I am anxiously waiting for the phone call that she is in labor. I think I am more anxious about her first child then I was about mine. I think one reason I am so anxious is I don't know how I will get there when she does go into labor. Hopefully it will be during the day because we are down to one vehicle right now and I don't want to have to leave my husband with no vehicle if I have to leave during the night. However, I know God's timing is true and right and for right now all I can do is pray for an easy delivery for her and a healthy baby.

Sunday Afternoon

So it's Sunday and we had a great service this morning. Attendance was down some but that can be expected during the summer. We had a good meal at the house and everyone is settling in for a restful Sunday afternoon. I got a few more things done for the party and now I am going to rest for a little bit, because Sunday afternoons should always include a nap. When we first got married Craigan thought I was crazy for taking a nap on Sunday's, but for me it was the norm in my family. Sunday afternoon naps are the best. However, Craigan now understands how great it is to take a nap on Sunday's. So, now I am going to take advantage of the rest of the afternoon and take a nap or at least rest some.

Hannah's Birthday Cake!!!

My daughter Hannah's birthday is the week and we are having a party on Saturday. She is turning three and wants a princess castle cake. So, me being the pleasing type mom wants to give her a princess cake. However, my baking skills are novice at best and until recently I didn't really care for baking. I love to cook just not bake. However I'm going to give it my best shot and see what happens because I refuse to pay 60-80 dollars for someone else to make one. So, I have been looking online for ideas and think that I have a pretty good idea as to how to attempt to make this happen. I will keep posted as to how the cake turns out and try to post picks of the finished product. Oh, and did I mention that my sister is expecting her first child anytime now which adds more of a challenge if she goes into labor before Saturday. I am trying to get as much accomplished as quickly as possible just in case baby Parker decides to make his debut this week. So now I am going to get off the computer and get busy with the long list of to-do's I have.