Cinnamon Heaven

I've discovered a new blog with awesome recipes...I'm almost as addicted to them as I am pinterest.  The blog, Six Sisters' Stuff share crafts in addition to their recipes.  It was the recipes that got me hooked though!

I set a goal for myself this month to use my kitchenaid mixer once a week so when I saw a pin on pinterest for Six Sisters' Stuff Cinnabon Cinnamon Roll Cake, I just had to try it!  Who doesn't love Cinnabons? 


It really is super easy and yummy!  

I made a small attempt to make it healthy by omitting the glaze and using slightly less sugar in the cake and cinnamon mixture.  It still turned out delicious!! 


Check out their site for the full recipe, then just use a little less sugar depending on how sweet you like things.  The one thing I would not suggest cutting is the butter...that's what really makes this cake amazing!  


Also, serve it right from the oven...it is heaven!! 

It's Not Easy Being Green

I have been living with green...and when I say green, I mean GREEN!  Green carpet, green paint and even green inset paint on the doors!  I have patiently waited months...make that years for the green to be erased.  I even shared my hate for the green in this post. Finally this weekend the green carpet was evicted!

We had no idea what was under the carpet, so I was a little nervous knowing we'd be living with whatever it was for a while as we paint and re-floor the entire upstairs.  I had nightmares of broken floor boards from the 1900's full of splinters that would get in people and animal feet!  Boy oh boy was I surprised!
First layer under the field of green was of course carpet padding...

second layer...

VINYL!  I couldn't believe it!  It's a sheet of vinyl on top of the original floor boards...what a relief!  Laying a new floor will be simple (so we hope) on top of that!

We have a bit more carpet that has to come up, then we'll paint and lay a nice new floor!  I can't wait...stay tuned...I'm sure it won't be this easy much longer!