A Mother's Song

I used to hold your hand,
Now I hold on to hope
That I'll see you again some day.
Knowing that you're still mine
Has helped me to cope
Now that you're gone away.

Too lovely, too pure
To stand this world of sin.
So God called you home
To live safely with him.
While it's true, I miss you,
I know I'll see you again.
And if I live faithfully
I can raise you then.

Through sacred priesthood powers
We have all been sealed
As a family forever.
When I see you again
My heart will be healed
And we'll be together.

Too lovely, too pure
To stand this world of sin.
So God called you home
To live safely with him.
While it's true, I miss you,
I know I'll see you again.
And if I live faithfully,
I can raise you then.

I know while I'm still here
God will take care of you
As you're waiting for me.
I know I must work hard.
I know I must stay true,
So you'll be mine for eternity.

Too lovely, too pure
To stand this world of sin.
So God called you home
To live safely with him.
While it's true, I miss you,
I know I'll see you again.
And if I live faithfully
I can raise you then.

I know God has a plan.
I must do what I can
To return home to him.
I know you're in his care.
I know I'll find you there
When I come home to him.

Jungle Animals

 These are jungle animals I drew, colored, and hand laminated to decorate baby's room. But before you think I'm amazingly creative, I had to look online for clipart, then I just drew these animals based off what I found.

Relief Society Birthday Dinner

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

This is a cake I made for the Relief Society Birthday Dinner. The inside was checkered vanilla and raspberry cake with strawberry filling between the layers. The green on top and the brown basket weave were done with buttercream. The flowers and the leaves in the middle (the lighter ones) were done with gum paste. This was my first time working with gum paste, and it was incredibly fun. The roses did take a long time, but I got pretty good by the end. The centers of the forget-me-nots are edible sugar pearls. The darker leaves are made out of fondant and gave me the look I was going for on the sides. I wanted the leaves to drape over the edges of the basket, so I used fondant. Unfortunately, I didn't match up the greens just right, so the leaves came out different colors. Next time I will definitely try to match them up better so it's not so obvious.

Pregnancy-Friendly Sushi

I have always loved sushi, and when I introduced Jeffrey to it, he became an instant fan of the taste, but not of the price. So I learned how to make it at home. I didn't really feel comfortable handling raw fish myself, plus I was already pregnant by this point. So I started making sushi with crab meat (well, imitation crab meat). Other fillings we used were cream cheese, avocado, cucumber, and carrot.

So you start with white rice. They have sushi rice, but it's more expensive, so I use plain old white rice. Then you add seasoned rice vinegar.

I use thin, flat cutting boards as my rolling mats, because that's what I have. After the vinegared rice has cooled, you spread it out in a rectangle. Then you add thin slices of your fillings. On this particular day I used cream cheese and crab meat.

You roll up the rice, and then you have a nice long sushi log that you can cut into bite-sized pieces.

Serve with soy sauce and wasabi, and voila! you've got great pregnancy-friendly sushi for a fraction of what it would cost at a restaurant.