Hiya, sweet breath of spring with blue skies and a few puffy clouds. You tempt and entice me with your wicked ways and words. Balmy breezes float through my open door. Your sun sizzles and makes me bare my feet and roll down my windows letting the wind whip my hair. You’ve sent birds to serenade me, you’ve wooed me with your warmth. In turn, I am wrapping myself in bright yellows, corals and lime greens to celebrate this heady, hot and sunlight-kissed morning.
But you won’t stay, will you? Forecast for tomorrow? More cold and snowy rain.
5 pounds of MM Fondant (I am such a novice and not a sculptor, but people like fondant), over almond-bouquet buttercream over dark fudge chocolate cake (2-layer), filled with Oreo/chocolate-chip/milk-chocolate mousse. Created the baby’s bum and chunky legs from Rice Krispie treats because the thought of wrapping cake pieces made me hyperventilate. Averi’s feet were my inspiration.
Did it for Jovan, with love, as we anticipate new Baby Rhoades, to-be-born in 2 weeks.
Ruth 4. 15 For [my] daughter-in-law, who loves [me] and who is better to [me] than seven sons….
Neither Tredessa nor Averi could resist tickling the feet. The main cake, for size reference, is a 12″ cake, about 4″ high. So the baby is sort of a month or so old maybe, but with big feet? I don’t know…ever-so-slightly life-like in size…?
I have maintained a fairly optimistic and positive viewpoint about winter this year, especially in light of the fact that we do live in Colorado and usually have very mild winters. But this one has been too long. Yes, I know other states have had it worse. But two of Colorado’s snowiest months are October and March. And since I have seen it snow in September and drop 50-degrees in 2 hours and snow in May then …aaaaaarrrrrrggghhhh!!!!! I can’t take anymore! I mean it!
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If March freaking goes out like a lion (as my 2nd-grade teacher predicted would happen when March 1 has these lamb-like qualities and I always found her to be truthful and honest), I am going to scream bloody murder. I need hot sun. I need April showers and May flowers. I need spring.
UPDATE 3.02.10~Oh. So, good. We are going to be in the 50s all week. Fine. I have been heard. Gavin told me Sunday he thought we should try to do some gardening this week and I think he is right! Little man after my own heart…
Due June 30, Stephanie surprised us by arriving mid-May, before we’d exhausted the baby-name books searching for the perfect description. But the official hospital person arrived to record the legal information and we named her. Her middle name is for the beautiful, delightful spring month in which this bassinet-full-of-joy came to us, turning life upside down in happiness. {Perfect.}
Stormie Dae
Stormie in Taiwan
Very long story, the shortened version of which is, “Stormie” was a done-deal, but Stormie also happened to arrive during a freak ice-storm/snow- blizzard in Iowa following such sunny and lovely days, her siblings had already been splashing in their wading pool. Dae seemed a natural variation to the stormie day she was born. A {Dae} to remember.
They now blog.
Stephanie and Stormie are known for being very creative, intuitive, resourceful and savvy. Today they have the launched MayDae the blog, with more exciting pursuits to follow. You will L O V E it!!!! Happiness.
