Hi All,

You may have noticed a lack of posts over the summer.  The reason behind this is a small bundle of fur and love... On July 1st 2012, I decided to get a puppy!  She's a mix of Dachshund and Schitz'zu and she's taking up most every second of my spare time, until now.  I had no idea puppies took so much attention, but she's been worth every second!  Here is a baby picture (I should have taken more, but who has the time when you're caring for a baby puppy?).

She's a wonderful addition to my family and she's learned that the sound of the mixer means Mommy can't play for a while.

The next best thing to being a Mommy - is being an Auntie (and I speak from experience)!  Alexa's Auntie Janelle asked me to make the cake for the family Baptism celebration, which I was very happy to do.  Jan didn't have any opinions on the cake and wanted me to go wild... I knew a bit better and decided to ask my friend Lisa (the Mommy) what she wanted.  She pointed me to a website that had this ribbon cross design, which I loved.  For the cake, Lisa asked for lemon (which Ive never made before - she likes to challenge me) with cream cheese frosting - OMG that sounded good!  I found a recipe for lemon cake in my Grandmother's Good housekeeping cook book and got to work.  I think everyone was very pleased with the result!