Clarification:

Not all Roberts are closing...just three of them. I failed to mention this in my earlier posts...so if you live in Utah, there will probably be one near you. But I did go there today and they are so sad. All the employees have to find new jobs and they are all so sad. Helpful still, but sad. Troy said I should open a Hobby Lobby or ask if they would sell Roberts to us, but I would have no idea how to run a store. And, if you have been to my house, you would know that I have NO skill for decorating!!! But I do wish someone would open something besides Porters and Michaels! I will miss Roberts tremendously!

Sick

The sick bugs have entered our house. Tevan started in with it Monday, which I am very confused about because we have not been anywhere! Not even church Sunday. He started in with it Monday, and he has been very sick. I have given him Albuterol treatments and he is still coughing like crazy. Last night was the first night he has been even remotely able to sleep. Wednesday, I started in with all the yucky coughing and runny/stuffy nose. Yesterday Troy started to get sick and woke up this morning feeling yucky. Daeson started to feel bad yesterday and today I kept him home from school. I guess it has to pass through all of us! We had plans this weekend, but I think we are going to cancel all and just stay home with a can of Lysol! I hope all of your families do not catch the horrible junk! Until I write again...happy thoughts and bacteria free!

Roberts

I am so sad today. I found out that after 20 years, Roberts craft is closing their doors. I love Roberts!!! I so wish I could personally change their mind, however, that will not happen. I do not like Michael's craft, they are over priced and very general in their selection. But this will leave that the only place to shop in this town. May 1 will be Roberts actual closing day. So sad...

Good Boy!

We got home late last night from my Grandma's and I started to feel really yucky. So this morning, I decided I would not be able to attend my church meetings. I knew there was no way I could sit through 3 hours with a pounding headache. I asked Troy to let Barb, the Pres, know that I would no be able to go. Daeson decided that he wanted to go, so he got ready in record time and Troy walked him to the church. He is such an example to me! He is a very good boy and I am proud of him. He even came home to tell me everything he learned. Thank you Barb, for keeping an eye on him and bringing him home!

Last night he played at my aunt and uncle's house. My aunt and cousin told me that they had sat down to eat and they gave him some spaghetti. Before he ate any, he sat there patiently. He leaned over to my little cousin and he said, "We didn't say the prayer." So they all stopped eating and bowed their heads for the prayer. He is so particular with prayers. Both of my boys are. I am grateful that they are not afraid to pray where ever they are. They are both very conscious of the need to be grateful. Sometimes Troy and I forget, but they are always there to remind us. Even when we go out to eat, they are sure that we say the prayer first. I am grateful for primary teacher because they have taught my boys. I haven't done a very good job about teaching them, but they sure know a lot more than I ever did at the ripe age of four and two!!!

I love my boys and I am so thankful they are a part of my life. I know that they were sent to me for a reason. I know that I can learn a million things from them. They are very special to me and I just love them!!!

Up and running!!!!

Check out my blog at ChubbyHubbyCakes.blogspot.com! I have all the cakes posted with the prices during my portfolio period. I have two orders that I have not posted yet, but they will be up shortly! Enjoy!!!!

In the makings

I am working on my blog for the ChubbyHubbyCakes site. I have some very general info posted, but feel free to keep checking! The site is: www.ChubbyHubbyCakes.blogspot.com. Please let me know if you have any questions. You can also email me at ChubbyHubbyCakes@gmail.com for orders and/or questions. Thanks! I will try to get this updated and ready to go as quickly as I can!

Happy Valentine's Day!

This year for Valentine's Day, Troy and I went to SLC for a mini-vacation. Our neighbors and friends, Jaimen and Kara went with us. It was a blast. We really enjoyed ourselves. Friday we left about 4. Troy took the kids to Rexburg to his mom and dad's and picked up Heidi to take to SLC. We met Aunt Joyce, cousin Sarah, Danielle, and Todd at PF Chang's. It was okay, but really prefer Happy's. After dinner, we went to the hotel. We Pricelined our tickets, and got them really cheap. Troy paid 10 extra and upgraded our room. We were on the 17th floor of the Hilton. It was a nice room and I was thrilled to not have to get up with my kids in the night. And even more thrilled they we not sleeping between us!

