I don't want cake. I just want a nap, and someone comforting to read me a bedtime story and snuggle me until I fall asleep.

Would you kick AmyLiz and me out of bed for eating crackers cake?

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Send the recipes! It will take the cookbook team a couple days to get all the ones we've already received formatted anyway, so you can totally sneak a couple in under the wire.

I just saw a billboard advertising "Lady M Lingerie," with the slogan "F..k like a Lady."

Although, judging by the model's figure, it should've been "F..k like a 2x4."

Any case, I'm heading back with my camera.

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{{Aimee}}

Heart~ma to Tep's and AmyLiz's fathers.

he's my Dad! he's not supposed to be sick!

Boy, do I understand that! After my dad's strokes last year, he became really old. He's 68, but he seems older than that. He's frail and in a wheelchair and every time I see him, I think, "You're my daddy. You're supposed to be strong and healthy!" Pisses me off, frankly. Not him, that fact that he's getting old pisses me off.

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I don't have anything I want to wear to work today.

Shouldn't that mean I get to stay home?

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Shouldn't that mean I get to stay home?

Yes. I think you need to stay home and shop. When the clothes get delivered in a few weeks, then you can go back to work.

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Would you kick AmyLiz and me out of bed for eating crackers cake?

Not even for eating the richest, densest flourless chocolate cake.

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There was nothing to the dirt cake, take a half-stick of butter, an 8oz block of cream cheese, and a cup of powered sugar. Mix that stuff all up into a cream, then add three cups of milk, two packages of instant vanilla pudding, and a tub of cool whip. Smash a whole bag of Oreos, use half to layer the bottom of a 9x13 pan, pour the mixture over that, cover with the remaining Oreos, and refigerate for many hours.

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There was nothing to the dirt cake

I totally thought you meant in the backyard, like mudpies. Heh.

Not even for eating the richest, densest flourless chocolate cake.

::drools::

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Oh, yeah -- I used to make Dirt for parties all the time! For an extra fun touch, you can get gummi worms and stick them halfway through the top.

Mmmmm....dirt.

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There was nothing to the dirt cake, take a half-stick of butter, an 8oz block of cream cheese, and a cup of powered sugar. Mix that stuff all up into a cream, then add three cups of milk, two packages of instant vanilla pudding, and a tub of cool whip. Smash a whole bag of Oreos, use half to layer the bottom of a 9x13 pan, pour the mixture over that, cover with the remaining Oreos, and refigerate for many hours.

My old boss made a version of this for her family Christmas party, for all the little kids. I think some of the ingredients were different, but Oreos featured prominently. She'd buy new pails and shovels, and make it in there. She also included Gummi Worms, for dirt realism.

Not even for eating the richest, densest flourless chocolate cake.

That's a wise choice. I'm pretty sure it would produce few crumbs.

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