Last Saturday my friend Emily and I hopped in her boyfriend's car and drove to St. Louis, MO We shopped at a mall, where if I were able to afford the merchandise in it I would hang my head in shame for spending $295 on a sweater!  Do you know how many clothes I could buy for $295!? ...

I just wanted to say a big thank you to all the people who participated in the last cookie giveaway!!  You guys are the best!   Here are the first batch of Valentine cookies I made for the giveaway. Stevie L. and I with her cookies!   Onesie giveaway cookies, personalized for ...

Thank you to everyone who entered my cookie giveaway, and thank you for all your nice comments and compliments! Now, to what you really care about, did you win? With the help of Random.org I selected the winners.  Here they are: Alex who said: "Cookies would make this preggo a happy girl ...

In celebration of 200 likes on my Facebook page, and because Valentine's day is coming up soon, I am having another cookie contest!! Don't worry this time I will do all the work!  All you have to do is 'Like' The Cake Mom on Facebook, and post a comment on this blog post. (2) two winners ...

I blogged a while back about wanting to run a 10K.  I ran in the 10K in October and finished in 1 hour and 18 minutes!  I ran the whole time and never stopped except at the 3 mile mark to get water.  I ran the whole thing in my favorite Vibram shoes too!  This was an awesome experience! Me ...

Last week I made a cake for a 21 year old who had recently traveled to Paris on a school trip and came back engaged!  You can read all about her romantic engagement HERE.  Her cake was made to celebrate her birthday, her trip, and her engagement.  I did a travel theme associated with the location, ...