Saturday, Troy and I got up 4 am. Troy had to take Heidi to the airport, and I got up to get ready for the temple with Jaimen and Kara. I have never been to the SLC temple and it was amazing. I really liked it and it was so amazing to see the inside. After the session, Troy met up with us and we walked around Temple Square. I had never been to the Beehive House, so we took a 20 minute tour. It was so neat to see how established they were. Coming across the plains with nothing, and having a home so wonderful was neat to see. We went back to the hotel to get out of our church clothes, and then headed to lunch. Our GPS took us on a goose chase...it needs updated with all the changes downtown. Eventually we found a Wendy's and ate. We headed to IKEA where Troy and I spent way too much. I love that store! Troy's aunt Joyce had picked tickets up for us for "Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Lightning Thief". So we did a little shopping before attending that at 4:20. If you have read the books, you might be disappointed with the movie. I was. It would have been a lot better if I hadn't read the book, but it was just so different than the book. After the movie, we went to the Chocolate Factory to pick up thank yous for Richard, Peggy and Kaden. I had a special white chocolate dipped strawberry made because they told me it had no coco butter in it. They lied. I go sick. Anyway, after a bit more shopping, we went to MacCool's to eat dinner. It was an Irish pub in the district in Jordan. It was a good restaurant but I didn't like my food. I was already feeling sick, so I ordered potato leek soup. It was very...strong. So I ate my bread and we headed to Target to get some medicine. Troy, Jaimen, and Kara all liked their food and it was relatively inexpensive. So, if you are at the District, I recommend it, just not the soup. We headed back to our hotel.

Sunday we checked out, went to some Aisian markets (Troy and I love to cook with Asian sauces, rice and different foods), then we went to the Cracker Barrel for breakfast. It was delicious! We all loved our food and enjoyed it. None of us could finish our plates. I highly recommend the pancake breakfast with blackberry topping. After breakfast, we got in the car and headed to Tai Pan. IT WAS CLOSED! I was devastated. I was so sad that we could not go. Oh well. We headed home and they all humored me on a drive through Malad. I have not been in Malad for years and it was nice to take a bit of a drive. I hated living in Malad (well, I didn't hate it, but it was hard being the new girl and I was not openly accepted. Rumors flew about me constantly), but I actually kind of miss it. I wonder how friends are doing. It is sad not to go down as often as I would like. I moved right after graduation and went back just for a few months before Rick's started. I didn't realize that my mom and dad would move and that I would not be able to go back. I was glad I got to take a walk down memory lane. We came home, picked up our kids, and started back to the same ol'.

It was a super fun weekend, and I am glad Troy and I got to get away. To top it all off, my mom and dad came last night and are here today. THANK YOU Richard and Peggy, Kaden and Uncle Adam for all you did for us. We really really appreciate it!!!! It was a great time and we could not have done it without you!

Breakfast

I would just like to thank Denny's for the yummy Grand Slam Breakfasts they gave my family this morning. They were delicious and very...free. Denny's advertised Sunday during the Super Bowl that today from 6-2 they were giving everyone in America a free Grand Slam Breakfast. Troy and I totally forgot about it, but we were re-watching the ads on Hulu and we stumbled on the Denny's ad. So we thought, what the heck. The boys loved it and since we are not allowing ourselves to eat out any more, this was especially nice. So once again Denny's, thank you for the very low hassle, very delicious and free breakfast. I forgot to mention, there was only a five-ten minute wait for our table and a five-ten minute wait for our food. Very good service, too. :)

Beach cake

Happy Birthday! I made this cake yesterday for my wonderful other mother. Why would I make a beach cake for my other mother??? Kaden's birthday is coming up...#16...and we were joking about a bikini girl for his cake. When I saw this hot beach guy at the Sugar Shell, I could not help but buy it for her. I even made her keep her hot beach guy and display it! It is not her birthday until the 12th, but we celebrated early with her family...all but Kayla (home with sick girls) and Brad (Heidi's husband in Kentucky). It was super fun to be all together. We had prime rib, thank you Richard, baked potatoes, spinach salad with poppyseed dressing, thank you Kayla, rolls, thank you Grandma, and...CAKE. Happy early birthday! I honestly could not ask for a better other mother. You have been so good to me and I just love you. Happy Birthday!
Now for the Chubby Hubby Cakes portion: This is a 9x13 chocolate cake with a raspberry filling. It is covered in whipped frosting with brown sugar sand and a fondant beach towel. This cake runs $12.00. If you want butter cream frosting or fondant, it runs $9.00.

