Rainbow cake

This cake turned out so fabulous. I love the bright colors and my silly putty fondant. I have been wanting to try a marshmallow fondant recipe, but I must not have added enough powdered sugar because the fondant was a little, well silly putty like. It was firm enough to stay put, but soft enough to be molded into the arch shape so it turned out perfect for my needs. It will also be fun to play with and eat later on with the kids. I will be putting the recipe right next to my peanut butter play dough recipe.
So to make the cake I used a basic white cake mix (I wanted to make one from scratch, but it didn't happen this time.) and then I divided it up into six bowls. Then I used gel food coloring (it works so much better then liquid food coloring) to color the mix in the bowls. Then I spooned the mix into a bundt pan. I tried to do a few cool designs, but they didn't stay when the cake baked up, that's ok though because it still looks AWESOME! I really like the bundt pan because I was able to cut the cake in two and have two arches to make into rainbows.For the fondant I melted a bag of marshmallows with a few Table spoons of water and stirred it all together. Then I separated it into six bowls and again used the gel food coloring. You need to make it a little brighter then you want the end result because the powdered sugar will lighten it up a bit. I mixed in some powdered sugar then kneaded in more until I had what I wanted. (I used crisco like the recipe said to keep the fondant from sticking to my hands.) Then I rolled it into little "snakes" and patted it flat onto the cake.
After refrigerating the cake for a few hours to stiffen the fondant up again, (you do not need to do it that long, but I had time to spare and it needs to stay refrigerated. ) I set the rainbows up and piped clouds around the base. I really like the way it turned out and now that it's finished it's off to my friends rainbow themed birthday party.

More holiness give me

More holiness give me, more strivings within.
More patience in suffering, more sorrow for sin.
More faith in my Savior, more sense of His care.
More joy in His service, more purpose in prayer.
More gratitude give me, more trust in the Lord.
More zeal for His glory, more hope in His Word.
More tears for His sorrows, more pain at His grief.
More meekness in trial, more praise for relief.
More purity give me, more strength to o'ercome,
More freedom from earth-stains, more longings for home.
More fit for the kingdom, more useful I'd be,
More blessed and holy, more, Savior, like Thee.

Benjamin has been really sick for about a week now. Lots of throwing up and diarrhea. At first I thought it was food poisoning, but now I am not so sure. The Dr. said there is nothing she can do to help him get better, just treat the symptoms.
Today as he threw up yet again I felt like I just couldn't handle it. I am so worried about him, he has lost so much weight and has been hurting and crying so much. There had to be something I could do. So I called my sister in law who always knows just what to say. Whether she listens and sympathies or tells me straight up something I need to hear, she says it. She told me to pray. She reminded me that as a mother I have the divine right to receive personal revelation for my children and how to help them. I knew this, I had prayed about it. But I did not like the answer so I forgot about it. The Lord told me to wait and have faith. My sister in law and best friend knew just what I needed to hear to remember what the Lord wanted me to do. Now I just need to do it. It may not sound hard, but I am really having a hard time just waiting and having faith. My baby is sick and I don't want to wait, I want to DO something. But I WILL wait and I WILL have faith.

Race for the cure

To day I completed my first 5K. I was so excited about this one because of the cause. All proceeds from this race went to research in the hop[es of finding a cure for breast cancer. It was so moving so see all of the people out there in support of this race and cause. I was teary eyed as all of the survivors, including Glenna whom we raced for, paraded around the fountain and lined up for a picture. And there we so many who entered the race. The estimate was around 20,000.
I took the boys in the stroller and we walked this time, but I hope to run my next 5K. I will try to do another one at the end of the summer. I am grateful for the opportunity I had to take part in this race. I wish I had my camera so I could have gotten a picture. I was also very happy to see my mother in law waiting at the finish line to show her support for me with a sign and balloon for Glen, oh ya, and the "victory grapes."
A few facts about breast cancer;

• Although rare, men can get and even die from the breast cancer.
• 192,370 U.S. women were diagnosed with breast cancer in 2009.
• Studies show older women have a higher risk of breast cancer, as well as those with a family history of cancer, excessive drinkers and those who are overweight.
• More than 2.5 million breast cancer survivors live in the US.

Imagine a world without breast cancer.

Testimony of the Book of Mormon