Bake-a-thon with myself...

Today is my bake-a-thon with myself.
Why? Because I feel like it.
Well, I had high hopes for my day of baking.
So far it has been a half failure, half deliciousity.

I made 2 batches of pumpkin chocolate chip muffins
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Pumpkin-Chip-Muffins/Detail.aspx
(I added 1 cup apple sauce, 1/2 oil)
and they are moist and delicious.
Perfect to take to work tomorrow!

I also attemped to make banana pudding for Brian's coworker/friend
he is always asking for banana pudding with merigue.
And since he was so helpful with the grand am broke down,
I decided to make it for him.
For some reason my pudding wouldn't thicken.
So I added more flour and it still wouldn't
So I decided to add another egg yolk, bad idea, what was I thinking?
It turned all chunky and gross
and I have to decide if I am going to try again or just give up.

On other news, I was a budgetting machine last night.
We are trying to new method, in the hopes to save more and be more responsible.

In more news, we just finished watching the John Adams HBO series.
It was super good and I highly recommend it.

Last piece of news, while I was making the muffins
I looked over and Potter was cuddled on the couch
With her head on my Joy of Cooking.
By the time I got the camera, she had moved but it was so cute!

Time to go make some snickerdoodles, lasagna and maybe some more banana pudding.

Everybody is Workin' for the Weekend Again!

I am eating animal crackers dipped in peanut butter,
missing Illinois and family,
with a dog cuddling on me,
watch the vice presidential debate,
thanking everything that is good on earth that it is FRIDAY TOMORROW!!!!

I think Biden has such a winning smile.

My job...
I can honestly say, that I don't like my job right now.
I feel like I work so hard everyday but I get no where.
By nature, I am a hard worker
In a job like this, I work my heart out
and it makes my heart hurt.
I am frustrated and stuck and I don't know where to go from here.
I know that I could get promoted in a couple months but I am just not sure where I would want to go. I don't think I would make a good counselor, I can listen but I am not a good advice giver.

Let's take a vote, what should I do with my life?
(besides be a stay at home mom with Potter)
AHHH!!???!!

And so it begins...

Hello party people!
I am in a delectable good mood!

IT IS SATURDAY!
and we are watching the office and I am organizing our cleaning day.

I love to make lists.

I am also going to make pumpkin chocolate chip muffins to welcome fall.

I only have three complaints:
1. I want a kitten
2. My stomach hurts
3. We are on a no nonsense budget (to recover from the car $$)

Good thing I am not a complainer (ha!)

Bad Bad News...

The Grand Am died today.
And forever will be dead.

I am so stressed out.

And I want to go home.


***EDIT EDIT EDIT***

Do you believe in resurrection?
I do.
The Grand Am is alive and kicking.
After quite a few tears and fears,
and even more phone calls.
It can be fixed!
For a medium amount of $$$.

Now if only my insides would be fixed.

In addition...

I loathe Mondays.

Goodnight for real, enough avoiding the work week.

One more thing...

IS BACK TOMORROW!

I am turning into a tv junky (yuck?)

I just ate 4 pickles and a large glass of simply orange, orange juice (which I totally recommend).

Goodnight!

I am watching football?

(I strongly dislike football)

Well, today was an awesome day.
All I did was lay on the deck on our comfy chairs and read a book
I always get sad when books are done.

I have a large cold sore.
(I think it is from stress, from work)
I had a slight meltdown at work on friday.
I had to go to the bathroom and compose myself.
Good news, I had a review on Fri and I did really well.
My new game plan and to work my hardest so I can promoted out asap.

Saturday, Brian and I went to Spring Arbor.
We visited with my sister Julie and her family and then took Brian's cousin's out to eat.
It was so weird to be on campus.
I kept looking for people I knew but it brought back a lot of good memories.
Mainly, it made me miss my friends from college (and k-8).
Another weird thing, my sister's old house is now a k house.
How things change.

I don't want the weekend to end.