I am very aware of all my failures in life, they are too numerous to count. But on the bright side some of my failures make me laugh and hence should be shared. Take this for example, Sarah’s birthday cake… if I was going to try to make it as beautiful as Martha Stewart’s vanilla cake, then I can definitely say I nailed it. lol
Isn’t it just beautiful in all it’s sloppy glory? I think I’ve known since I was 10 that you shouldn’t ice a warm cake, and that is especially true if you want to ice it with a concoction of pudding and whipped cream, which I found out apparently just melts on a warm cake. Will I ever learn? But it did taste good, so I suppose it redeemed itself.
So yes, Sarah did turn 8 a few weeks ago and it was fun to celebrate with her and appreciate her for all her gifts and abilities. And just because you are 8 doesn’t mean that hair-brushing is a priority in life – I mean really – it’s such an insignificant thing. Maybe it will be a priority when she is 15? Good thing she can clean a bathroom, sew and do lots of other thing really well to make up for it.
And if that cake I made for Sarah’s birthday looked scumptious, then I’m sure you’ll appreciate this concoction…
“Since when do chicked-peas, boiled eggs, peas, beets, avocado, blueberries and pears belong together in a blender?”, you might ask. Especially as they were soon joined by joined by yogurt, milk and olive oil. And since I can tell you that yes, they were blended together your next question might be, “Who in the world would eat that mixture?”
Well this sweet little person would…
Remember our little friend Aleeda who we met at Sick Kids? She received a heart transplant July 2013 and is doing so well. She came home from the hospital with a g-tube, and she was being primarily fed by that, but rather than push formula into her tube, her mom Tania opted instead to make her real food blends “purees” that mimic the nutrition in a formula supplement. These are so much better tolerated, as in when Tania pulled the formula and started feeding purees to Aleeda, she stopped puking every day. And Aleeda has thrived on them and since her g-tube was pulled will actually eat them orally, smart little girl. I got to help Tania and made a few batches of them for the freezer, but Aleeda is doing so well that she is almost eating all real food now. It’s so wonderful to see her progress, I find it just amazing.
Alleeda and her sister Britton came to play with us one day while their mom was at the hospital with their new twin sisters. My girl’s love Aleeda and her sister Britton , we just don’t see enough of them…
And since Sophia is the baby of our family now, it’s good for her to spend time with children younger than her, I’m afraid that Sophia enjoys being our baby a little too much, but I can hardly blame her.
And now it’s Valentine’s day today and winter trudges on. Thank goodness I can kick the kids outside to enjoy the snow…
So I can enjoy some peace and quiet haha. I do try to enjoy the winter as well, but more often than not it seems I’m enjoying it inside by drinking coffee and looking out the window. I just venture out to take the pictures.
Like this one of the moon… see, you need winter for pictures like this.
So even though my cakes aren’t winning any awards and winter is still here with a vengeance, we feel so blessed on this Valentines day to have a loving family and friends to enjoy it all with.
God is good!
A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
Amen!
