10 on Tuesday

Great topic this week! We had the perfect weekend in the northeast. It was like summer. So here are 10 Things I Did This Weekend.



1. We laughed. And laughed and laughed. Mostly because of number 2.
2. Had a great visit with family. The cousins came to visit and it was great. Nicole got to hang out with her cousin who is her age and they had so much fun.
3. We went apple picking. A little late for us but we still managed to pick 30 pounds.
4. We went to an Italian Feast in Providence. And we ate our way thru the entire thing. Good thing I did a lot of number 5.
5. Walked. For miles. Every place we seemed to go required a lot of walking and it felt good.
6. Went to Waterfire. For anybody living within an hour of Providence this is a must see. They have big goblets of fire sitting in the canals while music is piped throughout. We don't go very often anymore because the crowds get a little too much to deal with but once in a while is fun.
7. Had a car wash for Nicole's chorus group. They were selected to sing at Disney in December which is awesome. Now they just have to earn money to get down there.
8. Finished my weaving project. That will get it's own post soon.
9. Got Nicole's ear double pierced. She had been asking for a couple of years and when her cousin came to visit they asked if they could go together. The above picture was taken afterwards.
10. Went to the Scituate Arts Festival. This was my first time going and I was amazed at how many craft vendors there were. I was equally amazed to see that nobody was buying. Anything. Sad sign of the economy for sure.

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Contrary To Popular Belief

I DO know how to cook! I get teased about the fact that I don't cook. It's not that I don't know how or I'm not good at it. The truth is that I can cook - but my Hubby is much better at it and it's his passion. I can get the job done but he puts LOVE into his cooking let me tell ya. Oh - and due his employment situation these days - he is home more than I am.

Now while I do like to cook I LOVE to bake. I did a lot of it when I was home more often. While reading Faiths blog (Needle and the Damage Done) I saw a great recipe for cupcakes. (Sorry for the lack of links- that is one downfall of posting from my IPhone). I immediately thought of baking them for my moms birthday this past weekend. I made some modifications - I left the cookie dough out because, well, I kinda ran out of time. And the cupcakes - they were a box mix I had.


Look at that marshmallow frosting.


We toasted them just before serving.


Well - Hubby did the toasting with one of his gadgets (oh please - my life with his gadgets needs an entire post of it's own).

They kinda reminded me of something Dr. Seuss might serve with the Cat In The Hat.






Mom loved them. And thats what was important. Happy Birthday Mom!!


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