Wednesday, May 25, 2016

Children of the Cake

After watching The Kids Baking Championship marathon on Food Network, my girls were inspired to make a cake creation.  Luckily, with some supplies from Grammie, they were able to concoct a beautiful bundt all by themselves.  

 Lemon Bundt with American Buttercream












Fun with Sprinkles







While Ella does the decorating,... 

Sophie does the tasting.


But it's not enough.

 Need...more...sugar.




 Ella was finally able to finish the cake.  All the while,...

Sophie found a much easier method for sugar consumption.

This reminded me of five years ago:
  Same girl.  
Same determination.


Monday, May 23, 2016

Heus Sweets? They're MY Sweets!

The websites are up. They still need more work to them.  I will eventually add a photography section, but that will come with time. 

https://www.facebook.com/Heus-Sweets-973825086064619/ 
https://twitter.com/heus_sweets

What do you do while you wait for customers?  Well, I would say that you build your portfolio and make sure you taste-test!

Saturday, May 21, 2016

Goodbye, Bun-Buns

After years of pain, it was finally time to have surgery on my foot.  Growing up, I always thought that I just had feet destined to play soccer (very wide -- rockin' corner kicks and chipping the ball), but as it turns out, bunions run in my family.  Years of trauma on my feet from soccer, paired with cleats and tight shoes, did not do me any justice.  
Before:



We have declared this to be the year of the boot.  After my right foot heals, my hope is to have my left done by winter break.  
Booooot it!

Oh, how I dislike you already, crutches.  

The blurry picture is an accurate depiction of the way I feel.  Yay, pain meds!  :)

 My To-Do Pile 
(it extends far past the frame of the picture)

 The Procedure
The surgery entailed two incisions on each side of my foot -- one to remove the bunion from the inside of my foot and another to remove the bunionette on the outside of my foot.  They shaved/hacked/mangled off the protruding bone and cut my big toe joint to realign it to normal position.  They fused the joint with a plate and screws that will remain in my foot.  I will post after-pictures once my dressings are off.

Phone-in It with Shortbreads

We were having entirely too much fun.  Part of it may have been the medication or it may have been the fact that I was finally able to get my coffee.  

At home and ready to recover:
I completely underestimated the weight of the dressing, pads, and boot (close to 20 lbs) 

Greens and green tea for a speedy recovery!  
Can't have greens without the fixin's, though.

LOTS of green tea!

After surgery and still feeling the wonderful effects of the administered block. 
Twenty-four hours later and the block wore off.  Feeling has come back to all extremities with a vengeance.  Agony...sheer agony. Turns out Norco is not strong enough.  *sigh*



Swinging into Softball

'Tis the season of ball.  We officially have three children on three different teams with three different practice and game schedules.  It is going to be a busy summer!









 






Game Face





Friday, April 15, 2016

Carnival

We survived yet another carnival. Ella and I worked the drink toss, which is the busiest game ever. It was wonderful seeing all of the happy kids and patient parents that brought them there.  It amazes me every day that I get to call this my job. So blessed for all that I have.

Sunday, April 3, 2016

Accomplishment

So much was accomplished on this wonderful Saturday. 
Easy Bake with my girls
Cookies made and frosted
Sourdough starter fermenting 
Oatmeals for the week ready to go
Bread baked
T25 progress made
Painted porch
Caulked trim
Yummy supper prepped
A little baseball with the fam
Family game night

Still smiling...
Until I realized that there was still a massive amount of laundry to do. 
Sunday To Do: laundry (wah wah wah)

Saturday, April 2, 2016

Curious

Curious was the only bunny that survived the the dreadful dog attack. She was very small and weak, and she needed extra care before releasing her back into the wild. Since the rabbit hole was within dog range, we cared for Curious in the bunny box that we put in the girls' play house. After bottle feeding her twice a day for 3 days and giving her adequate amounts of exercise and cuddling, she was able to gain the strength and energy needed to be set free again. We released her into a brush pile earlier this week, which left us saddened and mourning her departure. We will miss you, Curious!

A Natural Craftsman

First time using a circular saw:

A Little Saturday Morning...

Easy Bake.