Sweet

Thursday already. The weeks go too fast. I'm slightly frustrated today by the number of projects going on. I bought a new website that's waiting for attention. My look needs a makeover because I'm over the cupcake. For as much as I love them, I'm tired of it in the logo. And as a side note, I will send a happy surprise to ANYONE who can recommend a GOOD CUPCAKE STORE IN THIS TOWN THAT DELIVERS. And doesn't do janky frosting. And who doesn't charge $100. I thought I'd found one. But they haven't been reliable for deliveries. Even if you know a place online where I can have them shipped??? PLEASE LET ME KNOW. I have been literally searching for years.

And speaking of more "treats" that have become a pain in my ass. The ice cream truck...in all of it's Beaver-Cleaver glory. How fun it was the FIRST time it rolled down our street. And the second. Maybe even the third. UNTIL we became part of it's PERMANENT ROUTE. Now EVERY NIGHT around 7:00, here it comes. Singing that eerie, flat, carousel music. The same one that plays right before the dolls slaughter the town. It's also the one that takes my children from a perfectly normal state of BRUSHING THEIR TEETH, to SCREAMING AT THE TOP OF THEIR LUNGS FOR ICE CREAM ICE CREAM ICE CREAM! Then they hurl themselves at the door, maniacly demanding money. Like sugar-junkie-muggers, "QUICK! QUICK! HE'S GOING TO LEAVE HE'S GOING TO LEAVE HURRY HURRY HURRY QUICK!!! Until I dash all their hopes by telling them that Ice Cream is from the devil. And that I'm pretty sure the driver was on last week's Dateline: To Catch A Predator. (kidding) Yet I'm totally serious. I hate the ice cream truck. As if bed time is not hard enough. Oh, and adding insult to injury...a popsicle is now $73. If you want chocolate, you better bring your letter from the bank to prove financing.

Alright, I've bashed on sweets enough for one day.  This one's for my mom. She sent Annie the cutest baking set for her birthday a few weeks ago. I think she's trying to indoctrinate at least one person in our family to learn how to cook. Thank you Nana! We miss you!

Comments

[Stephanie]

Try searching the blog of these cupcake experts : http://cupcakestakethecake.blogspot.com

[Amanda]

I've never tried these cupcakes but they look amazing! And I love the very cute (and patented) container idea! http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5235881

[Ma']

Ev-er-y syl-la-ble of this en-try was HI-LAR-I-OUS!!!!
Then there's handsome Chance in his bare-feet. So Maui-esk!
And Annie... I rarely am please with the stuff I choose,
or cash I send at birthdays. This one, however... bullseye!

I love your life!

[Chasity]

oh, that evil, evil ice cream truck. it hits my house at 3:09. The kids get off the bus at 3:08. I have one minute to corral them down the street and shove them in the house while shouting "HOW WAS YOUR DAY??! WHAT DO YOU MEAN I'M YELLING? I'M JUST SO EXCITED TO SEE YOU!" hoping that I drown out the sound of the that horrid carasol music. gir, i am so with you!~

[Shannon]

Hey girl - these aren't cheap, but they're less than $100.
http://www.williams-sonoma.com/products/sku5108683/index.cfm?pkey=cfodcak&ckey=fodcak

[Shannon]

Maile,
Here's one more!
http://thecupcakediva.com/home

I know you know how to google and probably already have, but I was a bored!

[Mamas boys....]

Lucky Ducky..we don't get the ice cream truck in our way-to-far-away-gated-10 miles more to our house from the front gate- house...we don't get pizza dilvery ethier..sucks, hugh!!! Anyway, one more reason to move back in town, well 2 if you're counting ice cream AND pizza..(both very neccessary)..Love Annie's baking hat and gloves etc..so cute..I love the pic of her looking into the oven. adorable

[Christina LeMarr]

Girl I fell out of my chair reading about the killer dolls! But at the same time I'm like "Right??!!!"
As yummy as the junk the truck is, it just has that oompa-loompa vibe!

[Jen Heffel]

Yeah, the ice-cream WOman can SUCK IT!
I was the same as you....it was so exciting at first and I love to see the kids get so excited. (You know, growing up on Interstate Marlow Road, the ice-cream truck didn't make the rounds too often.) And then she kept coming and it wasn't so "exciting" anymore. To make matters worse, since we "lived" on a hill in WA, we would hear her for like an hour before she made it to our house. I do have to say the poor lady was probably broke, with that much warning ALL the moms on the block would lock the kids up before she reached us.

OH AND I have always been a fan of the cupcake and can I say holy batman poop, there are some AWESOME cupcakes on that blog!!!

[Khara Plicanic]

So, when are you going to syndicate yourself a humor column? Seriously!

[mallory]

I'm sorry to hear about the cupcakes. The ones you had delivered were great. DId you try the cake shop?
I love the ice-cream story, you are way too funny

[allison]

Hi,
I just found your gorgeous blog so I had to stop in and say hello! Come say hi on Petit Elefant sometime.
Be well,
Allison

[Jana]

Ohmygosh Girl, you had me totally cracking up talking about the ice cream truck! Thankfully that thing has steered far away from our neighborhood so far this year.

[double v]

I feel the same way about the ice cream man. I am serioulsy waiting for Datline to do a story on him. Julia has that same cooking outfit. Your kids are so Maile and JAson combination platters! I love it. I get sad when i see them cause you are so far away. Move back then i can quite work and we can hang yo.
Love you
VV

[Rachel Brooke]

Yummmy! In Austin they have a bus that makes these delicious cupcakes....it's dangerous! haha

[Danielle]

Forget the brownies...I could just eat her up! She's adorable. Can I borrow her? I wanted a little girl, but I ended up with three boys. LOL

[Kat Willcox]

I hear you about the ice cream truck. It is kinda brutal. I can tell that the one that drives by us that it is his last "hit" of the day, so he barely even slows down. That just adds to the stress. I want to find out where they live and play bad music and taunt their children with ice cream, that will teach em' :)
Your pictures Rock, thanks for sharing them!