my newest cake

I have a new found appreciation for cake makers...it's not just flour and water!

I finally finished my level III final cake! Ta daahh

*giggle, giggle*!

spring cleaning

This morning was ballet girls brunch and as part of our conversation here are the smells great, cleans well, is friendly for you home and friendly for the environment cleaning products!

This past year, I've been trying to use products that are healthier for our home, nicer to the environment, smell great, and still clean well. Sometimes the vinegar and baking soda just don't cut it (no pun intended). We all clean our homes and hopefully this is one way that helps out.

Here's a few finds in time for SPRING CLEANING!

Method home products (great website). The eucalyptus mint flushable wipes are awesome for toilet cleaning and bathroom touchups. Shoppers Drug Mart sells some of this line here in Canada.

Fruits & Passion sells other home & kitchen products. Try the Lavendar-Mint glass cleaner and their Ecological Home Cleaner.

Another great cleaning tool are microfibre cloths. They are awesome and easily clean-able. Check out Canadian Tire, The Bay or Home Outfitters for Casabella products.

And for your laundry, if you use dryer sheets try out Nellie's Dryer Balls. They really do work at drying your clothes faster, preventing static, and keeping clothes softer.

project porchlight

I heard this on CBC last week and thought it was just awesome! Brad&I changed all (except one) all bulbs to compact flourescents...and we've saved a bundle of energy & money!

Project Porchlight

broke up?

A couple Saturday's ago Jennifer and I were running errands and drove passed a kid that was collapsed up against a snow bank. We both scratched our heads and wondered if this kid was alright. Being concerned :) we decided to drive around the block to make sure that the kid was okay and not in trouble. We kept looking in the rearview mirror at the motionless child. As we rounded the corner and neared the snow bank we looked with anticipation.and PHEW!! He started walking down the sidewalk, smacking the snow bank with a stick.

When we recounted the story later to Brad he responded, "maybe he just broke up with his girlfriend"?!

Huh - that's the first thought that came to his mind. Hah hah. that's awesome!

cakes

Today was cake decorating. We started learning how to use fondant. Here's the result.

And I finally finished the cake from level 2, which was using a basketweave and royal icing flowers. Too much fun :)

please slow down

Okay people (most of you not included) this is my safety rant. PLEASE SLOW DOWN. Last week on the same morning there were two fatal crashes. If there is frost on the grass, the road may be slippery. If there was water on the road and it freezes overnight, then there will be ice on the road in the morning.

This morning the intersection by my house had a crash and as I pulled into campus a car had spun around and was up on the centre median. Slow down. If you see ice at an intersection and have trouble driving forward don't you think that you shouldn't go faster than the speed limit on the rest of theroad?! Arghh.

If you travel at 50 km/h then it takes one hour to cover 50 km.
If you travel at 40 km/h then it takes one hour to cover 40 km.
If you travel at 50 km/h then it takes 15 min. to cover 12.5 km.
If you travel at 40 km/h then it takes 15 min. to cover 10 km.
Is it really worth going faster?

great melt

Yesterday began the great melt! The weather is warming up, the birds are chirping, the snow is melting, mini-ponds are forming and the back of pant legs are mud splattered! It’s suppose to be in the +’s for the next few days. The sun is shining and the days are getting longer. Spring is on the way!

no time

Well my goodness I've had lots I could post lately but no time to post it. Plus, Brad's been enjoying quality time with the computer this past week or so.

BUT I have really wanted to post this news:

Yahoo!! Yeehaw!! My best friend Shauna is getting married! Yippeee! Yeah! I'm so excited that she's met a man she loves and that he asked her to marry him! And she said "yes"! Oh how exciting - bell's will ring!