Game On

Just as I was beginning to think our mouse problem was under control I found this:



Do you see the bite marks on my new bag of flour? Then I found a trail of flour bag paper under the sink where the dishwasher hose comes out. He also tried to eat some of my powdered sugar. Needless to say, I was livid. Erik bought some foam sealant stuff and sealed up all the holes under the sink, so essentially the mouse was trapped. On Saturday we braved HEB (it was insane) and bought some more regular mouse traps. Not 30 minutes after we went to bed Saturday night I hear "SNAP" and I knew the little sucker was caught. Sunday morning I get up and I found a tiny little field mouse with his neck snapped in two. I didn't take a picture this time because he was staring up at me with a death stare. I briefly felt bad, but then I recalled the previous Friday night where I had to clear out and bleach the entry pantry after working 8 hours on the postpartum floor. Then I didn't feel so bad. I caught this mouse in the exact same spot as the first one. We still can't figure out how they're getting in the house, but we live next to an empty lot, so I know where they're coming from. We have some more traps set out for when the next one comes, as I have no doubt there will be more mice.
On another note, we will be in TN in about a month! We are so excited to see our families again and have an early Christmas with them!

If you get a chance

If you're like me and enjoy looking at cool/nifty/odd blogs, click on over to cakewrecks.blogspot.com and check out all the professional cake gone wrong. My personal favorite is the Naked Baby Mohawk Carrot Jockey cake.
http://cakewrecks.blogspot.com/2008/06/naked-mohawk-baby-carrot-jockeys.html

Sopapilla Cheesecake

Last week we had a Mexican potluck at work and I was nominated to bring dessert. All the girls wanted Sopapilla Cheesecake, so I googled it and this was the recipe I found. I warn you, this stuff is ridiculously good.

Sopapilla Cheesecake
2 8 oz. pkgs cresecent rolls
2 8 oz. pkgs cream cheese, softened
1 cup sugar
1 stick of butter
1 tsp vanilla
more sugar
cinnamon

Roll out 1st can of crescent rolls onto a 9x 13 in pan. Pat it out to cover the bottom of the pan. In a medium bowl combine the 2 packages of cream cheese, 1 cup of sugar and vanilla. Spread this mixture over the crescent rolls. Take the second can of rolls and spread on top on the cream cheese mixture, stretching it out to fit. Melt the stick of butter in the microwave and pour it evenly over the second layer of rolls. Sprinkle the top generously with more sugar and cinnamon. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes. Devour and go into a sugar/butter coma.

I'm an old woman now

Yesterday was my 23rd birthday and also the first day of Erik's law school finals. I slept in til 9:30, shopped at Hobby Lobby and Target, got a Frappachino at Starbucks, and poor Erik took a 3 1/2 hour long exam. He made it through and is preparing for his next final as I type this. For dinner we went to Shogun here in Waco, which is a Japanese steakhouse where they cook in front of you on a hibachi grill. The food was so good! Afterwards we came home and ate some leftover Halloween cupcakes that I made and I opened Erik's present to me, a bathrobe that I've been wanting. I had a great birthday and I'm so thankful for my family and friends for remembering me on this day!