Does anyone know why blogger won't let me publish a comment?? I have tried on four different blogs and it simply won't publish them...HELP!

My Final Project...

I just finished this wedding cake for my final project. I think it turned out and I am so tickled. It is an original Chubby Hubby Cakes design made with white chocolate cake and a raspberry filling. It is covered in a raspberry butter cream with vanilla fondant. All the decorating is done in royal frosting.

After all is said and done, Amy critiques our cakes. I asked her about mine and she said that fondant comes with practice, but it looked pretty good. She said everything else looked great. I am thrilled with her comments. I joked about putting it on craigslist to cover the cost of supplies which was about $75.00. She looked at me and said, "Jandy, this is a $400.00 cake." So, with the couple of flaws, I am still tickled and I have been smiling for about an hour now. I just wish I could do something useful with it.

I have another cake to make for a birthday. It will be chocolate with whipped frosting and a raspberry filling. I will have to post pics of the finished product.

Please let me know any critique you would like to give. And, you can be harsh if you want. That is the only way I will learn. Thanks for checking it out, and keep Chubby Hubby Cakes in mind for your next event!

Open Gym

We went to open gym today at the rec center. Cameron, Rachel and Daeson were playing freeze tag. This was so funny to watch because they never moved more than 10 feet away from each other.

Tevan actually made some of the baskets. I was really suprised. He might just be a basket ball player after all! The lady in the picture was really cute with him, too. She was way nice.

They boys had fun on the spinning toy, and I liked that instead of working against each other, they worked together.

Our neighbors, Kara and Rachel, went with us and several of our friends were there. It is nice to have a contained area where the kids are safe and can run free without the worry. It is also nice to have an hour or so to visit with other moms.

Brush embroidery cake

This is an eight inch round with a coconut butter cream with a marshmallow vanilla fondant overlay. The cake flavor is cheesecake. The brush embroidery is royal icing and the print can be done with anything. This cake runs, because the fondant is homemade and is substantially less expensive to make, about $6.00 my cost. The embroidery can be done in any color and can be a number of shapes and sizes. The loops on the bottom are actually for extension work, but I liked the triple loops.

coconut cake

This is the Coconut Cake. It is a two layer 8 inch round poke cake (also available in a single layer 9x13) with a whipped coconut frosting. The toasted coconut on top is optional. This cake will serve 12 smaller slices. It is a rich, moist cake with a bold coconut flavor. Very tasty. My cost for this cake is about $7.50 depending on the cream of coconut. This varies about a dollar and is very hard to find.

My FIRST ChubbyHubby Cake...

For Adam's prize, he chose a coconut poke cake with a vanilla whipped coconut frosting. It really is a wonderful cake and I will be so proud to present it to him tomorrow. Thanks again for all of you who submitted names and helped me with the contest. I really appreciate it!!!!

Rice krispies...

I believe these are the best treat ever. I hate to admit it, but I can eat an entire pan myself. Why on earth did I make them the day I decided to start Dr. Willey's diet again??? They are of the devil I tell you...calling out to me...Jandy, you know you just want one more....It is just one more....Oh, you better eat them before they go stale...LIKE I HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THEM GOING STALE IN MY HOUSE!!!!!! I. love. rice krispies. Especially when they are made with strawberry marshmallows.

Troy's turn...Texas Roadhouse style

I cannot believe it has almost been a year since my fabulous vacation to San Fransisco with Peggy. It was a year ago that I was making plans, striving to loose weight, and getting very anxious for a vacation. This year, it is Troy who is preparing for a trip with Peggy. It has been a very long time since he has had a vacation...since we went to Las Vegas when he was selling insurance four years ago. He deserves this trip and although I will miss him like mad, I hope he has a blast. Usually I would get in the car and drive to mom and dad's, but this year Daeson has school. Sigh. Troy and Peggy will be attending the Texas Roadhouse convention in NEW YORK CITY!!!!! I am so excited for him...New York is at the top of my "Places to go" list. They are staying in a posh hotel and they will have a BLAST! We had a great time in San Fran, and I am so grateful I got to go with Peggy. I appreciate these little opportunities we have to do these things. He will have fun and enjoy his vacation...but right now, he is still working, counting down the days until he goes. BTW, it is 74 days.

