X-Rated Birthday

It's my baby boy's 16th birthday today!

I always try to make an 'event' out of everything. I spend a lot of time planning & the birthday cake is always so important. I did, over the past years, make a lot of the kid's cakes, but for awhile, found an unbelievable caterer who made the most amazing cakes. One year, when Adam was into Titanic, this lady actually made a 3 dimensional Titanic with the lifeboats & everything sailing into an iceberg made out of marshmallow cream. She's made a life-size computer, complete with keyboard, mouse & monitor for Vaughn once. However, her catering business took off & birthday cakes just didn't fit into her time frame anymore.

I love to make cakes - I love to plan parties. Unfortunately, this year, Adam didn't really want one. He just wanted the family, so I planned his birthday cake & dinner for just the 4 of us. So, last evening I decided to get the baking done. To make a long story short, the cake fell apart when I was taking it out of the pan. It was time for Plan B.

After our annual birthday breakfast before school, I dropped into the bakery of our grocery store. All of the pre-made cakes were covered in icing flowers. When I explained the predicament to the baker, I told her that I wanted a boy's cake. She told me that it was no problem at all - she would have a 'boy's cake' ready by the time he was out of school.

So, after Adam's favorite dinner of pizza & wings:

I proceeded to bring the cake to the table. Vaughn and Amy looked at it & started to laugh. I didn't know what was so funny, until Vaughn pointed out the yellow icing on the cake:

It was shaped like a penis. All I wanted was a 'boy's cake' - Not a cake with boy parts on it. It's no wonder after Adam made a wish & I told him to 'blow', Amy & Vaughn couldn't contain their laughter.

All in all, it was a fun and humorous night - one that won't soon be forgotten!

Have a great evening, everyone. Peace.

What happened to me????

Okay - seriously.... I think I have lost my blogger mojo. Usually when something interesting happens in my life, all I can think of is 'Oh God, I have to blog about this!' - but nothing. I really think I've totally lost my groove.

I figured I'd post about a few things that have happened in the past while because I am so out of the loop - I haven't even been on the computer for about 3 weeks, so I'll be spending the entire evening tomorrow catching up on everyone's lives.... Sorry guys... :o(

Vaughn and I finally had our 'Valentine's Day' a few weeks ago.... He took me to an amazing restaurant, had an amazing dinner. All so absolutely wonderful. He's feeling great - so great I can't even believe it. I've got my husband back! He also got me a new table & chairs that I had been oogling over for the past few months:

When I say 'oogling', I wasn't kidding. Every time this poor man walked into the living room, I would grab the catalogue and flip right to the page & oogle. So, it really came as no surprise to anyone that knows me, that when it was finally all put together, I decided I wasn't crazy about it. But, like I've always said, nothing is permanent.... I can bet the farm that I'll be oogling again over another table before you know it. I know this makes me sound like a terrible bitch, but I'm really not! I have a really hard time spending insane amounts of money on anything in my life, probably for the one reason that I crave change. I love him to death for getting it for me, and I'll love him even more when he buys me another one. Seriously, folks....It's cute....for now....

Amy invited me out for coffee this evening, which was great. We talk every day since she's moved out, and I feel the need to casually invite her over for dinner or drop down to her house just so I can bring her 'care packages'. We had an interesting conversation this evening, though...You see, Amy lives with a lesbian. Amy herself isn't one, even though she's being teased to death about it... This is how it went:

Amy: The more I think about it, the more I don't get it. I can understand guys being gay, but girls? Don't they ever just want sex? I mean, all they have to ever look forward to is a lifetime of foreplay.

Me: I know what you mean! It's kinda like getting ready to eat and knowing that for the rest of your life all you can have is appetizers. Sometimes I want more than just spinach dip.

Amy: I agree! There are just times when you need more than a starter salad...

You get the gist..... Our conversations sometimes draw stares from others, but it's nice to know that someone else is on the same wavelength as me...

My baby boy turns 16 on Tuesday! Where on earth did the time go?

I'll try to post more, I promise - and I'll be catching up on all of your lives tomorrow...

Have a great evening, everyone! Peace

I love coffee. I love art. I love coffee art.

Have a wonderful day, everyone. Peace.

My Daily Rant

I used to love 'American Idol' - back in the day, I would plan my evenings around it. One day, however, it all came to a sudden halt.

In season 4, they had a contestant named Constantine. Normally I think Paula Abdul is a total nut-job, but I was totally on her side for my big huge girlie-crush on this man. When he'd sing, I would actually giggle & blush like a little school girl. Was he a great singer? Not particularly - but what a performer. He'd seduce the camera, with his 'sly-as-a-fox' grin and his 'come hither' eyes. I'd like to say that I'm not an animated person, but the night he got kicked off, I threw the remote at the wall and screamed, "This isn't a competition! It's a goddamn personality contest! This stupid-assed show is rigged! Why don't they let us f***ing Canadians vote? At least we've got some kind of f***ing clue as to what f***ing talent is! Stupid piece of shit show!" My husband, very dryly, looked at me and said, "C'mon honey, don't hold back. Tell us how you really feel". I was in no mood for sarcasm. I vowed never to watch it again.

Amanda is a total "American Idol' junkie. All last season, all I heard about was Chris Daughtry. It drove her crazy that I didn't watch the show and she had nobody to talk about it with. It drove me even more crazy, because I was boycotting it. So, I promised her that I would watch it this time - just so she could share her enthusiasm or disappointment with someone.

So, here I am - having just finished watching the elimination show, and I'm totally bewildered. Seriously, they call Simon, Paula & Randy (whom I despise with an infinite passion) judges. They're not judges!!!! They are simply people who sit there and give their opinions every week. They have no say as to who stays and who doesn't.

Why aren't Canadians allowed to vote??? I'm 1 month into this show and I can feel my remote-holding hand start to shake. They're eliminating some real talent & they're keeping some really awful singers who are clearly out of their league. I wish I hadn't started watching now, but now I can't stop... Amanda, I'm so mad at you.

Have a great evening, everyone. Peace.