The Week in Review

I was on a bit of a roll this week and left my first ever comments on other people's blogs. Although, come to think of it, I don't know if dooce and Smart Bitches count as blogs or websites. Bodie says "they're blogs", so I'll take his word for it.

I am also full of blog envy because Bodie's blog is very polished and fabulous looking. This is why I reset the background image on his desktop to a full-color picture of David Hasselhoff in bikini underwear circa 1980-something (thank you Smart Bitches!). It is no less than he deserves for getting so much more accomplished than me.

As for work...it's an interesting time of year in public schools. Most years I am happy to relax my academic scheduling for a week while we ease into the winter vacation, but this year I find that I am too confined by other teacher's schedules to be able to give myself and my kids a break. Super lame. I think this stress is directly contributing to my rate of baking this week. Which leads me to...

The mixer. The lovely KitchenAid mixer that has had to sit in a box, cold and lonely, for the better part of two years because the first year I was puking too much to want to consider making delicious treats and the second year we didn't have enough space in our apartment kitchen for anything but the essentials. It has been worth the wait. This bad boy creams shortening and sugar like you wouldn't believe. I can't wait to get some yeast and crank that baby up to Speed 6 with the dough hook. So far I have confined myself to sugar cookies and banana bread. Wine cake is on the schedule for tomorrow and, if anyone were to actually read this blog and want any of these recipes, I am happy to share the recipes.