I guess I should clarify: Troy's mom works for Benchmark Potato. They supply most of the potatoes for Texas Roadhouse. So every year, Peggy gets to go to the Texas Roadhouse conference as a vendor. She takes someone with her, and they travel once a year. They have been to Banff, Mexico, California, Hawaii, etc. So even though she doesn't work for Texas Roadhouse, she gets to go to their conference. It really is a neat thing!

Purple fondant cake with ribbon insertion

This is the cake I did last night. The lighting is not very great, but the drape is white and purple marble with light purple ribbon fondant roses. The fondant is white and the ribbons are a sheer purple. The cake is coconut with a coconut butter cream under the satin fondant. This cake is approximately $15.00 with store bought fondant. With homemade fondant, it would run about $6.00. It is a two layer 8 inch round and would feed about 20 people with smaller slices.

Thanks for the cute outfit, Grandma Cindy and Papa Ty~ I like it a lot. I am doing tricks for you. Love, Tevan

PS: Am I not the cutest thing you have ever seen?:)

Happy Day

We just sold our mini van! We are so happy. Well, Troy and I are. Daeson is a bit distraught. Oh well, when he gets older, he can buy a minivan :).

The BLUE cake

I am in the process of setting up my new blog, but I wanted to post this. This is a two layer 9x13 yellow cake with butter cream frosting. The roses and leaves are done in royal frosting. Everything, except the ribbon, is edible. The first and last picture shows the lattice heart. This is made of royal, too. This cake will run about $8.00 while I am in my introductory period. This can be done in any color and any flavor, and can be changed around. It does not have to have the bouquet of flowers on top. Because this is a two layer cake, the cuts will be about 1.5 inch squares. This will feed, depending on cut size, 6 across and 8 lengthwise, 48 people.

The top border is a reverse shell and the bottom is a puff zigzag. The cake is raked with lines.

Swim party

We went swimming at Adam and Kayla's last night and had a blast. Adalyn, Mieley and Daeson swam like fish. Uncle Kaden joined them a bit later for a hot tub soak. Kayla, Tev, Tora and I hung out watching...ready to play life guard if needed. We were joined later by Grandpa and Grandma Blue.

We had soup, salad, rolls and cake afterward. It was yummy and we all had a super fun time hangin' out. Mieley did some awesome flips and by the end of the night all the kids were trying new things. Tevan decided he wanted to swim, so I got him all ready. He was in the water maybe two minutes before he decided he DID NOT want to swim. Thanks, Kaden for trying. He usually loves to swim, but not last night.

For journaling purposes, Blue, the family dog passed away today. Richard and Peggy have had this dog since March of 2000. He unfortunately got ran over, and died the next day. We are sorry for the loss of Blue. He was loved by everyone, especially the kids. That is actually why Daeson calls them Grandma and Grandpa Blue.

To Troy

I just made this for Troy:




We all think Troy is a hero. He does so much for us everyday. We love you!

Congratulations!!!

This was a very difficult decision. However, my little family took a vote and we decided to choose Chubby Hubby Cakes. I really do appreciate all of you who submitted names! Remember, for the first 20 or so cakes, the only cost is the supplies. So, if you have a special occasion coming up, let me help you with the cake. I will start my new blog soon...stay posted! Congrats Adam!

And the winner is...

Although I had many great submissions for the name of my cake decorating blog/business, I have narrowed it down. And I will know at the end of the day. I hate when reality TV shows drag it out and I am sorry for doing so...here are the finalists.

Adam: Chubby Hubby Cakes
Megan: Grover frosted over
Mandi: Batter Up

I really liked my mom's Sweet Celebrations, but it is already taken. Thank you to everyone who submitted a name. They were all very fun and very creative!!! Candace, Nicole, Mom, Susie, Megan, Adam, Mandi, and Amber all did a great job. (I hope I didn't forget anyone!) They came up with more than I would have thought. Thank you all very much!!!! I really appreciate the support with this!