So Shabby Pink Happy for Another Year

Well, I am blessed to have had another birthday! I am always grateful for each and every year I live. My mother died rather young and I just don't take birthdays for granted.

I always want shrimp for special days. So, we made some shrimp and shrimp and shrimp kabobs and survived grilling in this awful Texas heat wave.





My family and I have reached that point where we ask, "What can I get them?" so we have resorted to food! My sister sent me all these goodies from Whole Foods Grocery in Georgia.

AHH! My favorite! My husband made me a yellow cake with chocolate icing. He was kind and didn't put candles on it.

Now that July 4th and my birthday are over, it's time to go back to work! It is so hot here in Texas though, that I just don't want to get out in the garage to paint. It was 103 degrees at 6:30 pm tonight. I will be glad when this high pressure system moves away from the state of Texas!

I often paint standing at the kitchen counter during these summer days! This does slow me down a bit, I must say but it beats the alternative.

My husband built this nice solid wood box for me when I was making soap. It was supposed to be a soap mold but I never used it. It is now a great holder for wash clothes or personal items on your romantic vanity.

Hope you stop by our website, So Shabby Pink. We have some great new things coming.....

Thanks for stopping by,

Peggy

So Shabby Pink - We Had a Birthday Party

Oh, boy! It's another birthday around here. We don't eat much sugar anymore so when it's time for a birthday cake, we get really excited.

My husband's birthday is in a few days but we decided to celebrate it today. We had a nice lunch with family after church and then came home so I could bake him a cake.

What to do? My husband loves buttercream AND cream cheese icing. Well, I guess there really is only one solution - make two cakes! I just took a regular cake mix and frosted each layer separately.



I like the cream cheese icing best. At the end of the day and judging by how much cake was left over, he and his son seemed to like the buttercream best.


I didn't think he could sucessfuly blow out all the candles on both cakes BUT


I WAS WRONG!!!

He is so funny.



Making cake for men is really different. No table cloths. No frilly napkins. No pink anything. No candles. No little party mints and peanuts in vintage china dishes. JUST CAKE! So, I just gave them what they wanted.

It sure was a pleasant day and I hope my husband will look back with happy memories as we showed him today how special he is to us.

Which is your favorite cake icing? Join in the birthday fun and leave a comment if you will!

Glad you came by today,

Peggy