Weekend Notes 4/18/11

Here's what's left of the lemon bundt cake I made for my parents' birthday. I was sure I possessed a bundt cake pan, but found out I have two angel food cake pans. I guess I'll need to try and trade one of these in at Goodwill for a bundt cake pan.

The cake recipe was from America's Test Kitchen, so I thought it was foolproof. I was disappointed it didn't rise up well, but maybe that had to do with the fact I used an angel food cake pan? The cake was very yummy, although sickeningly rich. Some of our planned company couldn't show and we had so many other goodies, I now have half a cake left. I will probably see if the teachers at work want to try it.

While my parents were here, we enjoyed a nice visit, although the weather did not cooperate except for Sunday. The Art Crawl was a bust because it was cold, rainy and very windy. We stayed in and visited.

Saturday we did some shopping and had lunch out. My parents really enjoy eating at Culvers because they don't have this burger/frozen custard joint back home.

Saturday night DH, the boys and I broke away and saw Scream 4. My recommendation, wait for Netflix. I was disappointed in the movie, expecting it to be much better. It was still fun to get out with my boys though.

Sunday my sister and I took mom out for more shopping. We had a great time and I bought a few much needed shirts since everything was 50% off!

My dad stayed home and sat outside with Mr. Crazy Robin. That neurotic bird is still guarding our yard, pecking at the garage window. He's now also including pecking at our car window, splatting his white droppings all down the side of our black car door. My dad was only sitting probably 5 feet away and this bird wasn't deterred from his attacks on anything that reflects his image.

Except for a little stomach issue Saturday night into Sunday morning, (too much movie popcorn?),  DS12 had a good weekend as did DS15. I enjoy seeing how much they help their grandparents when they are visiting.

We'll miss having my parents here, but its a good thing the Amish baked goods and other treats are now also gone as well.

I'm going to try and get back on track eating healthy. My doctor's appointment last week went well and she was happy my weight was down, but I know I have to get back on track with my daily exercise and portion control. No offense to my family, but when we have these gatherings, I lose my focus on healthy living.