I’ve been so domestic!
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Topic: I’ve been so domestic!
Posted By: Maya
Subject: I’ve been so domestic!
Date Posted: 06 October 2007 at 8:40pm
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I am so not a good housewife. I am the kind of housewife that has a cleaner and makes the nanny fold the washing, and I don't think about what's for dinner till about 4pm.
But birthday's in our family are traditionally DIY which means my slack, non domesticated self needs to get a bit that way inclined. So today, in preparation for the gremlins birthday fiesta next week (which BTW is getting ridiculously huger by the minute!) I have baked. Oh boy, have I baked! 2 dozen mini fairy cupcakes 4 dozen pineapple and carrot muffins (from a YUMMY recipe in the NZ Allergy cookbook, the kids LOVE them and they are full of veges!) 4 dozen chocolate cupcakes 2 birthday cakes all cut into shape ready to be iced 2 chocolate/white choc chip brownies And it is now all packed in the freezer. I am so proud! Willie had better not a) die of shock or b) touch any of it! when he crawls home from his drinking binge tomorrow! -------------  Maya Grace (28/02/03)
 (02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: daikini
Date Posted: 06 October 2007 at 8:42pm
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Go Emma!
LOL about Willie! ------------- Becca, mum of 2 girls & 3 boys |
Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 06 October 2007 at 8:42pm
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I'm coming up to Emma's for the food, man that sounds yummy. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: james
Date Posted: 06 October 2007 at 8:44pm
goooooo emma ------------- <a href="http://lilypie.com"><img src="http://b4.lilypie.com/nLJ5p13.png" alt="Lilypie 4th Birthday Ticker" border="0" /></a> |
Posted By: Brenna
Date Posted: 06 October 2007 at 8:44pm
You go girl!
I should hire you to do some for me  ------------- My beautiful 2 girls...nearly 4 and 13 months
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Posted By: my2angels
Date Posted: 06 October 2007 at 8:45pm
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crikey how many are you feeding!
Im sitting here eating chocolate baking buttons, does that count as being domestic? |
Posted By: Brenna
Date Posted: 06 October 2007 at 8:47pm
What kind of cakes have you made for the birthday cakes? I didn't know cake could be frozen (I'm not much of a baker)  ------------- My beautiful 2 girls...nearly 4 and 13 months
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Posted By: Helen21
Date Posted: 06 October 2007 at 8:54pm
Good on you! I'm one of those mums that work best under pressure, I start the baking the day before the party and end up staying up until the early hours finishing everything then geting up the next morning to remember I forgot to wrap the last present! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
Chloe 12/7/03 Miya 5/11/05 |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 06 October 2007 at 8:54pm
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I just made the plain butter cake recipe that's in the back of the AWW kids birthday cake book, but in the past I've used the Betty Crocker Vanilla Cake packet mix too. It works best if you freeze the cake first, that way the cake doesn't all crumb into the icing when you ice it.
I'm not much of a baker either lol, I only learnt how out of neccessity when Maya couldn't eat packaged stuff coz of her allergies. ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
(02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 06 October 2007 at 8:55pm
At this stage it's in the region of 30 adults and about as many kids  But like I said, growing by the minute!------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
(02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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my2angels wrote:Posted By: caraMel
Date Posted: 06 October 2007 at 10:22pm
Man Emma, you're awesome!! That settles it, screw the wedding, I'm getting back on the plane and coming back home to party with you guys!  ------------- Mel, Mummy to E: 6, B: 4 and: 
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Posted By: Bombshell
Date Posted: 06 October 2007 at 10:28pm
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put a note on the baking....poor willie will think he is in bakery heaven...as will Maya if she knows where it is!!! I can just hear her now
"daddy mummy did some baking for us can we get some from the freezer? plllleeeeaaaasseeeeee?"
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Posted By: Mama2two
Date Posted: 06 October 2007 at 10:49pm
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Wow, Emma that is seriously domestic. I can't let my DH see this thread - he might start expecting me to do something like that too ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: floss
Date Posted: 07 October 2007 at 7:42am
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Oh Emma yum, I'm drooling over the keyboard now, if only I wasn't so huge and preggy I would be there like a shot
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Posted By: KateW
Date Posted: 07 October 2007 at 9:53am
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drool! that food sounds sooo yummy! maybe I could keep baking the girls are another day longer? I SO THINK NOT! I hope Sienna and Mercedes have a great birthday! ------------- ~Our miracle IVF babies~ http://lilypie.com">  
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Posted By: nictoddie
Date Posted: 07 October 2007 at 10:03am
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Yay baking is so much fun you have done so well, I norm do a big back once a fortnight if it lasts that long lol, depending on what is made how quick it gets eaten!Sounds like you are going to have a huge party have lots of fun! ------------- 
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Posted By: mum2paris
Date Posted: 07 October 2007 at 2:12pm
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lol whoa tha'ts huge amounts of food!!
I'm the same Nic, I have become a bit more mumsy and do baking with the girls on the weekends. Last week it was bickies, today was a 5 minute orange microwave cake. Will give me something yummy to take for the ladies on overnights tonight, hopefully a bit of sugar rush will keep us going. ------------- Janine and her 2 cool chicks, Paris & Ayja 
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Posted By: aimeejoy
Date Posted: 07 October 2007 at 5:04pm
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Wow! That is a lot of food! Have a great party
We've started baking on the weekend too, instead of buying biccies and snacks. Today we made chocolate cake, brownies and anzac biscuits. ------------- Aimee Hannah 22/10/05 Greer 11/02/08 |
Posted By: tashzmum
Date Posted: 07 October 2007 at 5:24pm
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*drools* i feel like some bikkies now. the first time i have even felt like eating something in the last 6 or so weeks.
the only type of baking i have been thinking about is my christmas baking as i am doing christmas at my house this year with my family and if dfs family want to see us then they know where we live. anyway back on topic i hope the gremlins have a great birthday and that it all goes well!! |