THEY'RE HOME!

Finally. Sheesh it seems like these

2 have been gone forever. Maybe

because they were gone to Juneau

for a few days right before Christmas

and then left right after Christmas

for the last 9 days. My daughter has

missed an entire week of school, so

she has some catching up to do.

They did have a one night lay over

in Seattle, so they were able to run

up and see my Mom and Dad for a

little bit. They are both feeling a

bit under the weather and could

use prayer for improved health.

I am glad they made it in tonight--the

flight to Juneau was cancelled, so all

those people had to stay in Seattle.

They came through the bumpfest

known as Ketchikan. You don't want

to eat too big a dinner if you are

landing there...

They both said it was fun to go,

but REALLY GREAT to be home.

When you leave this place it is

amazing how much you miss

the smell of fresh, clean air.

Big news with my mother in law,

she has been invited to move to

Belgium for 2 years to supervise

the gardens over there. She is a

master gardener and apparently

the government is trying to take

over the public gardens in Belgium

and they want her there to help

keep them intact. I think she has

more guts than most people half

her age to do something like that.

She doesn't even speak French!

I delivered a birthday cake on the way to the

airport. Dark Chocolate Coffee with Raspberry

filling and Vanilla Buttercream.

Do you have any idea how hard it is to make

these thing and never get a bite? Not even

a teeny one? Yes, I do sometimes level the

tops a bit, but crumbs are not the same as

your very own big piece of cake with

frosting and filling on a pretty plate.

Great. Now my mouth is watering.

Hey, maybe some secret admirer will

order a cake and ask me to deliver it to me?

LOL

I finally made an extra loaf of Cranberry

Nut bread this last week for us to eat. It

is weird, but I have never tasted it,

I just make tons of it for customers. I

love the mild orange flavor of the bread

mingled with the tart cranberry. No wonder

people order it all the time.

I also made Red Velvet for the first time

this holiday season because people

requested it. Boy is it good! The bright

red color kind of put me off, but the flavor

is so good. Just a hint of chocolate with a

nice tang from the vinegar in the batter

and the cream cheese frosting. It now has

a spot in my keeper notebook.

I ordered this book out of curiosity. I had

read somewhere that it was interesting

because it talks about how trends get

started, why certain things become

fads, etc. So far it is fascinating just

reading about people types and how

they affect everybody's lives, whether

we know it or not.

My daughter and I went and saw Avatar

and Sherlock Holmes while we were

alone. Avatar was incredible and I am

sure it was even better in 3D, but

we don't have that here. My favorite

parts were the glowing lights in

the darkness. It was just so cool

looking and made me wonder if that

is how Heaven will be.

Sherlock Holmes was O.K., but I

would have been just as happy to

rent it on DVD. It was just a little

too far removed from the books

for my liking. I mean, Sherlock

Holmes fist fighting? Please...