Remember back in 2011 when I thought about cleaning the computer room? But then I thought again and it never got done?
Today it did. I didn't take a Before picture frankly because I was too mortified to post a photo of how bad this room had become. Being the first room in the back hall, it tends to gather all the shit that is in limbo...that is, shouldn't be in the garage but really no place for it in the house.
For example: a box of stuff that I shipped to Kimber for our June trip to Hilton Head and which she shipped back to me in August, open but not unpacked. Then there was a stack of stuff from my American Government class which needed to be filed away. Oh, and a huge stack of scrapbook paper which some how gathered on the desk instead of the trays in the closet. The dust was so thick that when I tried to dust, it turned to mud. Ey, yi, yi. What a mess.
Here it is all nice and clean.
Luke came along a little while later and vacuumed the floor. That boy loves the new sweeper. My carpets have never been cleaner. Now, if I can just get him to love cleaning the bathroom.When CB came home from the golf course he and Buddy went out in the backyard. It seemed to me that they were out there for quite a while. When I checked on them, I spied CB doing what father's do....picking up dog poop.
Buddy is looking for a spot to drop his next load.In the interest of full disclosure: I will do a lot of things for and to Buddy. Picking up his poop in our backyard is not one of them. BUT, if we are at a park or on a walk, I absolutely will clean up after him. Oh, I also don't walk in the backyard barefoot. Just sayin'!
Then, I baked some cupcakes. I tried (with relative success) Chai Latte cupcakes. There were really good.
I used a white cake mix, added the beans from one vanilla beans and 3 envelopes of Oregon Chai Latte mix. The cupcake had a very subtle chai flavor which was really good. More savory than sweet actually.
The frosting needed work. It's just a butter cream frosting with cinnamon and tarragon and I grated some cinnamon stick on the top. The flavor was good but the texture was too runny. I'll tweak the recipe and try them again sometime soon.CB likes to have something sweet with a glass of milk in the evenings and sometimes I'm not available (pause for moans, yours not CB's) so I like to keep a cake or some cupcakes on hand. Luke and I aren't much on eating sweets so whatever I make, CB eats.
Tonight we went to my mom's house with my sister and her family for supper and dominoes. It was fun and we all had a laugh which is a great way to end the day, if you ask me.
One more thing, on this perfect Saturday, I did squeeze in a nap. Just so you know I haven't lost my touch.
