*high pitched sqeeeeeal*

The official New Moon poster is out! And I LOOOOOVE it.



*sigh*

I am fully prepared to sit and be irritated by how pushy Jacob is. And have my little moments over Edward. I am officially ridiculous.

poster found here

Adventures in Baking

So since I've been gone (ooh, totally started singing Kelly Clarkson in my head) I've obviously been baking. It's what I do! I had one paid party, then I had my nephew's birthday, then cookies for a birthday party. *whew* Been busy.

So of course I must share.

Smash cake for a friend's son. His first birthday was Curious George and I had SO MUCH FUN making his cake and cupcakes! They were adorable!

Here's the little George cupcakes. There were also some solid colors you can see below.

Group shot! I absolutely loved these things! I might want a Curious George birthday!


And on the tower at the party. I'm so glad I put the balloons on the sides of his cake, they match so perfectly!

Then Tad turned five (on Cinco de Mayo) so I had to make him a birthday cake. He requested a Veggie Tales cake which I was happy to do. And as you can see, he loved it.

Then I had to make my semi-famous sugar cookies for Tad and Cole's joint birthday party the day before Mother's Day. This year I decided that all the kids get them for their birthday. Cole's the sporty one so he needed some fitting colors and shapes.



And Tad wanted bones and dinosaurs. Anything for my Tad! I was pretty thrilled with them.

And now coming up I have cupcakes and cookies for the same party. My youngest niece is turning one! And my sister asked if I can do some butterfly themed cupcakes. Then of course there's the cookies that all the kids get. I'm super excited! I love girly themes! And if my camera continues cooperating with my computer, you know pics will be here shortly after the party.

If you're local and interested in treats for a party, email or comment me and we can discuss.

Yuck

Today is supposed to reach 101 degrees.

It's May. This is not acceptable.

I have a love/hate relationship with summer. One the one hand, there are beaches to visit, cold beer, barbecues, polished toenails, cute sandals, and steamy summer romance (unless you're married, in which case you live vicariously through other friends).

On the other hand, there's heat so intense that you can fry eggs on the hood of a car, your comfy couch becomes an unbearable pile of fabric and stuffing that makes you sweat, you feel the need for three showers a day, and now, in the case of my hair, you realize that bangs SUCK when you can feel your forehead sweating under them.

Needless to say, I am so not ready for it this year.

And since I'm talking about weather in general, I thought I'd share this picture with you. Because it does involve weather. But mainly because you need to see the... outstanding... newscasts we get on one of our local stations.

Did ya notice the problem? "Patcy fog?" The fires in "Santa Barbar?" Yup, this station regularly screws up. And doesn't seem to care. I should go take it over and demand they quit being morons...

Yup, Still Slacking

So I know I tried to blame my computer issues for my lack of posts. And I really have been annoyed with not being able to put new pictures up. I switched editing programs and have been able to upload again. But I haven't been able to put them on CD yet. Which is incredibly annoying. A new laptop is pretty high on the list when I start working.

But for now, just wanted to stop in and let everyone know I'm still alive over here. Spent our two days in San Diego, and had fun. Tad liked the zoo (what kid doesn't?). And tonight we went to a carnival at the school I used to student teach at. I love my kids for inviting me. Also heard some interesting news about jobs... but nothing great for me to tell you about.

Hopefully I can figure out the editing program this weekend and post some pictures for you. Keep your fingers crossed.

Um, Hey There Guys

Remember me? I'm the one who shows up a couple times a week to write about reality competition shows. Then disappears for the next few days only to promise a blog and then not deliver.

I know, I'm a slacker.

I don't feel motivated. I feel like not much is going on with me. Add to that the fact that I'm having serious issues with uploading my photos lately (I reinstalled the program and everything). And I just end up not writing.

So tonight I'm skipping my Dancing blog. Tad is here (we're off to San Diego tomorrow) and started talking about Sleeping Beauty. But he didn't know the name of it. He just told me about "the lady with the horns that turns into a dragon." Hubby had no clue what he was talking about, but I totally knew. It was only my favorite movie growing up. And yet I didn't actually own it myself until I was... well, out of high school for sure. So I put the movie on. And a few minutes in, he's asleep on the couch.

Oh well. I'll watch it while I pack. Always nice to have something on while I'm doing the boring chore of packing.

Woo Hoooo!

So today was Tad's birthday, but that warrants its own post. It was a pretty good day though.

Hey Heather, your comment to my mom totally worked some magic! Lil Kim is gone from dancing!!!

I'm pretty stoked over here. Are we sure it isn't MY birthday???

So Idol was tonight too. We watched it at mom's house so my rundown will be briefer than usual. It was rock and roll night though. Which made me super excited to see Allison and Adam. Had me wondering about Kris and Danny though. They also introduced a new thing tonight: duets. As soon as I heard that I had to start hoping that Allison and Adam would be paired up.

So let's get to it.

First of all, Slash (don't you dare ask "who?") was the mentor this week. For years now people have been telling my brother that he looks like Slash (that and Howard Stern). So as soon as I saw Slash on the screen I asked Tad, "Hey, who is that?" He looked up and in about two seconds said, "Hey, that's Nick." Haha... made our night.

