Bunnies are here! (almost)

They still need bows and closing and cello, but the bulk of them are done! Phew! Madness, I tell you, madness! You want one now right? I will be updating the shop by Monday. You can pre-order them from me here if ya like, the cost is a little less since there are no extra fees but these bunnies are sooo perfect and will last much longer than the real chocolate deal. No tummy aches, no cavities, just pure handmade goodness!

I'm baking biscuits right now to surprise the mister with breakfast since I've been up before the sun even thought about it. Soon, I will be off for some breakfasting with a very special leap year gal! Happy Birthday Leets!

Oh what a Mornin'

It really was too delightful to wake up and start the day. How could I when it was warm enough for the window to be open and all the birds were out chirp, chirp, twittering away? The cat did not attempt to sleep on my head or hip or feet and it was just cool enough to lay there daydreaming and dozing. I am so glad I changed out the flannel pillowcases for something a little sunnier. I can't wait for spring to be sprung!

I never got back on track yesterday for all that I have to do, but I did manage to free the printed bunnies from their long line of fabric and most got their backing fabric matched to them. Today I will put the machine to work and then plop myself in front of the tellie-fridge and watch some cheesy chick-flick or perhaps I'll have me a Gilmore Girl's marathon (ya gotta love birthday gifts!). The funky pain which may be some sort of allergy related thing (I really hope, hope, hope not) is finally fading so I'm pretty sure I'll be downward-dogging it in a few days. And now I must chow down on the magic smoothie and not too pretty (my fault) oatmeal that the mister left for me this morning when I swore to hime I was getting up just as he was leaving oh about three hours ago. Eeps! Oh and how dorky am I that I am excited to do laundry today because I can hang them out to dry? Yay for sunny weather!

I'm still celebrating!

How could I not when I have all this eye candy to look at here. The mister baked me a toffee cupcake from this cookbook. I don't think it was actually very toffee flavored but it was pretty darn yummy. I do believe we will bake these again. We used a dark chocolate bar that arrived in the mail from a flickr friend and the combination of brown sugar, honey and chocolate was divine. Dark chocolate is growing on me, more and more each day. And, since I'm not much of a frosting person, we used whipped cream on top. Now that is something I can sink my teeth into. They're even good without anything on top. but I suppose that is how baked goods are. All that butter, sugar and sweetness, how can it be bad? Oh wait, here's how...I adore merengue cookies. It was one of the first recipes my mamos taught me when I was a little girl. They were like magic. How could and egg become this? How could something lighter than air taste so dreammy? Don't they look dreamy? The lavender food color swirling about, the fresh lavender buds taking a dive into the sweetness? A dozen or so dollops onto the parchment paper and I was tap dancing for some goodness. And then, the waiting, waiting, waiting. Oh how I waited. I got myself all in a "mood" for these cookies. I put on a lovely pair of olive green leggings and wrapped myself up in the softest navy blue dress and then I curled up on the sofa with a cup of jasmine tea and a viewing of one of my all time childhood favorite flicks, Shirley temple's Little Princess. I wrapped myself up in a charcoal gray blanket as witch-baby curled up on my lap for a snooze and I waited. I waited and watched and waited and cried at the poor treatment our little princess received. I cried at the magnificent feast the neighbor brought to the girls and I bawled only like Margaret O'brien could when Sarah found her father but he didn't remember her. I cried, I sniffled, I sobbed and I waited for those darn cookies to dry themselves out. And then I remembered, "Oh crap!" that I had left the oven ON, yikes! I rushed to the kitchen tripping over the cat, slipping on the blanket knocking over the now-cold tea, grasping the waistband of my slipping off leggings. I opened the oven door to find a dozen dry, brittle no-longer-lavender blobs of merengue. I lifted one up off the parchment and it felt like a merengue should so I took a bite and then shook my head. Oh Jessica, I thought. You are a dolt. They may have been ugly but had I bothered to put sugar in them they may have been good. Note to self. Always use a timer and always add a least a little sugar.

The (Birthday) Week in Review: Feb. 18-24

I really need to get some crafty pics up, which means I really need to get some crafting done. The busy-ness of the last few weeks is finally catching up with me. I need a LONG break! For now, I'll dazzle you with this photo collage.

It was an extra special busy kind of week. I made it to yoga twice last week (but not today) and got a whole lotta visiting done. My birthday weekend was just dandy and probably would have been better had I not had a funky reaction to something I ate. I'm still hurting, literally but you don't all need to know about that. I'm behind on returning phone calls, sorry Sis! I'm behind on swap packages, sorry Sash! I'm behind, behind, behind on so many things but I have GOT to finish up a homework assignment I have no clue to do and I have GOT to get some Coco Bunnies in the shop. This week is gonna be a whopper! Wish me luck! Oh and if you wanted one of my Valentine's Day mixes, I need your address, even if you think I have it because who knows where in this tiny, messy casa it is.

Here's my birthday recap in a nutshell:

The day before my birthday I had a playdate with these ever fabulous ladies. We went here and ate here and had oodles of fun. On Saturday, we had a yummy brunch with my good friends here. Then we trekked here for some fun looking about. Afterwards we headed here for supper and then the mister and I looked all over town for a working one of these to no avail. We compromised and took a different photo instead and then on Sunday we hung out with this lady and the mister made me this cupcake and we watched this to the sound of the blimp and the helicopters not three miles away from the real deal. Other than the icky pain, it was a great weekend and now I have homework to do.

Birthday! Birthday!

Wishing you all a very merry UN-Birthday! We're off for a who-knows-what kind of day. Happy birthday to me!

Photobooth Friday: C H I L L Y

We tried oh so hard to get the letters to show! Click here for more info on our day.

Photobooth madness can be found here and here.

Happy Day!