Topsy-turvy cake

Here's my journey to make the HARDEST CAKE EVER.

My first attempt....not so good...

This cake only LOOKS like it's off balance, but each cake is actually sitting flat on the other cake. It was quite challenging, and it took me 5 nights to actually complete.

Here it is put together and frosted. It had to go back in fridge to let the frosting set.

Here it is frosted AND decorated...

Final product (drum roll, please)....

Now, the whole point in making this cake was to do a practice run before Jilian's birthday party. However, after having done this cake, I don't think I want to do it again!

Christmas in Tulsa

Okay, so to continue our Christmas festivities, we went to good ole' Tulsa, Oklahoma to visit KayKay and Grandpa. On our way there (just after the "Christmas Eve Blizzard of 2009") we saw the highway littered with stranded cars, stuck in the snow. By the way, we took two cars so that the Donovan family could leave early and go back to work. Janie, me and the kids were in her Expedition, and the boys and the dog were in my Tahoe....guess who got the short end of THAT stick? Anyway, we drove 200 miles and got stuck 200 yards from their house trying to get up the GIANT hill. We finally ended up having someone tow us up the rest of the way....

So, since we couldn't let the Tahoe OR the Expedition leave the house, we ALL (9 of us) piled in KayKay and Grandpa's car that had snow tires everywhere we went.....Oh, they had SO much snow!We did some more present opening....We even had a bow emergency....One of my favorite parts of the day was getting to 'use' KayKay and Grandpa's new SLR camera (of which I'm now saving all my 'bow money' for). Thanks KayKay and Grandpa!

We even got to go sledding down this really big hill....

Doesn't this picture look like it belongs in a magazine?!Uncle Tim....Brad....So, when we decided to leave, it tooks us about an hour to finally get out of their neighborhood. We kept getting stuck and had to push the car. Oh, it was not fun. But we finally made it home! Thank goodness! We can't wait to go back next year!

Goldilicious

Must have been a really good book....