Baking and Sewing. A good little homemaker am I.

By tomorrow Hubs will have been out of town for six days. It's been a looong six days, if six days could possibly be any longer than they already are. Thankfully he returns tomorrow and we are beyond excited.

We've managed to have a little fun since he left, though. For example, last week we baked. Want to see? We made "5 Minute Chocolate Mug Cake". I found the recipe here. It's ridiculously simple and easy to make with kids. Even Jack.

I assembled the ingredients before we started. I even took a picture like a good blogger does, you know . . . making really boring ordinary things all artsy fartsy. If I was a really high profile, four-star blogger I would have taken the time to put my ingredients in Martha-ish containers and stuff. Tch. Whatev.

Then I assembled my chefs.

We had to abandon the colorful mugs early on in our project because they were too small. These little mug cakes require super sized mugs. Luckily I still had the odd shaped gigantor mugs that came with my dishes.

And also? I don't typically allow small sticky feet on the counter tops, particularly while handling food. But hey, daddy's gone. All bets (and housekeeping) are off.

After adding the liquid ingredients we stirred carefully and nuked them one by one in the microwave for just a little more than five minutes. I think my microwave wattage is a little off. Here is a mug o' cake before and after.I highly recommend consuming with vanilla ice cream. It's a very rich, dense cake. My kids weren't overly thrilled with it, but we're talking about my kids here. They take "picky" to a whole new level. Personally, I loved it. It was quick, easy, and perfect for times when you need a little chocolate fix.

And a helpful tip? As soon as you're done with the mug SOAK IT IN WATER to loosen the baked on cake. SOAK IT, I SAY!

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Additionally, Jack has decided that diapers are no longer cool and neither is going to the potty BEFORE letting loose a tsunami of pee. An hour or so after I tucked him in bed I went in to check on him. He had removed his diaper and then tried to put his jammie shorts back on. Both of his legs were jammed in one leg of his upside down shorts, small buns shining like the moon at me. Nice.

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I've been Netflix'ing my way through "Christy: The Complete Series" . Have you ever read "Christy" by Catherine Marshall? It's a great book. The problem with the movie series, which was filmed in the mid-90s, is that it leaves the reader completely hanging. Does she choose Rev. Grantland or Dr. MacNeill? I am in complete and utter withdrawal. Now I'm going to have to check the book out from the library and read it again. For the life of me I can't remember how it ends. And I miss my friends from Cutter Gap.

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Today I whipped out a gift for a birthday party Spicey was attending. I've never done a shirt embellishment like this one before so it was fun to try something new. The skirt is from the free Lazy Days Skirt tutorial. The skirt is more full than in the photo, I have it folded in half. There is also a matching headband there, too.

The flower petals should gently fray on the edges over time. Each petal is tacked down, but not sewn completely on. It sort of gives it a corsage effect. Kinda fun.

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