Saturday Sweets -- Chocolate Cake

The batter, which was really thick! More so than I'm used to. I had to spread it a bit in the pan.

The baking.

Butter cream helper...

Strawberries and chocolate, YUM.

The cake was not as chocolatey as I would have liked, but all I had was cocoa powder when the recipes I kept finding used the baking [melting] chocolate. I was making it up as I went along!

I should have written DARLA on this....

She was covered in powdered sugar!! Just covered! :D

For Matt

who actually reads my blog...even if it is because I subscribed him, then got into his email and confirmed it. Hahahaha.

It's St. Valentine's Day tomorrow, and I'm so thankful for Matt.

Matt and GiGi on New Year's Eve, 07

Matt and his brothers, John and EJ, holding Thomas

Okay, well... I've got nothing of the two of us!

Bugger. I'll have to rope the kids into getting us.

I'm pretty sappy and he'll groan to hear it, but I always think of him when I hear the Brad Paisley song, She's Everything...okay it's only like two lines that remind me of him, but the whole darn song is so romantic that I get all mushy inside listening to it.

She's the giver I wish I could be... Matt is so generous. Half the time, I'm like, WHAT? You're giving more money away? And he pats the air with his hands and says, It's fine. Don't worry about it, while I choke. LOL I wish I could be that way.

...and Matt totally steals the covers!!

Thanks for stopping in on my Sap Blog.

Have a great weekend.

Thursday Thirteen

Thirteen Flowers In Bethanne's Yard 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Oh dear... nine pics. I have a total of about 12 peonies bushes back there...so, I think I'm entitled so a few skipperoos. LOL. My seven year old son took all those pictures. :) and loved it.

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A few Holiday Images to Jump Start your Thanksgiving

LOOK AT ME!!! I did it in 15 minutes or less! Yeah. I'll be around later to check yours out.

Thirteen Days Until Thanksgiving 1…. The being I thank... 2. 3. Really, it wouldn't be holiday without dressing up your pets. 4. That looks sooooo awesome. I'm totally going to do that to the next pumpkin pie I make. 5. 6. Yes, it's a little crude...but it really made me laugh. I'm not sure what that says about me. I laugh at dirty jokes, too. 7. The people who started it all. 8. 9. The real worry here is FIRE! 10. Seriously, is that a man making Thanksgiving dinner? Come on! 11. 12. 13. It's much closer than you think! So, get ready.

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Thirteen Things THAT INSPIRE ME1. 2. 3. Okay, maybe not exactly INSPIRATIONAL, but sure sexy... 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. Really big zuchini... 12. 13. Links to other Thursday Thirteens!

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