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cakegal Posted 29 Apr 2005 , 3:06pm
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Hi everyone...I have a friend that belongs to this group (sistersinsweets)
and she told me about the help and neat ideas offered here....I came , I looked around, I JOINED!!!!!
I live in Pennsylvania, USA, I'm married 38yrs. have 5 kids...all grown except for the baby of the family...and he'll be a senior in high school next yr.
Last spring I took the Wilton cake decorating courses...all 3 of them... I made my daughters wedding cake in June... I was scared to death...but it turned out very nice...
I've always liked baking and I love doing cakes.....I wish I could get that nice smoothe finished look though... I usually do the basket weave as it hides all the imperfections...LOL..
I've been reading alot here in the forums and I've picked up some good tips that I'm going to be using....
I have another wedding cake to make this August. I don't think I would want to do this for a living as it's very stressful....What is a good way to price a cake....This is for a relative so I'm only going for the cost and delivery of the cake...
...but what would be a fair price if I made it for someone else.... it's a 3 tier cake 6" 10" 14" all 2 layers...and 8 8" single layers around the bottom....
enough gabbing for me now...lol...
Looking forward to getting to know all of you...
Happy baking...
cakegal

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marknrox Posted 29 Apr 2005 , 3:08pm
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Welcome!

I'm 38 too and have a 6 year old and a 20 month old!! LOL. Yours are grown? What was I thinking?

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CIndymm4 Posted 29 Apr 2005 , 3:19pm
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Welcome!! I'm 42 have a 24, 22, 20 and 11 year old......marknrox, what WERE you thinking! LOL.....I'm been decorating cakes since my oldest were babies but just finished the Wilton course last night....now that I have those three classes done I am wanting to learn how to do gumpaste flowers.....no classes here so I'll have to teach myself.

This site is so wonderful and I learn so many things here......I'm sure you are going to love it here too!

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marknrox Posted 29 Apr 2005 , 3:23pm
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Yeah, I could be looking forward to travelling, sleeping late, sleeping period for that matter, shopping, eating out, etc...

Instead, I'm still changing diapers and going on Kindergarten field trips!! LOL!!

Just kidding, I got a late start and the last one was a bit of a surprise, albeit a pleasant one. I wouldn't trade my babies for anything.

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Fruitloop Posted 29 Apr 2005 , 3:24pm
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Welcome, I'm new here too and I just love this site. There's so much info and ideas on here.

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briansbaker Posted 29 Apr 2005 , 3:26pm
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Ha I think I have you beat. My baby WAS 9 when I got pregnant with Brian, who is now 3.. And I am 32 will be 33 in August. It's a whole new world!!! BUT wouldn't have done anything different.

Welcome to our addiction cakegal. Same here CIndymm4 taught myself everything.
Best site on the net!!!

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prettytoya Posted 29 Apr 2005 , 3:30pm
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WELCOME!

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flayvurdfun Posted 29 Apr 2005 , 3:36pm
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welcome welcome welcome.... glad to have an extra brain to help us out.... heres to looking forward to lots of good stuff to learn from ya!

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elin Posted 29 Apr 2005 , 5:08pm
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Welcome to our world of wonders icon_biggrin.gif.
I am 33 and have two boys, 8 and 11.

Exited to see and here more from you.

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sweeterbug1977 Posted 29 Apr 2005 , 5:17pm
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Welcome to the forum. I have two kids; a boy and a girl. My son is 2 years and my daughter is 9 months; yes, they are only a year and a half apart. I, too, ask myself "what was I thinking?" We were not planning on having kids before I was 30, but we got a big surprise...and then another one. I just hope that I don't have another surprise for a couple of years at least...although my kids mean the world to me.

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KrazyKross Posted 29 Apr 2005 , 6:17pm
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I dont' feel so bad now. I've been married 31 years and have a 29 and 26 year old. With all the young people on this site, I was starting to feel old real fast. Glad to see there's someone else out there in my age group. Welcome to the site.

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emi Posted 29 Apr 2005 , 6:33pm
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Hi and welcome. I'm 37, married to the most wonderful and supporting husband who never gets tired of listening to my daily experiences as a stay at home mom, and we have a beautiful 22 month old girl.
I'm sure you'll find this site and its members very helpful.
Emi

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momof3jotynjake Posted 29 Apr 2005 , 7:05pm
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Hello! welcome, I am quite new here my self and have met some wonderful people and get so much help! its awesome!!

Im 29 with 3 boys... lol... 9, almost 4 and 14 months. gonna try 1 more time over the summer and were DONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ha ha. if anyone out there has some good "girl" tips lol.. id gladly take them.
Dont get me wrong, if its another boy... I will still be very happy.. but,, well im sure you all know what i mean!! icon_lol.gif

welcome!!!

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Joshsmom Posted 29 Apr 2005 , 7:38pm
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Welcome, you will have a blast on this site!

Since everyone is mentioning ages ...... I'm 44 (45 in Sept) with a 3 year old icon_surprised.gif so.... with all the posts so far I'm the oldest with the youngest child icon_eek.gif

BUT, I wouldn't trade it for the world, he is my life and darn he'll keep me young and on the go, how can I not be icon_lol.gif

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veejaytx Posted 29 Apr 2005 , 7:43pm
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Hi there, glad to have you aboard! Sure sounds as if I am the old lady of the bunch here, I'm 68 (much too rapidly headed toward 69), was married for 28 years and divorced for 22 yrs now. My son and daughter-in-law were both almost 40 when my grandson was born, he will be 9 in July, so they definitely got a late start!

