A rollers coaster kind of day!

May 12, 2012 marked a day of sorrow, Of celebration, and relief!


For months I had been dreading this day, as it has been one year since My best friend Lola been lost her life! My dog Lola was very first baby! I loved her with all my heart! It has been a very hard struggle to deal with the accident!

Thankfully we kept busy that day it didn't give me much time to think about how much I was missing her!

We celebrated with friends who supporting the at the wedding! We are so very happy for them to have found each other even a little later in life!

We had to leave the wedding a little early for something we have been waiting for for over five years! Justin has finally completed his patch layers degree in biology! We went to his commencement and watched him walk, in fact I Bella followed him right up on stage and received her very own diploma! As mommy and daddy were very embarrassed we were stopped several times on the way out to be as others wanted to congratulate Bella & oh course that darling lil blinds day!

Joe's parents took us all out for a celebration dinner at Kona Grill!

I even manage to see my tears for the following day!

DIY Homemade Bread Machine Play Dough Recipe

DIY Homemade Bread Machine Play Dough Recipe

4 cups of Cake Flour

1 cup Salt

2 packets of Lemonade Kool-Aid

1 cup water

3 tablespoons oil

Food coloring

Directions: Bring Salt, Kool-Aid, water and oil to a boil in a sauce pan, over medium heat.  Boil a minute or two, put this liquid into your bread machine.  You will only need to use the kneading setting.  Add Flour to liquid until play dough like consistency. Place Dough into a plastic sandwich bag, add food coloring and hand kneed! 

Storage: Keep the dough in sandwich bags, in the refrigerator, for lasting freshness!  

Best Bread Machine Recipe

I tried my hand at AllRecipe's Best Bread Machine Bread Recipe, YUM!!!! Now I need to start experimenting with adding some meats and cheeses to the loaf!

My new at home favorite - Turkey burgers :D

 I've decided that I will only be serving turkey when it comes to burgers, to my family! Turkey is wonderful, it's much sweeter, leaner, and even less expensive than most beef!  Try it :D We like it better, hope you do to!

~*Valentines Day 2012*~

Of course we had to makeValentine's Cake Batter Crispy Treats :D 

Lisabella's 3rd Birthday!

I can hardly believe my baby is already three years old. Time goes by so quickly! I am definitely thankful for the help in the kitchen! More details to come!

Rubber Ducky Cake with Marshmellow Foundant

Bella's Mimi insisted on a rubber ducy themed Birthday part this year!  I was excited to get some more fondant experiance under my belt!

Here's my first fondant attempt for a boys baby shower:

The second fondant recipe was the easiest:  Check it out!

Clockwork Lemon's easy to follow recipe for marshmallow foundant!

I added Marshmellows as the bath bubbles :D