Good news: Steve has been offered a contract position with -- who else -- the company who recently laid him off! They need someone for roughly 100 hours to write content for the Iams account, and Steve is happy to do it. I think it's a great testimony to his ability that, although the company had to make cuts, they think enough of his work to have him back for a short-term gig. It'll be at least a couple of weeks worth of work; although the contract position comes without benefits, it does come with a higher hourly rate than he was making before, so we'll call it even for now. Either way, it's more than the government pays!
Friday is the last day of school with students. I'm so glad to be almost through my first year as an administrator. Some of you have heard me say that I'm definitely ready for my "re-do" year to start (although not before I enjoy some summer).
The picture below is of the gifts Sara will be giving to her teachers at school (you can imagine her excitement). I found the pots at Michael's for $2.99 and picked up some begonias at Home Depot for the bargain price of $1.28 each. I think they turned out pretty cute!
Tonight I experimented with a new dessert recipe: Lemon Cake Balls. If you are a 12-year-old boy or if any part of your brain sometimes behaves like one, you may laugh at that name. Apparently cake balls are sort of a new trend ... have you heard that? Anyway, I had wanted to make Red Velvet Cake Balls, but Kroger had no Red Velvet cake mix, if you can believe that. Here's what I discovered about cake balls: they are time consuming and messy and a little tricky for a non-baking-expert like me, but a fun treat nonetheless. All in all, I think they turned out well. The real test will be when my co-workers taste-test them tomorrow at the event that is requiring me to bring a dessert in the first place. I may or may not claim to having made them, depending on the reaction. Yes, the sprinkles are ISU colors (thanks, Leigh ... yep, I still have them. Do sprinkles go bad?).
And this is for those of you who check this blog for no other reason than to see Sara's sweet face. I just L-O-V-E her to pieces!
5 comments:
I love cake balls, but I love Sara more. The end.
Ditto what Allison said =) And no, sprinkles don't go bad, I think I've used the same ones for the past 2 Christmases! YAY for Steve even if it is just short term.
I totally laughed at cake balls. i don't know what that says about me. And how great about a job for Steve, even if it is not permanent!!!
I made some cake balls for Easter. My cousins loved them! Here is a good site if you are ever inspired to make more of them www.bakerella.com Sara is looking so cute. I hope to meet her this summer!
Toni
My Sara is adorable!!!
she just gets cuter everyday.
I love that baby too!!!
Love Grandma B.
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