Seriously? Did I only post once this week? WTF?

I think I am a little frantic this week and I only realized it last night. Chase’s birthday party is next Saturday and then Christmas is the following Thursday/Friday. I have no idea why we didn’t count ahead 38+ weeks when we decided to have Chase. Life’s Lessons from Amanda #98347583459: If you are considering having a child, calculate their expected due date from expected time of conception or you may end up with a baby due on Christmas (see: Chase Alexander).

As of last night, I officially committed to making Chase’s panda cupcakes from scratch (see: store bought icing, possibly homemade cake mix) ALL  BY MY LONESOME. Here’s my “template”:

OMG I KNOW! Aren’t they adorable and edible and then more adorable?

You are probably wondering why I am doing a panda theme for a soon-to-be-2-yr-old…boy…. And the answer is simple: Chase is freaking obsessed with all things “pandy”.

He has a stuffed panda (affectionatly known as “Pandy”) that he sleeps with at night. It’s honestly a cheap, horrible feeling, dirty, 8-inch tall panda bear that came as  “freebie” with another toy (one that cost unheard of amounts of money and the boys never touch. go figure.) (which of course means that ‘Pandy’ is basically irreplaceable). On Ni Hao, Kai Lan, Chase is exceptionally partial to Tolee, a koala bear that wishes he were a panda.

When I began my search for Chase’s theme, I was torn between a few things - dinosaurs (“rawrs”), Diego, trucks (his fav.. we probably own around 200 trucks, cars, vans, etc) and a panda theme.

I ruled out Diego because he makes me want to hurl.

Then I ruled out trucks because I don’t see this obsession dying off any time soon, so I can always use it later and I believe the same thing applies to dinosaurs.

It was settled - ‘Pandy’ it would be. It is my last chance for a “baby” party (doubtful Chase would let me throw him a panda bear party for any of his “big boy” parties…). I googled panda cakes, he loved them, and that was it.

I typically don’t make the boys’ cakes (and by “typically”, I mean “never”). I get them from Publix and have always been impressed with the taste (last year’s duck cake was a little “meh” if you ask me, but it taste amazing).

So yes, blahblablah. Amanda = baking. I’m sure I’ll want to murder my face off and just buy a pre-made sheet cake in the end, but heck… if they turn out, it will be awesomesauce. OMG I THINK I KNOW THE RECIPE FOR ‘AWESOMESAUCE’ NOW!! IT IS COMPRISED OF PANDA CUPCAKES AS SEEN ABOVE. Knew that recipe would come to me someday.

Oh wait. Wasn’t this entry about how I am busy?

I have a special post to benefit Children’s Hospital of Alabama next week. You guys are going to have so much fun making me broke!! (you’ll see)

Conner is wrapping up school next week for the semester. Lots of preschool pictures for that one I might or might not get around to posting.

Oh, and Christmas. OH! And the things I have won off Twitter because A) I’m obsessed with Twitter and B) I’m obsessed with Twitter. 

I just made a blogging to-do list. You guys better hold me to this.