Aahhhh...back to normal now.

AlishaMay

MIL just left to go back home and we can get back to our daily routine!  Entertaining two 10 mo olds is hard enough, but add entertaining two in their 70's and it's enough to drive a person wacky!

If you were around last week for my mini-tantrum...the party for my BFF went better than I'd expected it to.  She was surprised, and she seemed to enjoy the distraction - but there were (surprisingly) a lot of babies there, which I could tell was really hard on her.  The back story here is that she is 28 weeks pg with her second son, who they found out has a fatal form of skeletal dysplasia (dwarfism).  Afterwards, it did open up an opportunity for us to have the conversation that I'd been dreading/hoping to find an opportunity for - I was able to let her know that if being around my girls - and coming to their birthday party (which is about a month after her due date) is too much for her, that I understand, and will not be hurt one bit, or think that she loves my girls any less.  She seemed really relieved by this, which I was glad for. 

By the way, I ended up making a dozen extra pound cake cupcakes, and 2 dozen extra mini cupcakes.  What I wasn't told was that this had turned into a potluck, and there were a bunch of other desserts there!!!  So I ended up leaving her a dozen triple chocolate cupcakes and a bunch of the cupcake fondue too - and still took home a ton of cupcakes.  UGH!

So, what's been going on around here - have I missed anything good?

pea-kay

Oh, I'm so sad for your friend. You are a great friend, it sounds like.

Now send me some of those extra cupcakes!

AlishaMay

pea-kay:

Oh, I'm so sad for your friend. You are a great friend, it sounds like.

Now send me some of those extra cupcakes!

Thanks! It's hard to know what to say and do in this situation.  Having had a miscarriage just before getting pg with my girls, I think she feels that I have the best idea what she's going through, and I'm glad I can be there for her.

I would have been happy to pass them around - but MIL and her partner at them all!  Well, DH and I helped a little 

Leigh71

pea-kay:

Oh, I'm so sad for your friend. You are a great friend, it sounds like.

Now send me some of those extra cupcakes!

this.  how hard for her. My adopted son has a few special needs, and some days are very tough.  But having people that don't give me "advice"...and are just supportive is exactly what I need.

no more?  will you share the recipe? 

amanda31H

I'm glad your friend was happy about the party. I personally don't really like surprise parties and could see how it could have been overwhelming for her.

Glad she was happy with it and that you were able to be there for her.

I ALWAYS make too much food.  That's why I voted to stop obsessing!! LOL

AlishaMay

Leigh71:

pea-kay:

Oh, I'm so sad for your friend. You are a great friend, it sounds like.

Now send me some of those extra cupcakes!

this.  how hard for her. My adopted son has a few special needs, and some days are very tough.  But having people that don't give me "advice"...and are just supportive is exactly what I need.

no more?  will you share the recipe? 

There are some times that I wish I had 'advice' to give her - but then I remember that when I was going through my issues, that wasn't really what I needed. So most of the time I just listen and ask if there is anything I can do to help - very rarely do I offer any advice.  It's been super hard on her because she knows that he's growing and developing inside of her, and he's very active. But when he's born, and he has to take his first breaths, his rib cage and torso won't be big enough to allow his lungs to expand.  She knows that the best life she can give him right now is inside of her, so she's making the most of that right now. It just breaks my heart.

I totally cheated on the cupcakes and used a box mix.  There's instructions on the box on how to make them as cupcakes. I didn't use the glaze though - I got whipped milk chocolate frosting and topped it with chocolate sprinkles. They were to die for!

For the cupcake fondue I also made a pound cake box mix and baked them in mini cupcake tins for about half the time. I made a chocolate fondue pot, and also a pot of white frosting and offered toasted coconut, rainbow sprinkles, chocolate sprinkles, heath pieces, macadamia nuts, and toasted pecans to top them off with. It was a hit - especially with the kids!