I'm enjoying the cake decorating and all the people here at CC, they are great, always willing to share, to commiserate over problems, and very encouraging at all times! Janice

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Chrystal Posted 30 Apr 2005 , 2:24am
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alright... my turn haha..
Im 20 years old.. gonna be 21 in June.. Getting married in August.. I have a 2 year old little girl... (she looks just like Boo off of Monsters Inc.) And i don't make cakes for a living. If i did I would be crazier than I already am. I own a Butcher SHop and just graduated College Last may.. THis site is wonderful.. These people are the best.. better than teachers.. they never sleep! haha.. ask a question any time day or night and one of these Nuts are up!! Probly baking cakes haha.. Jk!! Welcome to the site and if theres any questions I can help you with.. feel free to ask!!

Chrystal

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cakegal Posted 1 May 2005 , 9:11pm
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Again....
Thank you for the wonderful welcome everyone..
I know I'm gonna just love it here...
And I'm really looking forward to getting to know all of you fine cake baking ladies better...
I'm sooooo glad my friend told me about this place....
Happy cake baking!!!!!
cakegal

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CarolAnn Posted 1 May 2005 , 10:05pm
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Hi! I'm Carol. I'm 53 and mother of three great kids. Dave and I will be married 36 years June 28th. My second pregnancy wasn't a surprise but having twins (boy/girl) sure was(I'm talking BIG surprise here!) . My oldest was 2 1/2 at the time and a great and helpful big brother. I was 23 at the time. (I got married at 17) They're 33, 31 and 31 now and every day a blessing. Soo for those of you young moms out there we've been there and done that so it's just your turn. It goes by so quickly just enjoy it as much as you can. I have two beautiful and thrilling granddaughters just down the road so here we go again.

I'm an amature cake decorator and mostly self taught. I love this site and all the helpful friendly people here. I've gained a lot of confidence at trying new things since joining. There just isn't enough time or money, is there? I appreciate everyone's input and the prompt responses to questions. If there was a chat on this site I'd never get ANYTHING done. LOL Welcome to all the Newbies! You already love it, I can tell. So let's bake something already!! Ü

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KATE39 Posted 1 May 2005 , 10:14pm
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WELCOME. I AM THE MOM OF A GIRL WHO IN 29 DAYS AS SHE KEEPS COUNTING DOWN TO HER BIRTHDAY WILL BE 9 AND A BOY WHO IS 5. I AM 34 YEARS OLD AND HAVE BEEN DECORATING CAKES SINCE I WAS 17. IT STARTED OUT AS ICE CREAM CAKES AS A SUMMER JOB AND GREW TO 16 YEARS LATER NOW BAKING CAKES AND DECORATING CAKES INSTEAD OF ICE CREAM CAKES. I LOVE IT! I MAKE MYSELF NUTS AND MY FAMILY TOO, BUT I ENJOY EVERY MINUTE OF IT. MY HUSBAND STANDS BEHIND EVERYTHING I DO AND SUPPORTS ALL OF MY CRAZINESS - BECAUSE SOMETIMES IT DOES GET CRAZY AROUND HERE AND I DON'T KNOW IF I AM COMING OR GOING. MY PANS HAVE OUTGROWN MY KITCHEN AND HAVE STARTED GROWING IN THE DINING ROOM. HOPEFULLY THIS SUMMER WE WILL GET MY PEG BOARD GOING FOR MY PANS AND SOMETIME THE HOUSE WILL BE ORGANIZED FOR MY CAKE STUFF.

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letseatcake Posted 1 May 2005 , 10:24pm
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Welcome, I am 36 and married. I have a 9 yr old and a 2 yr old. I have benn decorating and teaching about 4 years. I took all 3 Wilton classes and I am always trying to learn new things. I sell cakes for extra money, hopefully when find a new house I'll be able to have more space and a place to set up my shop.

Welcome again

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lastingmoments Posted 2 May 2005 , 6:10am
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Hi Im 25 ....26 in 2 weeks.My mom didnt know how to cook so when we were little she would let us buy what ever we wanted to cook.....turns out me and my sister loved cakes......Ive been decorating for 3 years...as long as my daughter is old......icon_eek.gif

as for girl tipss......someone once told me if you drink a glass of water after wards ..that would help ...
then someone else told me to stand up afterwards.....
so I just made sure to drink water while I stood up to make her stick....Im not tooo sure if thats what why it happened but I have a girl

whoops did i share to much! icon_redface.gif

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Lemondrop Posted 2 May 2005 , 7:17am
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Welcome Cakegal!!

I'm a 37 year old stay at home mom of 2 year old twin girls. I just make cakes for fun, for family and friends, for now, for practise. I started getting into cake decorating because I wanted to be able to make my girls their birthday cakes icon_wink.gif

Lemondrop

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momsandraven Posted 2 May 2005 , 2:59pm
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Welcome Cakegal! I just turned 35 (yeesh, I'm still coming to terms with that), and am a SAHM of a 2yo boy and 3yo girl. I've been doing cakes for almost a year, and am just now getting around to taking the 2nd Wilton course. LOL It's nice to have you in the family! Looking forward to seeing your cake pics!

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Mable_21 Posted 2 May 2005 , 3:19pm
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Hello everyone,
I am 24, and getting married in less than two weeks!! I became interested in cake decorating when I went around pricing wedding cakes. Since then I have ingulfed myself in everybook, class and website that had to do with cake decorating. I even have changed my major in college, next fall I start my baking degree (yipee!). This site has been a HUGE help, I can't wait to post my wedding cake pictures!
Thanks for the warm welcoming!
Mable_21

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