Phase 1: The addition update

It’s been almost a month since they started working on the addition so I though it was time for an update! Last I blogged they had finished putting up the foundation walls. Then came the cap and eventually the framing. We had rented a lift to finish painting the garage so I went up about…

My cupcake adventure… Prep: Part 1 The Cake Pops

With all the ideas from my Pinterest page to inspire me, I made my plan. Here is part 1. 1. Figure out how to make, roll, dip and decorate cake pops. At first glance cake pops seemed simple enough. It’s just a tiny ball of rolled cake, dipped in something to coat it and then…

My cupcake adventure: The beginning…

Shortly after my niece Mikall got engaged she asked if I would make the dessert for her wedding. She’s a cupcake lover and had fallen in love with a vanilla bean cupcake that I had made for her sister’s bridal shower.How could I say no? Right?Of course I said yes, I was honored!We were going…

The garage gets painted…

With the attic reno on hold because of Steve’s shoulder I was looking for another project we (or mostly me) could do. I decided to paint the garage! The garage construction was actually completed in late February and because the Hardi Board & Batten Siding was primed, it bought us some time before we had…

Steve’s shoulder injury…

Steve developed right shoulder pain a couple of months ago while insulating the attic. In the sloped areas, he had to lay on his back and work over his head to place the attic insulation (my very own Michelangelo!) and after weeks of doing that, his shoulder was really sore. I was pretty certain it…