No Fridge, No Oven, No Cook Top!!!

I didn't keep kids today so I was eager to work on my "to do list" before the reunion.  I love making myself a list.  It makes me feel good to mark things off my list.  I have even written things on my list I already have done just so I can mark something off (not even joking).  That's a little bit ridiculous, but it true.  If I don't make myself a list then the days sneak up on me and I have too much to do to get done in time.  These lists keep my head straight.  I think it has something to do with almost 4 years of either being pregnant or nursing.  Your brain doesn't work right during these times.  When your nursing they suck your brain!  When your pregnant... I don't know what happens but you can't think straight.  It's the truth!  Everyone says so!  There is no medical reasoning to prove this but, it's for real!!!!

Anyway, back to my list.  I had a few things that I knew I could mark off this week.  One of which is "bake the cakes".  I am making 3 cakes for the weekend.  My plan was to bake one cake three days in a row and get them in the freezer.  On Monday, I couldn't bake because my eggs, and sour cream were at my brother's house because my refrigerator quit on Saturday.  Luckily it was fixed by the end of the day on Monday!  On Tuesday, I decided to go ahead and bake the vanilla cakes.  I baked that set and put them in the freezer.  On Wednesday, I was going to bake but my oven and cook top went out the night before when I had it on self clean.  Yes, you heard me right!  Fridge went out on Saturday, and oven and cook top went out on Tuesday night.  Luckily the oven is still under warranty but they told me, in this huge area I live in (called the METROPLEX), no service men could come out to fix it until September, 4th.  Are you kidding me.  I can't cook, or bake!  This is crazy!!!  So, after 50 phone calls and a really snappy lady named Tina, I think it will be fixed before the 4th.  Still don't know the date yet, but it's supposed to be sooner.  Sheesh!!!  So, today is Thursday and I need to focus on my list.  I am two cakes behind.  Luckily, my awesome neighbor said I could run the cakes across the street to bake.  So I whipped them up and carried them to her house to bake.  Approximately 43 minutes later they were ready and I carried them back to my house to cool and put in the freezer.  The strawberry is done and all I lack now is the lemon cake.  I think I will use Patricia's oven again tomorrow!  So nice of her to let me make her house smell yummy and watch the cakes go out the door!

These are the same ingredients I used for the cake I posted a week ago.  

It makes such a fluffy batter!  Make sure you scrape the bowl before you pour the batter into the pans.  Oh, and this is actually my favorite spatula of my collection.  It pink glitter!  I love it!

Here are the cakes back from the neighbors house!

Also, on my list was "work on banner"!  I was waiting on some of my family to email me pictures so I could print them at CVS up the street.  Gozno picked those up for me yesterday so I was ready to start working on it again.  It really is going to be neat!  I think my Nana and Papa will be surprised.  Looking at all the old pictures of my family brings back so many wonderful memories.  I am so very blessed to have the family I do.  I have special memories with each person.  Just makes me so excited to see everyone this time next week.  It will be crazy, but very fun!

Here are some of the pieces I worked on for the banner.  I'm excited to put it all together!