Birthday Party? Check!

So I officially have a "Tween" in my house. The Punk turned 12 this week and last night we hosted 10 (holy-cow-what-was-I-thinking) girls for a movie themed party.

We had pizza and soda and buttered popcorn in cute little popcorn boxes. But the highlight of the night was the "buttered popcorn" cupcakes.

Making them is simple: bake Devil's Food cupcakes according to the directions on the box. You can make your own frosting, and normally I would, but for the sake of time, I used frosting from the grocery store and piped it on with a BIG tip. To make the "buttered popcorn," all you need is a big jar of yellow sanding sugar and a bag of mini marshmallows. Grab a handful of marshmallows, quickly run them under running water (yes, running water - like from the kitchen sink) and dump them in a bowl. Liberally sprinkle them with sanding sugar and toss until all are coated. Grab a frosted cupcake and dunk it, frosting side down, into the marshmallows. You might have to reposition a few marshmallows to get them like you want them. Repeat the process - wet, sugar, toss, dunk - until all the cupcakes are finished.

They are so yummy! Each bite is like getting a little cupcake and a little marshmallow Peep. Easy peasy lemon squeezy.

I'm just glad that birthday parties are only once a year.

Today Was A Good Day

Punkin had a great day! She met me at the door this afternoon and said "Hi mom! I didn't cry today." Be still my heart! No one can truly know what a monumental step forward this is. I worried about it all weekend - she worried about it all weekend. She's been absolutely fabulous tonight and she looks happy again. I'm beginning to feel the weight lifting. We still have a long way to go but I think the medicine is starting to work. I think I can see the light at the end of the tunnel.



I didn't knit this weekend....because of this:

I started on Friday night and finished on Sunday afternoon. Typical of my reading habits - get my nose stuck in a book and don't put it down until I've finished. I've never been one to "savor" a book - reading it leisurely. Now I've gotten about 1/3 of the way through the next book in the series, A Good Yarn. I guess when I'm done with this one I'll have to get the next one, Back on Blossom Street.

Oh, and I'm still working on Tempting. I've got one of the sleeves on the double points and I'm working it. It took me (no lie) three tries to get going on the DPNs. For some reason I've always struggled with double points - which explains why there are two pairs of socks that I've had cast on for almost a year that I haven't finished.....

So many projects, so little time.