finally

We survied the daytona 500, after we sat down to a beautifully roasted turkey I realized I cooked for 8 full hours today. so much for taking it easy. The J.johnson cake came out well, the model my son did was amazing. I didn't have enough black fondant so I covered a small cake plate with what I had and it turned out good. I used the gourmet vanilla my DH gave me for xmas for the icing it made an amazing difference from imatation. The sugarpaste was ok, just tasted like sugar. I didn't get the color diversity I was planning for without enough black the cake ended up too white but it tasted good. My next cake project is my Son's b-day cake, he wants somthing pokemon. I have a Piccachu pan around here somewhere since yellow is his favorite color and the primary color of Piccachu I think we will do that one. I don't alway do my best work on charater pans, the Dora the Explorer pan is bane to my skills but my 3D pooh was spot on. I think I might hand paint the piccachu with colored candy melts. My boy is wanted a party at home, so it can last all day long, oh joy. I do have the day off before to prepare but still thats a tall order. I think I might just get a room, too bad March isn't really a good time to have parties out of door in WI. I would like to state that on the bottom side of Sunday night with a kitchen full of a mess worthy of a major holiday that heading off to work looking down the barrel of major overtime its depressing. I wish I didn't have to but I need to a. keep my job. and b. pay for both a birthday party and a one man trip to Bristol in the next month. I should have known better. I asked for three things for Valentine's day, Julie and Julia on DVD, a necklace with a heart shaped pendant, and tulips. I got, a new crock pot, a digital meat thermometer, and flateware. I am ok with it, I bought myself some potted tulips and only scratched my head over the flateware. Really? how romatic, matching spoons. He means well, really he does.