Daily Dose of Mama: Love is

Monday, November 22, 2010

Love is

Love is doing something you hate for hours and hours and hours to bring joy to your 3 year old's face.

Love is also proving your husband wrong.

12 comments:

everythingismeowsomeNovember 23, 2010 at 12:51 PM
you did great! love this!
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sueNovember 23, 2010 at 1:50 PM
it looks fantastic!!!!! i <3 this cake!!!!
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ChristineNovember 23, 2010 at 1:52 PM
Amazing job, Mama! You sure did prove your husband wrong and I bet Little Bug absolutely loved it. Awesome!!
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J.MohrNovember 23, 2010 at 2:55 PM
You made a wonderful bus cake and our son loved it. Unfortunately, our dispute was over your ability to make a Donald cake.
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AnonymousNovember 23, 2010 at 3:41 PM
I'm impressed! Awesome cake!
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KristenNovember 23, 2010 at 6:11 PM
wow. i'm in awe, as I'm sure was Little Bug. way to go!
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IP JourneyNovember 23, 2010 at 8:44 PM
Wow! Looks great! Good job!
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kellyNovember 24, 2010 at 4:39 PM
That.looks.awesome! I could never do that! I bet there is a pretty funny story behind this. I also love that JM commented on this :)
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Christine @ 12,450miles November 24, 2010 at 6:56 PM
Wow... that is AWESOME.
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Annie BNovember 24, 2010 at 10:56 PM
ha ha! I love the line "love is proving your husband wrong," because that's really what marriage is all about :) The cake looks fabulous, so glad Bug appreciated it! Congrats, mama of 3 year old. You rock.
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KaraNovember 28, 2010 at 7:55 PM
That is amazing! i am totally impressed!
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MinNovember 30, 2010 at 8:08 AM
Fantastic cake! I'm completely in awe of your creation!!
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