The Cone of Shame :(

Poor little Moochie. He had to have a lump removed this past Friday. He did great through his surgery, but is having a less than fun time dealing with his E-collar and the little cage. We've had some fun times trying to help him eat and get used to not being able to use his hands. I think he especially misses being able to groom. He's always such a neat little critter. Hopefully he won't have to have the cone on for more than about 5 more days.

A little bit crazy...

Doesn't he look kind of like a little pioneer girl? The harness is to keep his little hands from being able to push off the cone.

I know this shot is a little blurry. But you can see his shaved hip and stitches. He has been a really brave little rattie. :)

Butters

We lost our sweet little Butters last night. It was hard to say goodbye. He was a wonderful little friend and brought so much happiness to our home. Here's a few little pictures to remember him by. We'll miss you Bubbins!

The second night after we brought him home with us. SO LITTLE!!

One of his favorite past-times. Chillin' with Dad.

"Snuggles" with Moochie.

With Grandma.

He was hopeful the camera was a snackie...

If there was one thing Butters was good at, it was being oh so LAZY!

With Moochie. They were a regular Oscar & Felix, but still loved to be together.

And a little video from his more "athletic days."

Let's Go Cougars...

So you thought this post was going to be about football, right? Well if you've followed this blog for the past year, you will know that the only thing I ever blog about is cake. Unfortunately, this post is no exception. Football season is here at last, and we decided some sweet celebration was in order...

Bake Sale Cakes

Autumn's work participated in a child abuse awareness fair and she asked me to donate some cakes for the bake sale. Here they are!

Another chocolate rose cake.

My first real attempt with fondant and gum paste.

Graduation Vacation

So Abram has finally finished law school and we had a great time taking nearly two weeks off! We visited Monterey, San Francisco, Medford, Hillsboro & Astoria. It was a great break. Here's some photos. I never do take enough photos. But we did have a nice relaxing break. :)

Happy Birthday Abram

Happy #27 Abram! We haven't actually done much celebrating yet because he's been working on a monster paper all week, but we're going out tonight. He did make a little time for carrot cake last night though. It was nice to take a break from baskets and flowers, but I must say, this is one of my more ghetto cakes. Oh well. It's the flavor that counts on this one! ;)

On the back of our Jetta, there's a sticker that says "Whiptastic Handling." Yeah, Whiptastic. ;)

Taking a break from paper writing for cake and presents.

Butters was thrilled. Have you ever seen a more lazy ratty?

Cake O.D.

Okay. So I thought I'd be done with cakes for a while, at least until Abram's birthday next week. Rewind a little to this last Sunday. The Relief Society President was announcing the activity for Wednesday, a talent night. Alice, the 2nd counselor, pipes in...."They'll be refreshments too!" Then she nudges me and says, "How would you like to bring some of your cake decorating for your talent?" Alice is great. :) So I did two more cakes. It seems like my whole kitchen is covered in frosting. Oh well. The daisy cake is a little out of focus for some reason. Anyhoo...I promise I'll find something else to blog about someday. :)