Flying by

I have been feeling pretty exhausted all week. Late nights, not being able to sleep and early mornings.... hopefully I will be able to catch up a little this weekend. Next week is goiing to be BUSY.

Tonight is the annual Santa Claus parade. We are going to walk down to the office and watch it from the front steps. I think we might walk downtown and check out the retail shops (they are open till 11pm!)

I'm trying to think about what to have for supper.... something fast and easy. Leftovers might be the way to go. But there isn't that much. I'll have a look when I get home at lunch to see some options. The parade starts at 6:20....

Darren surprised me on Tuesday and made chocolate chip cookies. He felt bad for using the wrong attachment on the mixmaster for the cookie dough. He knows what they are all for now. He said he thought about calling me and asking but wanted to surprise me instead.

I dislike the wind very much. It seems like it's been more windy this year. I guess it won't be so bad if I had the option to drive to work. Darren doesn't have a truk anymore so he needs to drive the car to work. I am glad though that it isn't snowing that wouldn't be very much fun.

A new week

Confession!!

I ate a donut this morning as a morning snack... I know, I know... what was I thinking!! I have planned the rest of my day around that yummy donut. I can't remember the last time I actually ate one......hmmmm......

Weigh in this morning was the same as last week. I am okay with that. I didn't over eat and didn't under eat. I was able to enjoy some new yummy dishes.

I made baked spring rolls from the Companies Coming Light Cooking. They tasted pretty good. I wish I could figure out the sauce they use in the restaurants with the bits of carrots is. (if anyone knows please let me know!) The spring rolls were easier to make than I initially thought, though they did take a little while to roll. I would make them again, maybe without turmeric.

I also made a phyllo apple dessert (since I had left over phyllo dough). The filling was apples, tapioca, brown sugar and lemon juice. Wrapped in a phyllo dome. It tasted pretty good as well. (from the same cookbook)

I have made red velvet cupcakes for cake decorating class. They aren't really red, more brownish red, but they look yummy. Hopefully the decorating class helps make them look beautiful!

I'm going home tonight and icing the cupcakes and getting them ready for tomorrow. I am also going to separate the icing into different containers so I can add colors to them (Black, copper and extra color of my choosing)

A little Scarey!

Last night there was a shooting a block from my house. I heard sirens but the police station is a couple blocks away so I don't usually pay to much attention. The guy that was shot was sent in Stars helicopter to Calgary and passed away this afternoon. He was 26. The rumor is that there were drugs involved.

Then a poor client of ours lost her husband last year and this year her son is in the hospital in critical condition. Friday the 13th is not a good day for her. My heart goes out.

It makes one think that it doesn't matter where you are or who your are anything can happen.