Cupcakes

I was nosing around the interwebs and came across some cupcake piping videos and of course I was very eager to try it out!  Since I just happened to have a $3 off $10 coupon for Bulk Barn, I decided to grab a few Wilton tips and made some cupcakes to decorate!  Perfect timing too since I had to get rid of a few browning bananas so I made chocolate banana cupcakes and whipped up a batch of vanilla buttercream.  Not bad a job even if I say so myself...

My first chrysanthemum piping job!

 Carrots too!

Next up, roses...

Pull a 180, Why Don't We?

Hmm, weird.  This past week, CLM managed to give me 2 nights of 4 hours sleep, then reverted to waking up every 2.5-3 hours again, then gave me 6 hours last night!  Talk about roller coaster sleep habits...sheesh.  Then again, he fussed so much last night he must have overtired himself.

Speaking of roller coasters, I can't figure out this weather of ours.  Twenties one day, single digits the next, then SNOW?!?  Yah, no.

文生's dad came to visit for a couple of weeks and brought over お菓子 and くじら from Japan!  Ooooh, how I miss JP!  I can't say the same about the whale though.  I can still remember the beefy texture and fishy taste from 6+ years ago when mui and I went to Osaka.  Bleh.

I've been frequenting Broadon quite a bit lately (so it seems) and today, I couldn't help but pick up a couple of scripts to fill.  Oh, how it brought back so many memories :D yet it reminds me of how long it's been since I've left because I have no clue what the new drugs are for, LOL.

and for the first time ever, I was tested for farsightedness.  Meaning, well yes, I'm getting old :(

Yet another CLM dominated page, aiya~
sek sek!

Red Wine, Me Likes!

Ahh, it's been soooo long (too long, LOL) since I last had a glass of red wine.  OMG, it tasted so good!  Definitely deserved it too!  CLM's been acting up these last few days.  He's been sleeping very little during the day and having so much difficulty falling asleep at night.  Just now, after finally falling asleep for about 5 minutes, he threw up what seems like an entire feed!  Got the entire mattress, covers, his face, hair, neck, body, all covered in tofu flower.  Sigh... not to mention the diaper blowouts too.  Aiya... what a mess.  Poor Curtasee.

 

and then, poor me.  Sigh.

Oooh, Can't Wait!

文生's ten days away from finishing his M.Fin! YES! I can't wait! (neither can he I presume, LOL!)

Ganbatte yo!

Hooked on Starbucks

Lately I've been pretty bad with drinking either Starbucks or bbt constantly. Meaning one or the other every day. Which is bad because 1. it's super expensive and 2. well, the calories have indeed added up. This week has definitely been a very Starbucky kind of week!

Monday: whipped up some sbux inspired apple pies. Teeny tiny, two-bite pies. Just the right amount of delicious!
Tuesday: discovered a recipe for apple pie frappuccino. Better yet, I was brave enough to order it (since it's a custom drink that's not on their menu). OMG, it tastes awesome! Apple pie in a cup! For a venti that's not too sweet, use creme base, add apple juice instead of milk, 2 pumps caramel, 1 pump cinnamon dolce, add whipped cream and a little drizzle of caramel on top. YUM!
Friday: couldn't take my mind off that frappuccino so had one on my way home from visiting the office.
Saturday: met up with Tinlop at Fairview to kill time. Well, there's a sbux conveniently located there ... got Tinlop hooked on it! I just had a peppermint mocha frap since I couldn't have another apple pie frap after telling myself I have to cut back on the sbux JUST THIS MORNING. So much for that idea. Maybe I'll start cutting back tomorrow. LOL! After dinner, Tinlop and I made some more apple pies. I guess I could label today's post hooked on Starbucks AND apple pie!

For all the other missing days (except Sunday as I had a tummy ache), insert bbt. Sigh...

I'mma gettin' fat from all the calories!!