Oh, don't mind me down here on the floor, I am absolutely 110% Fine.
Really, I am fine-- I am just a little bit concerned that it is May 15.
Teeny tiny bit concerned.
As in trying to not freak out completely! haha!
I am behind on just about everything. More than usual. Don't wanna do any of it either
The Mother's Day Brunch was perfect. *chef's kiss* I had made so much food and was too full to eat anything for dinner other than a small salad.
I didn't get to tell you about the coffee cake I made on Saturday. *G* It was a vegan coffee cake and only made an 8x8 pan so I doubled the recipe. Can't go wrong with coffee cake, right? Uh-huh... I haven't done much vegan baking so I followed the doubled measurements exactly and put everything in a large casserole baker. Half of the batter went in first, then topped with the cinnamon/brown sugar layer. I am eyeballing it, the pan is about 2/3 full. Not much I can do about it now, so I do the second layer of batter, then the streusel. Whew, everything fit!
Into the oven it goes and that bad boy is heavy.
Cait comes into the kitchen and says that it smells incredible, peeks into the oven, and the darn cake is practically *exploding.* All over my brand-new oven. I grab a cookie sheet and place that on the rack underneath. The cake is lava-ing itself over the sides. I have to put a new cookie sheet in since the goop on the first one is starting to burn. My kitchen-- nice and shiny and clean just a few hours prior-- is a disaster area. Not a spot of counter or sink is free. I had to open the window since the burning goop was smoking. My friend had texted to see if I wanted to go for a walk and had to take a raincheck since I didn't have any idea how long this monster of a coffee cake was going to take to cook. (NB: Even if it wasn't cooked all the way through, I wasn't going to kill anyone with salmonella- no eggs
) In between watching the cake and washing the dishes and remopping the floor, I am trying to make cards for the moms and set the table for the bunch. Scott called me to confirm that he was definitely able to take a break at 11 am so I had to add a chair, and redo the table.When I said this yesterday:
That is what I meant.
The cake, BTW, was delish!!!!! No one could believe it was vegan. My parents brought me a flat of inpatients and my ILs got me gazanias. I never heard of them before but they open and close in the sun and shade. They are on my greenhouse shelf right now but I am worried about putting them in the ground just yet. It's supposed to be 37*F Wed night and I'd hate for them to die. The packs that my ILs got are multi-colored: white, yellow, orange, and pink. I peeked at them this morning and they are all closed up tight.
I was right about the rabbit den too. Gary and I were outside looking at some of what I have been up to in the yard. I pointed out where I had seen the fluff, sure enough, there were bunny eyes looking back at me. ♥
Today- sheesh. I have so much to do. The house itself is pretty much back to normal but all of the other stuff that I let slide over the last few days is piling up. The weather is wonderful and I am going to have to be firm with myself that I must get the stuff done before I go outside. Must.
(But I really don't want to)
Caitlyn starts her summer hours today- she works longer days so she has off on Fridays. Gary's insulin pump has a *big* upgrade today. He has to request the upgrade then it is sent to his endo's office for approval. If the upgrade gets approved, it will mean no more calibrations/finger sticks. The glucose sensor is going to be so much better/advanced than the one he has now. Please send good thoughts that it goes smoothly and quickly for him.
To think that when we first met, he was doing three-four injections of three different kinds of insulin daily- and now it will be practically autonomous. So cool. And hopefully, better blood sugar control will keep his complications at a minimum.
How was everyone's weekend and mother's day? I hope that you all had a wonderful time!
Me Me Monday
Does collapsing on the sofa at the end of the day count? hahaha!
xo
Mark kept that secret better than anyone! I can't imagine how blessed you felt having the girls with you. I love it! Make sure you share the LOs here so I don't miss them, please!
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