A New Beginning

So, I made a human:

Basically the coolest thing I ever made. MMD (in case you forgot, MMD stand for Mike My Darling- my awesome husband) also had a hand in the process. :) For blog purposes, I shall refer to my boy as "Squirrel" or "Lil' Squirrel" :)  Mostly because he makes these little squeaking noises when he is breast feeding. (Bummer, I just found video footage of an actual squirrel HERE and it doesn't actually sound like him... alas the damage has been done!) 

Anyway, I've been making gingerbread muffins in my mind since I got back from the hospital. I'm not sure why. They spoke to me. So today I finally had the energy to make them! The above picture of Squirrel was taken at the beginning of the baking. At this point, he is a ticking time bomb who could wake up and like...cry :)  So I felt like I was living dangerously and had to get this shit done FAST! 

Here's a photo of the bowls. Look carefully at the whisk! Notice the hanging metal! Don't worry, it didn't slow me down! 

I ran back into the living room and this is what I saw:

Whew, still in the clear!

I put my muffins in the oven:

I put all the ingredients away, washed the dishes, and ended up with these beauties! 

I'm happy to say they turned out really good!! If I were to make them again, I'd add more seasoning, because they were pretty mild, but that's okay. And MUCH better than disaster pumpkin bars. 

See the part in middle of this picture that has been cut out? It's because it was RAW. I didn't even notice until I was halfway done frosting!! I mean, the toothpick came out clean because the pumpkin mixture was SO WET. Whatever, that's in the past. Let's stay in the present and the future! 

Sincerely,

Ms. Non-Sequitur