Being promoted to the position of 'Grandparents'!

2011 - will be an AWESOME year for the Nelson/Lynn family. Our beautiful daughter and son-in-law are blessing us with our first grandchild - a boy. Christopher Aiden Lynn is due to arrive June 30 (the same date his Mama was due! How cool is that?)

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Thirty Years Ago Today...

Still going strong! Went to Ruth's Chris Steakhouse to celebrate. Allen wore his tux, needless to say, we got a few looks! But hey, why do we not use the good china and silver more often? We need to celebrate our lives more! So...we did! So bust out the tuxes and bling and enjoy!




Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Fifty Years...and Counting

Then...


and Now...



Happy Fiftieth Anniversary, Mom and Dad!

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Saturday, January 17, 2009

This Weekend's Project

We made a wedding cake for a friend of my husband, who got married on Saturday.
So, how long does something like this take, you may ask?
Baking: 5 hours
Mixing Frosting: About an hour and half to make all the batches needed - this one needed 3
Crumb Coat layer: About an hour - crumb coat lock in the cake crumbs to keep them from getting into the final frosting layer. A crumb coat is a MUST for a chocolate cake...which this was.
Final Coat: About 2 hours, including waiting for the frosting to set up.
Smoothing: The hand-smoothing process, using waxed paper, takes another hour and a half or so.
Applying Decorations: It depends on how ornate it is. This one was fairly simple, so it took about an hour to put all the trim on and arrange the flowers.
Total Project time: 12 hours

Okay, so the guys on Ace of Cakes do it faster...I guess, but then I'm not a pro. LOL!






Then...how long does it take to cut it up and eat it??? About 20 minutes! LOL! (I always hate that part!)

Monday, January 12, 2009

Friday, January 2, 2009