Mixer Please!

The other day there was a coupon for a kitchen aid mixer. I have been wanting one for a while now and was so excited to get it. I have never owned a mixer before. I have always just used my big African wooden spoons to mix, which are great! But I do have to say that I absolutely love having this mixer now. I can put the ingredients in and while they are being mixed together I can walk away and do other things! Amazing :)

The first thing I made was a Cream Cheese Lemon Coffee Cake. Yuuummmm!!!

Spring is Springing

Even my car has noticed that spring is coming. My car is a great winter car. It has lots of really nice features that make winter driving so much better. But, I have found that even though she was made to be great in cold, she really she likes the warm weather better. In the winter she was only getting about 22 miles per gallon. But already with the temperatures being in the high 30's and low 40's she is now getting 26 miles per gallon. I am sure she will continue to improve her miles per gallon average as the temps continue to get warmer :)

Skhoop Skirt

If only this were not so expensive!! There are a few girls from work that I have seen wearing this skirt. It is perfect for these Alaskan winters. It has a zipper all the way up one side, so you can just zip it on over your regular clothes and then zip it off when you get to the warmth of the indoors. It is a coat for your legs. Amazing. However, they are quite pricey. So, I will just have to wait until they go down in price or I can find one on ebay I guess. But hey. A girl can dream about warm skirts that look like sleeping bags can't she?!