1930s Husband Test

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DH Appreciation Day; My First Cake

DH left his lunch on the counter. When he asked if I would bring it to him, I said sure. Then I came up with the idea to have a surprise picnic. Placing his lunch bag in the refrigerator, I concocted a nice picnic surprise. Taking care to cook close to his lunch time, which for us is dinner time, everyone had their meal in a nice Ziploc plastic container. With that done, I decide to bake a cake. Well, if you know me, I don't like to cook (but I have to) and I definitely don't bake. Since I had a cake mix, I decided to do it. This would be my first cake. The only other cake I made, DH actually coached me through it all. I was really kind of nervous. I wanted it to be perfect. I followed the directions carefully. Being paranoid about mixing the cake, I mixed it for three minutes instead of the recommended two minutes. Then the baking of the cake. I put the timer on the oven and turn the light on. Since I was baking cream of mushroom chicken, I put the cake pans on the top right (just in case). The toothpick test was done the first time, and it came out brown with goo. OH! NO! I just knew I was in for disaster. The second time though it was clean. Taking it out, I let it cool. My heart starting throbbing. Is it right? Does it look right? I couldn't tell. After turning it over on the plate, I realized I hadn't let it cool all the way. Scared again, I just knew I was in for failure. But, things quickly turned around when I started putting the frosting on it. It actually looked like a cake. The soccer pro even helped put the sprinkles on, while the princess decided it was easier to stick both hands into the frosting container and lick herself clean. Feeling really proud of myself, I proceeded to pack the ice cream, sweet tea, utensils, and baby food. Then it hit me. How am I going to transport the cake? Paranoid, I called my mom (which is nothing new.) We brainstormed and brainstormed. Punch bowl...nope. I really need to purchasing cooking supplies, ie. cake cover, bigger punch bowl...Brainstorm again... flat deep pan...nope...box YES!!!! I had actually bought some boxes to organize my clutter filled office (I need Clean House). It worked perfectly. Packing up the crew, we headed to Comcast in Madison. After picking him up, we headed to Strawberry Park. Before we could get there, the princess kept saying cake cake cake. It's a good thing she knows how to talk, but she is so honest. I also learned that he had figured it out that it was a cake I had made. I told him I bought it. He told me he could smell it. If it was store bought you can't smell it. UMMM...I didn't know that. Anyway, it turned out to be a wonderful surprise. We told him it was his appreciation picnic. He went back to work happy and full from our love and my first cake.

Jeremiah letting his light shine!

Sending emails, I heard Jacob crying and then I heard silence. After a while, I heard Jeremiah singing, "This little light of mine..." When I came into the room, Jeremiah was singing to Jacob. He had put Jacob to sleep.

I use castille soap to wash my hair. It's great because it doesn't strip my hair of its natural oils. Having different scents, it causes a calming affect. I also use it to bathe in, bathe the children, and wash their hair. Now, I have found a new use. I poured a small amount into the washer along with the washing detergent. Amazingly, it had the same affect as a fabric softener. My sheets and comforter smell amazing. Castille soap is a great organic product.

Jacob's Asthma

This morning as I was bathing my youngest. I heard him wheezing, and I almost panicked. He has asthma, but we haven't had any problems, since he was released from home health in April. After the bath, I set him up for his medicine. A funny thing is he is wayyyyy to big for his old car seat. His little feet were hanging over. Anyway, now that he is older, it was a wrestling match to get his mask on. I felt so bad. How can you feel bad for doing something that can potentially save his life? Anyway, once I turned it on. It was apparent that he needed it because he stopped fighting. I am so afraid that he will start having problems again. It's so sad to see him having difficulty sometimes breathing. Being the paranoid mother that I am, I will have to watch him closely.

New Family Hobby

Finding cheap and fun family activities can sometimes be a big challenge, but since my husband's vacation was this past week, we have discovered a new family hobby. This hobby is fishing.

Having never been fishing before, I just knew I would be board stiff. To my surprise, it has turned into something I am growing to love. The first time we went, my little princess was the only one, who caught something. Funny thing was that we all had professional fishing rods and reels. She just used a barbie doll fishing rod from Bass Pro Shops.

The next time we went fishing I was upset and didn't want to go. I had a list of things I could have and should have been doing. So amidst studying and pouting in the truck, I couldn't resist. Before I knew it, I was carrying rod in hand walking to the pier. That day we decided to compete. Two of them were given to us. I caught three and had to throw a small one back. The soccer pro caught five and threw a small one back. Daddy Wilson caught six and threw one back.

Today, we went and tried a new location. I was amazed at how disappointed I was when I caught nothing. I wanted to stay and keep going, but it was late and we had to leave. It is nice fishing. You bond with each other. You leave cell phones in the truck. The kids are happy. The family is just happy. I love it. I can't wait until this Saturday to do it again. Maybe we can go on Friday and Saturday.

What is even better we had a great meal. I had to make a special trip to the store to purchase a bag of french fries. Even though gas is expensive, I didn't complain. It was worth the trip.

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