So last Wednesday was mom's 71st birthday and Thursday was Zoe's 1st birthday. We celebrated both on Wednesday. Actually, now that I think about it - every day is a celebration for Zoe! I gave her a paper grocery bag tonight - it gave her endless fun. Hours and hours were spent playing with it and sleeping inside of it. That girl can turn anything into gold. I often look at her and realize how simple life could be if we were happier with the smaller, cheaper things in life. I think I might take a paper bag to work tomorrow and place it on my desk and see if I have the best work day ever! I just might...one never knows.
For the birthday I made my very first chocolate cake from scratch. It was soooo easy. Here I have been relying on Betty or Duncan or Dough Boy all these years. No need for them anymore! Here's a picture of the cake. The first picture is better but the second picture shows that it had yellow frosting...
We had a good time. Mom's fabulous friend, Arteen, came over for the birthday supper. We had fish tacos, avocado salad, black beans, corn relish, fresh fruit, and of course...cake!
We also had fresh tortillas - both flour and corn. The beauty of living in Southern California is that you are most likely a 5 minute drive from any tortilleria. Why anyone would buy tortillas at the grocery store is beyond me. You pay half the price and they are always hot and fresh. I sure do love being Mexican. Hee hee...I just eat like one! I tan like one too. Ok - not.
Arteen is not going to appreciate the following picture because she wasn't looking at the camera but I will promise that I will take another pic of her if she wants.
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| Arteen and Mom - 71st bday |
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| Zoe - 1 year old on 7/28/11! |
And last but not least...Roxie was there (of course) and got to wear her brand new sundress! Spaghetti straps and all And here she is...my pretty girl...
The toilet in the master bedroom got fixed. Yay! We girls want The Luigi out of our bathroom! We got it back!
And...big news...I got a brand new microwave and stove/oven. Love them! They are not fancy by any means but they are brand new and so much nicer than the antiques that were in there. And now I can actually turn on my oven and not smell up the house with a horrible gas smell in addition to a loud BANG! Not good.
Learned a lesson today. When you are in a hurry, don't just grab the first pair of underwear out of your drawer. Actually a better lesson would be...THROW AWAY THE OLD STUFF! So I just grabbed some today - probably because of the turquoise color. It was deceiving. This afternoon I stand up at my desk and...drum roll please... the darn undies fell right off of me! They were too big for one and second they were old and the elastic was starting to go. I am so glad that I can usually get such a laugh out of myself because I am certainly wacky sometimes! It was hilarious - these undies bunched up around my feet. I needed a laugh today! And with that embarrassing secret I will say good night all! ♥
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