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Hi Sista!  I'm having a CA day.  OH man.... we hit a hot streak.  40's and rain over the weekend to wake up to a sunshine filled day (with some crazy wind, thanks NE) high 75.  Oh yeah, it was AMAZING!!!!!  And tomorrow only gets warmer, I can't wait.  Now all I need is a pedicure and some new flips to make my spring transformation!
Things I love lately.... HULU Plus.  Say it with me.. Hallelujah.. it really is amazing.  I am starting to catch up on all my favorite shows.  Brand new babies!!!  Thanks G-man family!  I got my baby fix for almost a whole hour. They just brought home a little baby boy from the hospital yesterday and I got to just snuggle bug with the new bundle. Oh how I miss baby smell.  There is just nothing like it.  While C and G-man (that's been his nickname since C and he were best friends in kindergarten.. yep a LONG time, since we are all turning a the big 3-0 this year) played football with the munchkins outside I sat with his wife and new baby... and then paced with the baby while new mama got some much needed sleep.  Oh how I LOVE BABIES!!!!!!

Okay Okay. I know I am supposed to talk about what I'm cooking up lately, I just am so easily distracted.  I've got a good one for you.  What do kids like the most?  I'll tell you, chocolate.  So I got the best idea.  Make chocolate "fondue", use pudding instead of melted chocolate.  So I whipped up some chocolate pudding and an array of things to dip with.  Strawberries, pineapple, marshmallows and then I thought we need just one more thing, POUND cake.  So I dug through the cabinet and pulled out the 1970s cookbook.  Loaf cake, sounds interesting, few ingredients, perfect.  I got Quinnie Poo right on it (so there was flour flying everywhere, and when I wasn't looking someone was dipping her little tiny 3 yr old fingers into the butter-sugar mixture, when does that not happen).  Here's the recipe.  I have to say the more I bake the more I enjoy my concoctions much more than those ready made buy at your grocery store things.  You should try this recipe, its a keeper.

Little One would absolutely love "dipping" her dessert into pudding.  I couldn't fool the boys with the whole chocolate fondue thing.  Apparently they remember this really cool chocolate fountain thing that Grandma has.. well Buffalo said "umm this looks like pudding" yeah yeah, okay well at least it tasted good right.  Well they had 2nd helpings tonight again.  So it couldn't have been to bad, I thought it tasted delicious.  Totally hit the spot.  Yummo!

Well I'm sleepy and I'm trying to catch up on Revenge (oh how I love you Hulu).  Catch you later.. oh yeah tomorrow should be in the 80s.  YEAH!!!!  Love you mucho!