Yes! the party is finally over and it’s time to call our favorite carpet cleaning apex nc for a good clean up to start the new year. I prefer to get the professionals to clean my carpet after a huge party because they do a really good job and they are affordable too, I find carpet cleaning on your own is too time consuming and you need to have the right weather to dry up your carpet if you don’t have the equipment to do it. But with a professional carpet cleaning service they have the huge heater to dry up your carpet after cleaning up – therefore, you won’t be left with wet carpet which in my mom’s opinion can get one sick if they are not dried properly.
I’m exhausted after hosting a christmas dinner with the family and then a new year’s party for the spouse and his friends – so I’m glad we have a carpet cleanign pro to come help us with the carpet cleaning else I won’t know where to begin with the cleaning. Time to get back to the daily routine after the carpet cleaning and putting away all the party stuff.
I loved Gumdrop cakes ! they are awesome to eat and a treat to the eyes and they are very easy to make. The very first cake I learned to bake was a gumdrop cake, a friend from college taught me how to do it. This Christmas, I’m making some for friends and family – so I’m starting early and as soon as Christmas is over – the family and I are heading to Mauritius Island for a few days.
I don’t attend many function these days – unless it’s for charity or for the spouse’s work and the spouse and I keep a very low profile even though he runs a department in an international company. I’ve often been invited to attend functions with him – but I rather not go because I don’t want to be pretentious and pretend to be interested in his kind of work – no offense to the spouse – I know he loves his job and loves his company but I usually keep a distance with his work.
Don’t get me wrong, I love the occasional cocktail and dressing up but to travel with the whole sales team and then to close the convention with a big drinking bash – is just not for me anymore. I don’t have to show face – as his company already know and many have asked me what about the spouse drinking and with so many beautiful ladies around him – am I not afraid? do I not need to tell the world that he is taken. It’s really funny – I find when people tell me such, will it helped if I do that ? if a man wants to stray he would think of any excuse and will have all the opportunity regardless what kind of job he is in.
Having said that – it also doesn’t mean that I am not concern or do not care – of course I care but I don’t want to appear paranoid about it – and thus make the spouse thinks that I must be going crazy. I trust the spouse but that doesn’t mean that my eyes are closed – my eyes is very wide open but I don’t rant nor bitch about things – I make the best of all situation and learn to do things subtly plus I intend to look my best and keep myself up to date – in any kind of situation – be it foreign affairs or financial affairs. I never want to be taken by surprise . Socializing is great but not an event where I keep an eye on the spouse, he’s a big boy ! he can choose to be responsible or not – but he cannot have his cake and eat it too.
For someone who is as adventurous as I am – and who claimed that she would try everything once – I cannot bring myself to eat Rappie pie . Rappie pie is said to be the most significant Nova Scotian food – but yet – I can’t get over the mushiness of it – and the feel of it. It’s made out of potatoes and some meat – chicken or ham perhaps – but it’s the gooeyness of the pie – that makes me not want to try it. I’ve been in Canada for a long time – and people cannot believed that I won’t try Rappie pie. Crazy much?
My kids are not very kind to their room at all – I have broken computer chairs this week – and last month – the kids were playing in their room with their friends and broke the bed – by sitting on it – and jumping on it. Yes! i’ve told them not to do it – but you know how boys get when they are excited about their computer games. We didn’t buy another bed that’s for sure – he had to fix it with his grandfather – and uncle who came to help him. And with the computer chairs – we bought some casters to replace the ones that was broken off and couldn’t be put back together. In our home – we fix what we can – not because we can’t afford new chairs and bed – but the whole idea is to teach the kids that we don’t splurge on things that don’t need to be bought new. And if they break anything – they fix it or it comes out of their monthly pocket money – to go into buying the new things. The spouse and I believed strongly in teaching the kids the value of money and that they have responsibilities too.
It’s not quite summer yet but we are preparing to put up our trampoline since we bought an enclosure at the yard sale for it. Ironic that we are actually only getting the enclosure after having the trampoline for so many years – but it was so cheap – I can’t let a good sale go wasted right? We also bought some bird baths to be put in our garden this summer because I just loved watching the birds come to my garden – just the other day – I saw a robin sitting on our deck. And I had contemplated on buying a bird bath that fits on my deck pole – darn! I said to myself – I should have done that and the robin would be in the bird bath – enjoying a drink or a bath. I am so looking forward to summer – and as I am doing my gardening now – I can’t help wished that the sun will come out more often and the birds will come sit and sing by me while I am gardening.
I love the junk food but for our kid not so much. Our kid just started school this year and lunch boxes are encouraged by the school to get as healthy as possible. So we cooked chinese mushrooms, put in some tofu and chicken – white and rice for her to bring along to school. By packing this lunch, it isn’t messy and she can quickly eat them down and join her friends at the playground. I know what you are all thinking, why we didn’t give her a sandwich instead. Well, the kid is wierd and refuses to eat bread – and not only bread, just about anything new. I was told by family and friends that it will get better. One can always hope right.
Yam rice has always been my favorite – what about you? But it can be hard on the stomach – and get give you indigestion. Sometimes, I would make some home made yam rice for the family – unfortunately, they are not fond of it – so I end up eating most of it myself. Darn!
A friend’s kid had her birthday the other day and his sister had baked this cake entirely on her own from scratch. Since the kid wanted a princess cake, she made one that looked like a princess crown. Those pink and black stuff i think are bubble gums. They tasted pretty good too – one thing the Western gals are good at is the baking and the cookie making.
This cake was home made, I’ll have to say the friend’s sister is very talented. I was impressed and so was the birthday boy. Really, really home made, the next time my kid has a birthday, I’m gonna get her to do one for her. Look at how detail the cake is, you have to give her an A+ for the cake. No I didn’t get the recipe on how to bake it but the wife is not into baking, more into cooking and eating out in restaurants, so I didn’t ask for the recipe. But if you need it, let me know and I’ll try and get it for you. I can imagine how much work it is to make one of this.
