Oh my gosh. I have outdone myself. I must say that I think this is the best cake/ batch of cupcakes I have ever made. Just look at how beautiful they are!!!So, the process took three days, with my tiny oven that can only bake one layer or one tray of cupcakes at a time, but it was so worth it.

I am a little early to this party, since @zakludick's birthday is only tomorrow, but I wanted to be ahead of everyone else! I also know that for the next 48 hours I'm going to be covered in cake batter and icing, so posting anything will have to wait till Sunday.

The day has finally come! I had to look for a bit of help to see how to cast off, but this is officially my first completed knitting project! Normally I give up half way through and hide the knitting in the garage or any other storage area, so well - I might add - that I can never find it again.

Cat Daddy Napping With Princess Lexi <3While @zakludick and I are still debating whether or not to add a third kitty to our brood, I must admit I have been enjoying all the attention I have been getting from my gorgeous girl, Lexi.

Image Source Many of you know I've been struggling.Physically Mentally Spiritually As a whole human beingI have not gone through the 7 stages with grace... By any means...(thanks to those of you who've stuck around and supported my angry posts)

Lyrics: Bittersweet Symphony: (The Verve) Cover: Ren -Live- source: Genius Lyrics * [Verse] I've got dirt on my Reeboks from staying out all night I spent my last ten pounds on this pack of Marlboro Lights I phoned up Stevie, I said "G, you alright?" He said "It's six in the morning, brother! Get some shut-eye!" I feel a sense of well-being this time in the morning Wear my heart out on my hoodie while the city is snoring Drunks falling off the sidewalks, get issued a warning Distant sirens, they crescendo like a symphony calling This it the Britain I know, this is the Britain I love There's poetry inside this city if you listen enough Working class causalities out on the streets sleep rough While a mother with her baby takes her pram to the pub And while she's knocking them down, the cost of living goes up I can't relate to politicians with their head in the mud I resonate with messy Fridays, with the boys smoking bud We do our bit to numb the struggle, as below, so above As as above, so below, here in the city we glow I blow a smoke ring up to heaven and it makes a halo And then the clock strikes seven, guess it's time to head home My companion is the city, so I'm never alone I'm stepping in and out of gaps of the pavement cracks And if I go to sleep now, that's an anti-climax People rise for work and the sun mirrors that A perfect juxtaposition for those out on the lash Bare with me, it's beautiful, I think its irrefutable There's beauty in a contradicting Britain... Indisputable Junkie in a cubicle, that old spoon is usable His mother's in a black suit, crying at a funeral Nine to five crucible, this route is not commutable A kid falls off the tracks and then he serves a stretch in Juvenal Libbies at the Doleys but her dispositions humourful While Davey's at the bookies and his mates call him delusional Britain, drink it down and moan about the weather When the sun starts shining feel the factor 10 tremor Boys will be boys, will be in it together Until the fists start flying like they're Connor McGregor And then he's out... I think he took it too far I think the boy saw red, I think he hit him too hard Now he's face down on the pavement with a face full of tar Mad how small altercations can d