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A Little of This, A Little of That

Enjoy these random pictures from the last few days!

I made this layered mocha cheesecake for our spring salad supper at church last week!  It was beautiful, but when I cut into it, it was a little gooey inside.  I should have baked it longer.  It didn't affect the taste, though.  Delicious!!  The crust is Oreo cookies, followed by a layer of chocolate cheesecake, followed by a layer of mocha cheesecake, and finished off with a chocolate glaze.

Our girls are super flexible!  I used to be, but as you can see, not so much anymore!  Don't ask me how this happened at supper - it just did!


Well, if my foot is already up here, why not take a taste?


Caiden came running into the house the other day to say he almost stepped on a huge snake!  He actually said he let out a "girl scream" and that Dad did, too!  He snatched the camera and took this picture of a black rat snake.  I've been seeing so many snakes on the road lately.  We're just hoping this one isn't heading for the chicks!  After hearing about the snake incident, I had dreams that night of tigers, jaguars, and panthers trying to kill our chicks!

Yesterday was May Day, so when Cambry got home from school, we made May Baskets.  I used to always do this when I was little.  I remember the Spirea bush was always blooming, so that's what I stuck into mine.  Luckily, I had 2 peonies blooming to put into these baskets.  Cambry was just sure these were for her, but was happy to give them away anyway.  We snuck over to Grandma's and Aunt Kathy's houses to hang them on the door!


The countdown is on!  Caiden decided it looked better if we did "school days" instead of "days" -- a lower number that way!  At the time I'm writing this, it's down to 9 days left!

This is what I made for supper last night -- grilled salmon with teriyaki glaze and garlic/parmesan spaghetti with spinach.  I thought it looked like a meal Rachael Ray might have whipped up.  All Caiden said was, "This is a weird meal, Mom!"

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  1. I love your posts, Megan! Is this really my daughter? Yowser - we did good!

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