Last Friday of the month is forMonthly Poetry Group to rhyme.Diane, Mimi, and I take turns,Your Superpower, the theme this time. As usual, today I'll try,a poem to write . . . or fudge.Whether I'm successful or not,you get to...
Last Friday of the month is for
Monthly Poetry Group to rhyme.
Diane, Mimi, and I take turns,
Your Superpower, the theme this time.
As usual, today I'll try,
a poem to write . . . or fudge.
Whether I'm successful or not,
you get to be the judge. 
Finale
Superpowers are fluid things
often changing throughout life,
Quite different when single,
than as a mom and wife.
College found me taking tests,
with hardly any sleep.
My superpower? Partying,
and yet, good grades, I'd keep.
Marriage and moving far away,
to where I'd not fit in,
Sometimes superpower can be,
just not giving in.
IVF, loss, and pregnancy,
the struggle, it was real.
Superpower in those years:
making mind and body heal.
When raising babies, some days,
wonder how we all stay alive.
My superpower in that time:
setting each of us up to thrive.
Family life frequently changes,
I later had time for me.
Exploring possibilities . . .
what would my superpower be?
Blogging was the answer,
recipe development too.
Writing something from the heart,
and creating yummies too.
Celebrate Anything Cake
My superpower in those years,
creating a blog community.
Developing, running challenges,
cultivating support and unity.
Eleven and a half years gone by,
done more than I planned to do.
Blog superpower's run its course,
though I'll miss all of you.
A superpower needn't be,
something way over the top.
Today it's just as simple as,
saying it's time to stop.
Before you go, stop by these blogs for more poetry:
Celebrate Anything Cake
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Ingredients:
1 1/4 cups birthday cake ice cream
1 1/4 cups birthday cake ice cream
1 box (15.25 oz) white cake mix
1/2 cup oil
4 egg whites
2/3 cup vanilla yogurt
1/4 cup multicolored nonpareils
1/4 cup multicolored sprinkles
1 cup frosted animal cookies, crushed
1 can (12 oz) whipped white or buttercream frosting
2 - 3 drops food coloring of your choice
1 can (16 oz) vanilla frosting
OPT: additionals cookies, nonpareils, sprinkles, and/or sugar pearls for decoration
Directions:
*Defrost the ice cream.
*Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour three 9-inch cake pans.
*Beat the melted ice cream, cake mix, oil, egg whites, and yogurt for 2 minutes. Mix in the nonpareils and sprinkles. Spread evenly into the cake pans.
*Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, until the centers spring back to the touch. Cool for 10 minutes, remove from the pans and cool completely.
*Place the bottom layer onto a serving plate.
*Mix a few drops of food coloring into the whipped white or buttercream frosting. Reserve 1/3 cup of this frosting in a piping bag and refrigerate.
*Frost the bottom layer with half of the remaining whipped frosting. Sprinkle with 1/2 of the chopped cookies, add the second layer and repeat with the remaining whipped frosting and chopped cookies.
*Add the top later. Frost the top and sides with the vanilla frosting. Refrigerate for 15 minutes.
*Decorate the top and sides with the reserved whipped topping and the edible decorations of your choice.
