Life in the Middle Age Lane

This weekend was a birthday weekend.  And another very hectic weekend especially for my lovely husband.  After spending an entire week in Vermont he arrived at 10:30 am which meant he  had to be at the airport at 3 AM!! Add the fact that he came home to a small dinner party for Emilio.  He grilled our food and enjoyed our family without a complaint.  Thank you honey for being the best husband and father! One of our favorite cake recipes is the Scotch Cake.  The recipe comes from Tell Me More by the Junior League of Lafayette, Inc. cook book.  If you ever come across this book, buy it!!  It has really some amazing recipes.   I highly recommend this super moist, chocolate cake, with the perfect amount of sweetness that does not overpower the chocolate flavor. Sift the following ingrediants: 2 cups flour 2 cups sugar 4 tablespoons cocoa Mix by hand: 1 cup water 1 stick margarine 1 stick butter Heat until the ...

Looking at these old pictures the ones who have changed the most is the kids.  The years go by so fast.  We rented two beach homes and our friends rented one for themselves to share. Robin, Louie , Carmen and Mark.  Great families.  Unfortunately with our kids going to separate schools we have grown apart.  Except for Carmen, we seem to be sisters from another mother and pick up where we left off. Helen came down with her family and stayed in the extra beach house.  Others rsvp that they were coming too and ended up not showing, so they had this big house to themselves.  She has been my friend for over 19 years.  Wait that doesn't seem possible.  Aren't we still in our 20's?? My good friend Paula, is an amazing cook and she prepared our breakfast, including mimosas! I even had a friend fly down from California.  I forget how wonderful and good to me these women in my life are. ...

Entertaining In the past month I have planned a Ghoul's Night out at my home for 20 close friends and neighbors, in the process of helping with the neighborhood progressive dinner, coordinated a booth for our 100 year celebration of Girl Scouts with my troop of Ambassadors, making trophies for a friends Halloween Costume Party, made boo baskets , helped with my mother in laws wedding, hosted a car sense and craft for our Ticktocker girls and currently planning a ceremony/celebration for Shelby's Gold Award. With all the planning, meetings, and gatherings in October I came across some fantastic vendors and websites.  I felt it would be beneficial to many with the upcoming holidays and festivities to share them.  Plus having a cold and not being able to go running or running around has me "couch"- ridden. I found  http://whipitgoodcookies.blogspot.com/  , owned by a Spring resident, which makes this very convenient for me when ordering my cookies. The cook...