Thank you all for the get well wishes. You guys are the best! It never ceases to amaze me the outpouring of support and overall friendliness of our online community. Just in case I don't say it enough, thank you. You all rock!
In puppy news, I think he's doubled in size in only 2 weeks! Maybe that's an exaggeration, but not by much. I need to download the new pictures and then I'll let you all be the judge.
On the writing front, I plugged away at the ending a bit. Not the ultimate scene, but some set up. I must say the writing isn't fabulous, but I'm running with the notion that you can't edit a blank page. I must get it written.
On the contest front, you guys are rocking it! I'm a couple days behind on tabulating the entries, but with all your great comments, I know you're racking them up. (New visitors, see sidebar for details. Over there ------------>)
That's about it from my world. It's gearing up to be birthday cake season. Thing 2 has not yet decided what he wants his be. First he said R2-D2. Then Woody from Toy Story. I don't know which would be easier. Last year I made Super Spy from the Backyardigans (for all you parents of young Noggin watchers). Hey, there's an idea.
For your viewing pleasure, I give you...birthday cakes through the years.
My very first attempt at a character cake was Oscar the Grouch. Each balloon was a different flavor cake. O
Next came Dora. For some reason I used a Dora cake pan. Never again. Freehand is so much easier for me.
After Dora was the Strawberry cake and apple cupcakes. Thing 2 was all about fruit.
Next came Curious George with his wacky eye.
Followed shortly by Mack the Truck
Then came Pablo as Super Spy
Somewhere in there I also agreed to make SpongeBob for a friend's son.
And there you have it. Anissa's cakes through the years. I think I've improved over time. The discovery of homemade fondant made things easier. And just so you know, the cakes taste better than they look. I make them with a super light and fluffy whipped cream cake recipe. I use buttercream frosting for the character cakes, but given the choice, I like to frost with whipped cream. Like so:
See you then!


