Birthhday Celebration Update . . .

The riverwood birthday celebration for Scott took place Saturday

and it is now in the 2012 family memory book. 

We laughed and visited, told stories of the old days

and enjoyed the "eats" too.

The cake was the anticipated highlight.

Why not, I talked about it enough!

I may have said this before

I don't bake and to be honest,

I don't like it much either. 

51 years ago I baked an angel food cake for

Scott's dad, the first year after we were married. 

Surprise party, many invited . . .

Cake looked gorgeous except for the holes

I was in tears, frantic because guests were arriving

Scott's dad, Gary, went out and purchased his own cake.

I said, never again for me.

Not good at it, don't enjoy it.

Granted, through the years I have thrown a cake together

 in a 9x13 pan but nothing like a two, three layer cake with fancy frosting and trim.

Well I did it, three layers, frosted, and decorated

 With a delightful idea for the top I found here

pause

it is okay

 right now

go ahead

you can say it

YOU DID IT LYNNE

So here is the idea. 

RAZMATAZ

gets the credit. 

I saw the idea on a cake

she was doing for a friends birthday.

step by step

find some photos

print the photos on to photo paper

find a paper to use as a backing

place one of the photos on the paper you choose for backing

make sure the photo faces up and the back paper faces down

glue the photo and the backing together, place a toothpick at the bottom,

leave enough of the toothpick so you can insert the photo in the cake. 

cut around the picture, there you go,

you have a favorite pic/pics for the top of the cake. 

The stock I chose had a rolling I love you throughout. 

I also stamped Happy Birthday in red ink which shows on the back of the figures. 

and here is my 48 year old birthday boy

one more

grandson Jordon and Uncle Scott

daughter in law, Sue

daughter Suzie

mom and first born

And then there was the mishap.

In the midst of it all

as you may have read on the previous post

I caught my finger in one of our bird feeders.

You may have one, or heard about them.

If squirrels try to get bird feed

they have to sit on the ring.

But that is the secret, they are too heavy

and the ring flings them off.

Birds are lighter and have no problem.

      I had a big problem.

I was loading the feeder

and caught my finger in the ring.

I must have applied enough weight to engage the ring,

so the ring went flinging with my finger caught on the side.

Need I say more . . .

I will spare the details.

A couple trips to emergency

and I see an orthopedic doc tomorrow.

Bit of advice,

learning to use both right and left hands

might be a good thing.

I am right handed.

Try blowing your hair dry and holding a brush

cutting food

eating

daily tasks

just saying

the culprit

even with the mishap we had such a great day
happy birthday scott

i love you