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For reference tomorrow.

Butter, softened (4 oz) 1#
Egg white ~ (.5 oz) 2 oz
Powdered sugar, sifted (8 oz) 2#
Vanilla extract (1/2 tsp) 2 tsp
Vodka (as needed)

Cream butter with paddle.
Add sugar and vanilla.
Adjust consistency with vodka in drops.

I had a very positive, life-affirming, hello-wake-up-to-your-true-self-of-happiness dream last night ( Read more... )

This is not a depressing post. It's not a poor-me post, or an illness post, or any of that. I just think about this a lot, and I have a lot of thoughts on the subject ( Read more... )

My dad came up on Friday night, and Jen and I, my dad, and Mark spent all day yesterday and till 3 o'clock today building a rabbit hutch. I'm excited; it's definitely a step up from the dog crates they're living in now, and the sooner we get them settled, the sooner we have rabbit meat! Jen says the Chance Ranch is finally feeling like it's worth ( Read more... )

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I got a little distracted by the fire we made last night and left my purse out on the picnic table. Of course it had to be the dewiest morning of the year, and it was soaking when I remembered it this morning. Ooooooops ( Read more... )

Hey, look! I didn't get beaten by dolphins or consumed by my hair or gently but firmly kicked by a giraffe. In fact, even though I have been a very, very bad girl about updating, I've still been doing lots of pretty things. Here's one:


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Yesterday was the day of "oh, that's what a migraine is," so today will be a catch-up post for Day 4, and Day 5's pictures will come tonight.

Day 4 was Sunday. I was told that I was Moonpie's after 3, so I had exactly an hour to get started on my project for the day...


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