Pound Cake

Since being unemployed - or should I say home employed - I have been able to explore some of my other passions, like baking and cooking. Prior to unemployment, the job usually sapped all of my motivation and by the end of the day, could barely force myself to make a meal.

Not so anymore.

Today, I cracked open my James McNair's Cakes book and decided to give it a go on the Pound cake. The recipe did not look that hard at all. And best of all, I had all of the ingredients on hand.

What can I say about a batter that I would have loved to have eaten the entire bowl of? Such simplicity. If you have the book, the recipe is on page 23. I actually substituted 1/4 cup of the sugar with 1/4 of Splenda. Trust me, you could not tell in the batter. I am anxiously waiting for this delight to come out of the oven.

I wonder if I will be able to wait for it to cool.

Ho Hummmm

And it's been more time since my last post. Honestly. You would think I was busy or something.

Bindi went to Westminster and acted all of the happy girl she was. Maybe she was playing off of Matt's nervousness... but don't tell him he was nervous. Anyhow, we enjoyed the city and had a wonderful time. I had never been there so it was exciting for me to take in all the sights along the way up there and once we were there. Would definitely do things differently next time.

Bindi is also a Grand Champion now. And she has started to lure course. We have also begun the process of looking for a stud dog. Now that she is in her second heat, we can pretty much calculate that next February or March we will breed her.

Job... well. I need to get one that will supplement what I am doing here at home with TIPS. Not much more, just a little. It's been tight. But let me tell you - the lack of stress in my life makes taking a pay cut all worth it. I can not imagine ever going back to work in a law office. Sad, really. I had a great career and then I come down here and the worst attorney I ever worked for took all my passion for the field away. And I mean worse in that he was not a good practicing attorney. A Paralegal is only as good as the attorney allows him/her to be. Sigh. Oh well.

And that's all I have for now.