Thursday, June 23, 2011

When a child is born, so is a parent. When that parent is born, so is their inner child

There is nothing like puddle jumping to bring out your inner child.  Its funny how when you children are small you find yourself doing things that at one point would have been incredibly embarrassing almost mortifying (singing in public bathrooms,  running around in the front yard in some of you least flattering clothing playing in the sprinklers, making random animal noises anywhere and everywhere  ext....) and for some reason it just feels so natural, because it makes them smile, it helps them learn and grow.  I think truly it makes you smile, learn and grow too.  And why not?! act a fool, be silly, get dirty, be loud in a few years everything you do will be embarrassing to them anyhow, gotta live it up now while your crazy is funny and not just that.....crazy.   I mean really, I might as well save my money now, clothes that stay clean and nice are practically non existent for a stay at home mom of a toddler and a newborn and in my case a Marine :) I can be the frumpy, second hand mom of a toddler.  But god forbid I be the disheveled mother (at this point I will be her MOTHER...say it in your head with some sass) of a tween...I mean her world would just end right :)  I dont look forward to those days, and pray that I raise her to know that its not the clothes you wear, the car you drive or the money in your pocket that makes you the person your are.  However I can not dictate societies influence, even though I would like to, as my dad would say "head for the hills" with my kids and keep them innocent and pure. I have kind of gotten off point though.  Being a parent, it means learning from your parents, and being a child again yourself.  Getting to do all the things that you wanted to do a kid with your own and doing all the things that you loved to do with your parents as parents.  I have grown a whole new prospective on life, of myself, on parenting and every day it is changing.  I talk to my mother and my grandma just about every day, even if it is just for a few minutes it feels good to just touch base.  When we talk I feel just a little less adult, its nothing that they say or do, nothing demeaning about the conversation just something inside me that understands that no matter how many bills I pay, children I have or miles away I live, I will still be their little girl.  I like that feeling, that knowing that in someones eyes I still hold that innocence that I strive to keep in my own children.  Even more so I like being that dirt ridden little girl in her best patten leather shoes digging in the mud, making mud pies and building lean to's in the woods.   I see it in my husband too. The child that resides in him...words cant even express how it make me feel. I wish we would have been childhood friends, because if he was anything like the kid he acts like, he would have been one heck of a play date!

Friday, June 17, 2011

So here is to making it count.

Strawberry Lemonade Cupcakes
 Modified version of Cupcakes found on Cheeky and Trig's Blog

1 Package of Strawberry Cake Mix (I used Pillsbury)
3 eggs
2/3 cup water
1/3 cup plus 1/4 cup frozen pink lemonade, thawed, divided
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
red food coloring to your liking
5 cups sifted powdered sugar
1/3 cup butter, softened



preheat to 350
Beat cake mix, eggs , water 1/3 cup concentrate
Bake 16 to 20 minutes of until toothpick comes out clean.
Cool for five minutes, remove and let finish cooling.
For Icing
Beat 4c powdered sugar, butter and remaining 1/4 cup concentrate in medium bowl with electric mixer at medium speed. Beat in food coloring to your liking. Add the remaining 1 C of powdered sugar until you reach the consistency that you desire for you icing. 
Spread frosting over cupcakes.
Garnish with candies, straws, sprinkles, just get your creative on :)

Well I guess I am going to start this blogging thing :)  I love the idea and have been toying around with it for awhile.  But what to blog about? My kids, my crafts,my baking, my hubby, I guess it will be life in general.  This should be fun!