Adam was first, sang some Led Zepplin (which I love). He of course was FANTASTIC! My mom and I discussed that he just too... flaming glamorous for us. Some jokes ensued. But we all agreed (even hubby) that he was great.

Allison followed, singing some Janis Joplin. I liked her. But this was the perfect week for her, so why wouldn't I like her? Not all the judges loved her, but since when do I actually tune into what they're saying?

There was a random conversation about Paula's drug use when my mom made a crack about how she talks too much and has to be on something. Random conversation continued about how useless she has been this season.

Next was the first duet: Kris and Danny. I said, "Neither of them can dirty it up enough to be rock and roll. I had to go look up their song just to remember what it was... some STYX!!! Which my mom was stoked about. Together they sounded great, but they just aren't quite rockers. They were good, but nowhere near great.

Kris sang some Beatles after that, and honestly... not good. I mean, okay. But so forgettable. As far as memorable goes, he's at the bottom tonight. It's nicer looking at him than listening to him at times. Because he is pretty stinkin' cute. And he just does better singing the sappy love songs.

Danny sang... good God... Aerosmith. And not just Aerosmith, but Dream On. That's right. Now that I think about it, Adam could probably have done that song justice. Danny was good for the first couple lines, then my dad said, "Nope" and I had to agree. (Just in case you care, my dad is the one who gets all the credit for getting me into Aerosmith at a youngish age. I credit him with my good taste in rock music.) Then came the part where Steven Tyler would do some "controlled musical screaming" (hubby and I just came up with that term). Um, I actually felt bad for Danny at that point. It sounded like it would cause some serious pain.

Then to make up for that, we got Adam and Allison singing some Foghat. Awwww yeah. Tad quit listening to his book and WATCHED them. He loves him some Slow Ride. And he loved Allison with her "purple hair." They were awesome, but you kind of expected them to be. The general consensus of the house was that yeah, they killed.

So tomorrow night, I will be recording and actually watching because we have CHRIS DAUGHTRY AND NO DOUBT! *sigh* for Chris and *enthusiastic clapping and bouncing* for No Doubt. As far as who goes home... I have to say Danny or Kris. I'll go with Kris because he's kind of coasting for me at this point. At least Danny has impressed me a lot the past couple weeks.

Dancing Week 9

I'm a bit behind tonight, just got back from a birthday party. So now I'm catching up. And I know I haven't blogged in a bit. I've been dealing with my own stuff lately...

Tonight each couple gets two dances. And I'm still bitter that Chuck and Julianne got voted out last week. Grrr...

Shawn and Mark - quickstep - GREAT SONG CHOICE! Haha... from Aladdin. They look pretty good too. I just love Mark though. He always looks like he's having a ton of fun. Judges' score: 27

Ty and Chelsie - Argentine tango - He's really good at the sharp movements. Hubby is sitting here totally impressed with him. He has improved by a hundred times. They looked good. Judges' score: 25

Lil Kim and Derek - waltz - I'm torn between "boooo" and "yawn." So OVER her. Seriously America, send her home! Her dress is a bit distracting to me tonight. Wardrobe should have put her in something more flowy and pretty. The florals just don't fit the dance. But they look good. I wouldn't call it great. Judges' score: 25

Gilles and Cheryl - fox trot - LOOOOVE this song. They look good. Like, GOOD. But I think I'm totally biased for Gilles. *sigh* Yeah, pretty much LOVED them. Judges' score: 29

Melissa and Tony - Viennese waltz - Haha, hubby commented on Melissa's see-through skirt portion. Leave it to a man... they're good. But I pretty much love Tony so... Judges' score: 27

Ummm, so is Dancing morphing into Idol? There's a whole lot of needless filler tonight...

So now we have the Latin round and the stars have to have a solo in their dance.

Shawn and Mark - paso doble - Shawn KILLS at the poses with her arms. I really like this one. She's so cute it's weird seeing her all serious and mean. Judges' score: 29

Ty and Chelsie - rumba - EEEEE!!! LOVE THIS SONG TOO! Who doesn't love Tom Petty? And Tad looooves Chelsie right now! She just earned an "OOOH!" Ty's not doing too bad with the hip action. Oh, then his solo came and I spoke too soon. But he totally danced up to Jewel (his wife for those that don't know) and it was cute. Judges' score: 21

Lil Kim and Derek - salsa - *gag* The dance was good, but I'm not sure it was great. She started making weird faces again. WHAT IS UP WITH THE FACES?! And she just writhed on the floor for her solo. Um, not impressed. Judges' score: 27

Gilles and Cheryl - rumba - Ohhhh my. Gilles could give Ty a couple tips about the rumba. Holy cow I want to be Cheryl. And I'll leave it at that... Judges' score: 27

Melissa and Tony - samba - I liked it, but I think I was expecting a little more. The dance was really good, I just couldn't figure out what it was that I was expecting from them. And hubby noted that she was about to have a wardrobe malfunction with the left breasticle area. And she was TOTALLY embarrassed about it. Judges' score: 30

Alright, so obviously Ty should be the one to go home tomorrow. I love him and all, but he's just not the best dancer.