Last Saturday, I began preheating the oven when all of a sudden . . . Snap . . . Sizzle . . . Zap . . . FIRE! Thankfully, it was only a small fire, and Chad was standing right next to the oven (doing dishes, I might add - #561), and could shut it off right away (#562). The heating element went out with a bang. I'm also thankful for on-line parts ordering (#563), but it won't be here until Thursday. In the meantime, I am without an oven. Which would be fine most weeks. However . . .
Tomorrow is Jillian's Birthday!
And I have treats to make and a cake to bake!
When I asked Jillian what she'd like to take for treats, she said, "star-shaped cookies with red frosting that say "You Are A Star" so each of her friends will feel good about being special." Awww . . . such a heart of compassion. (#564)
However, I kind of needed an oven in order to satisfy her wishes. Thus, Plan B.
Our church has two ovens, which would really help speed things up. (See, a blessing in disguise.) (#565) So I went to the church to bake 40 giant star cookies and a 2-layer cake this morning. It's the best sugar cookie recipe ever! Secret ingredient: buttermilk.
After I got home, I began mixing up frosting . . . and frosting . . . and more frosting.
After Jillian's bath, she and Jenica went out to jump on the trampoline. She said "it'll be the last time I get to jump on the trampoline as a 7-year-old." (sniff, sniff) She's so sentimental. (#566)
Here's another example . . .
Our garage door died a couple weeks ago, and we got a new one installed on Monday while she was in school. (Finally! #567) When she got home from school, I said "I have a surprise for you, Jillian!" (I got a little excited about a new garage door since we hadn't been able to get our cars into the garage for over 2 weeks.) Anyway, Jillian looked at the new door with a sad face and said, "I didn't get to say good-bye to our old one."
Tomorrow's her BIG day. (#568) Age 8. Wow! I can't believe she's already going to be 8. Stay tuned for Party details.
Blessing #569 - Super excited that my little brother and his wife are flying in from Arizona tomorrow.
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