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This blog post is about feeling like I have no material to actually write one.

With a trip to Maui and a move to a new city, I still manage to feel like I have nothing to write about. Maybe I am too tired from the hectic-ness of the past month, or I am simply lazy. Who knows. But what I do know is that this makes me feel like I live a predictable, boring life. How could I possibly live a life like that after all that has happened in the last year?

Being a Mom is by no means glamorous. We all know this. But why do I see all these Mom Bloggers writing every few days if not every single day, yet I have now had a month pass with nothing? I am not very crafty, I only pretend I can cook and I really know nothing about style. So really, where does that leave me? I LOVE to write and WANT to write. I just need something to focus on. Does it come down to writing a blog of short stories? Do I force myself to get out into he world so I have random neat things happen to me? Or do I just continue to write when the mood strikes me?

I feel like I need to not be afraid anymore. Not be afraid to just write what goes through my mind. Whether my thoughts amount to only five sentences or five paragraphs, or whether I just rant on and on, I think I just need to let it all flow.  I am sure someone out there will relate to what I say no matter what it is. And that is really all that matters to me. Just one person feeling better about themselves and not feeling alone in this big world because of something I took the time to write would be amazing to me.

Bragging Rights

I just want to show off the turkey I made today.

Why do I think anyone cares? I don't .... but I am going to show you anyways.

This is coming from a girl who a year ago pretty much only cooked cereal.

Now This I Can Do!

We all know I am not an awesome cook or baker. I make boxed cakes and still manage to ruin them. After my first attempt with cake pops I had some of the candy melts leftover and decided to use them this weekend for Easter. D's kids are here for a night and we plan to do up a turkey dinner. (oh yes you read that right). I chose to make Angel Food cupcakes with a drizzling of the melted candy melts.

I am extremely proud of this one!

Here is some of the batter. I really wish someone would invent a left handed ice cream scoop. If there is one out there please let me know! 

Right out of the oven. Brown and crispy on top. 

A drizzle here and a drizzle there. I am not artist, but they sure tasted good! 

Cake Pops: Take 1

I have seen a lot of talk from Krisitin Chenowith on Twitter about her love for Cake Pops. I had never heard of them and for some reason my mind pictured cake inside an old fashioned soda pop bottle. 

Weird I know. 

Now, I am the Queen of Google and for me to not do some research on these cake pops was very out of character. I blame laziness, and the fact that KC often posts totally out there Tweets about anything and everything containing sugar. I wasn't convinced they were real. Then a friend from Vancouver Island posted a photo on facebook of her daughter enjoying a cake pop from Starbucks and I was excited to see that maybe they did really exist. I entered Cake Pops into my Google search bar and came upon cake pop heaven! You can make tea pots, flowers, snowmen and bugs out of these cake pops! They were the cutest things I had ever seen! I had to learn to make them in time for Audrey Jane's birthday in June.

Here is my first attempt:

Chocolate cake batter.

Melting chips and sucker sticks.

Boxed cake mix of course.

My first MISTAKE! Didn't notice it was whipped till I took the photo. Caused the cake balls to be too soft where regular frosting would help them be at a stiffer consistency. Trust me, you want stiff balls. 

(Yes I am looking for a Betty Crocker endorsement) 

Cake balls ready for chilling. 

This is a great way to make cake for me, as all my cakes end up looking like this anyways. 

Melted chips ... pink of course. 

My baking helper taking a dinner break. 

Second mistake .... not having styrofoam blocks to sick the cake pops in to dry. I tend to think I can break the rules and still succeed sometimes. 

Right before this cake pop met my mouth. 

Overall, they tasted quite good. They definitely take a lot of time and patience to make, but I can see this being a great baking project in years to come for AJ and I. I will make sure to not buy whipped frosting and will invest in the styrofoam blocks. I give this Un-domestic Goddess a B for a fabulous first try. 

The Laundry Incident

I dread doing laundry. Dislike going all the way downstairs to the dark, jail like laundry room. I do not enjoy folding and putting it all away. Very much dislike ironing and you can ask my Mom about that. So thank goddess I have a laundry loving man! D enjoys it, mostly because he is so anal about how it's done. But that's ok! Gets me off the hook.

Last night D did a basket full of Audrey Jane's clothes, most of which was being washed in preparation for consignment. When the items were separated and folded AJ was already in bed asleep, so I was unable to put them away. As of 3PM today they were still sitting here in the basket by the couch. Then as of 3:15 they were all over the floor.

A new toy? For me??

I need to get to the bottom of this mess.

Shoulda put the laundry away Mom!

Really? I had this much?

I remember when I used to wear this! 

If I stick out my tongue maybe I can get inside this thing.

Oh well, most of it's too small for me anyways!