My poor cake

I was leaving my cake decorating class with a cake I was really proud of having just completed when this man bumped into me causing me to drop the cake, fortunately the cake itself didn't land on the floor. I said "Oh my goodness!" and he just looked at me so I said "That was rude!" and he still didn't say a thing looking at me as if I did it all on my own - finally I said "You could at least say you are sorry." Still no response...ugh! I wanted to hit him but more than that I wanted to cry because I was so pleased with how my cake has just turned out and was anxious to let Joe see that I could actually do a good job on a cake. But that wasn't the case instead I cam home and did my best to salvage my now tilted cake and flattened cake. Here are a couple pictures of it. One positive thing..........I learned hoe to make roses.

Happy Birthday Jon

Happy Birthday Jon. thanks for letting me try my hand at decorating your cake. It was fun going to Mexican food and visting with you on your Brithday.

I loved playing with Addison and taking her for a walk. She loves the flowers and picking up rocks and trying to suck on them. It broke my heart when little Addison was crying so hard when I was leaving - she really was tugging at my heart strings. I miss her so much she is just one adorable little girl.

H A P P Y B I R TH D AY

My first cake

Alright this is not great because we ere really rushed in class going from one technique to another but I gave it an attempt. It's veru ujuvenile but hey it's what they had us make. It's a white cake with raspberry filling w/butter cream frosting. I opted not to do the writing because I felt way to rush.

My next class I'll be learning to make roses - yeah!! I can't wait.

Fall is here....

Gorgeous / breathtaking pictures of last nights sunset

Some of my Fall decorating

Life as some of you know has been a best unsettling for me. My blood pressure has been really high and my cholesterol is very elevated - time to take control of my life. I was in the Dr. Monday because my blood pressure was 160/106 I felt like the veins in my head were going to burst. I laid down at work for a few hours - Dave gave me a blessing . Nichole took me in and Joe met us at the Dr. office blood pressure was still 130/92. He prescribed anxiety pills.

he said if I can relax, I will still, therefore I it should lower my blood pressure. Now it several day s later - went to BiMart yesterday and it was still 140/94 and I felt totally calm - not sure how else to get it in check except through diet and exercise - yeah!

Our home never sold - not a single person besides the Bogardus' looked at it (but we think they only came for the free dinner) We are struggling to get by and are most likely either going to start selling off our belongings or get a renter in - someone we can trust to take excellent care of our lower portion of our home or both. Finances suck! Just cant' seem to get on top of things at all.

Ok enough of my soap box.

I love and miss all my kids and grandkids so much. It's killing me knowing I am giong to miss another (yes this make 3 years in a row) one of Sofia's birthday. I just wish I had the extra $200 to fly there I would ove that so much.