March Madness

  I think March is going to be one of my busiest months for the next 9 years or so.  Payton came for spring break, and we also celebrated Mary-Kate's 1st birthday.  I know that may not sound like a lot happening, but with Brandon's mom and Payton here for spring break and my parents here for MK's birthday, we have had quite a few people coming and going.  I've been on the computer very little and have made very few things.
  Here's a quick recap:  Spring break was good and looking forward to the summer with Payton, and MK's birthday was a success.  We even went the zoo for both occasions.  Here are some pictures. 
  Spring break:

 
 MK's birthday:

Allison got to ride a horse at the zoo.  She loved it!

A Ho-Hum Day

The girls and I have a cough, and they are in no mood to do anything. MK has slept a lot, and Allison only wants to watch movies. I could only fight her so long. I don't really feel like doing anything either. See, I do have days where we don't do anything.

Finally

I finally downloaded the blogger app on my phone. Get prepared for more randomness!

Trying Some New Things

  Last week a friend posted on her Facebook that she made powdered sugar.  I had to try it!  Now, I'm very picky about my powdered sugar especially when it comes to cake decorating.  I only buy Domino 10x powdered sugar, so I know even though knowing how to make powdered sugar I won't do it too often.  It is nice to know how in a pinch and can save a lot of money especially if you get granulated sugar on sale.
  All you have to do is put a cup of sugar in the blender (I knew I was keeping that thing around for a reason) and turn it on for a few minutes.

Before:

 After:

  I know hard to tell the difference in the pictures, but now I have cheap powdered sugar for French toast, keeping fondant from sticking, and making marshmallows!  Yes, I made those too.  They are so good, and I even forgot the vanilla extract.  It's like eating a Peep without the sugar coating.  Here is the recipe: marshmallows.

The goo:

 Let it set:

 Dredge it with the powdered sugar:

 Final product!

 I used fondant cutters to make flower and heart marshmallows, but it left a lot of scraps.  You can't reroll marshmallows. ;)  But, it make a lot!  30 oz!  That's almost enough to make 2 batches of marshmallow fondant, and that's a lot of fondant.  I have not tried to make fondant out of it yet.  I need to do more research b/c I think I could skip a step or two. 
  In other news, today I made English muffins, cinnamon rolls, laundry detergent, dishwasher detergent, and liquid dish soap.  The verdict is still out on the liquid dish soap.