actually, it was only a one box cake.  a funfetti cake.  i just squatted (i love that word) down and leaned in really close to the cake and it made it look gi-normous compared to babyhead.

and the icing, well, long story kinda shorter… it started out plain white whipped out of a container and then i needed extra so my honey made up a recipe to add to it.  but it was kinda crazy around here (big surprise) and he forgot and put the egg yolks in it, not just the whites.  since we’re a bit shy of salmonella, he then boiled it to kill off anything.  and we hoped it would gel again.  but not really.  so i just poured it over the top and called it volcano cake.  oh, and we always color our icing with food coloring.  and we don’t go easy with it, just like our pancakes.

k.t.:  the potatoes froze well, but i had baked them with all the stuff mixed in, wrapped them and then microwaved or rebaked them when we were ready to eat.  they did fine.  the onions - i chop them and stick ‘em in a ziplock.  i only use them in recipes, so they do fine also.  and i would love to do a recipe exchange blog.  if we do, would all the rest of y’all be interested in posting your own or at least linking some of your other posts with your recipes in them?

lisa:  yes, i think i’m still interested in the homeschool convention.  are you going to be around?

david and others:  yes, the doggy has a name.  he belonged to my mom and she had the very cool name meko yuma for him, calling him meko.  but because we’re goof balls we decided to rename him to fit into our ridiculous family.  i voted for mr. roboto.  i got voted out.  i think bilbo baggins it will be.  bilbo just kinda fits him.

yes, i am aware of the california homeschooling craziness.  are you?  get informed, if you’re not already.  i initially was pretty concerned, but after researching it, i’m a little calmer.  they’re handling it well and they’re in good hands.  we’ll just keep a close eye on it.

with the chicken broth, i poured it into ice trays and when it was frozen popped them out and stuck them in a big ziplock.  now i can grab just the amount i want in a recipe, it thaws quickly and i don’t have to chip off the big block.

mandy:  i know i already talked to you, but others may be wondering.  the shirts said “my parents are exhausted”, i got them at wal-mart for $4.95. 

jill:  first weekend in april’s great. 

megan:  first weekend in april?

did i miss any others?  you would think i could email or even call you people, but i fail at such friend things.  sorry.