but no skipping Christmas.

::puts away Caledar Advancer 3000::

Matilda is being minded by EM and Emmett today. Her noggin bonk is a glorious rainbow of yellows and greens. She declared "Emmett is pajama boy!" on seeing him at EM's house, slounged around in front of the xmas tree.

{{{{Sean & S}}}} I'm so sorry, sweetie.

I skipped over 800 messages, so ~ma to them that needs it. I'm back at work, and ready to go home again and sleep.

may-it-be-minor ma~~~` to S. and all the peace to you,Sean.

Dammit! Sean, I'm so sorry. What can I do? We don't leave until this afternoon, so let me know. Love you.

I have two quick baking questions:

1. If I added some cocoa powder to boxed mix for banana bread, would it mess up he way it bakes too much? I have a recipe for a chocolate banana bread here, but I don't really have the time or the energy to make something from scratch today.

2. If I use mini loaf pans instead of a regular size loaf pan, should I lower the cooking temperature? And approximately how much quicker should I expect them to bake?

I guess that is three question.

Also, more {{{{{Sean}}}}}} just because it sounds like you really need them right now.

Sean, I'm sorry too.

And now, with a link: Zahar: Hamas ready to renew Gaza truce based on previous conditions.

It is wonderful, though, if being honest, doesn't help the Strip in the long term. When it's "quiet" (read: 3 deaths per week, ~10 rockets per week), people tend to forget about it

Shir, hate to agree with Hamas about anything, but lifting or weakening the siege would be a good start. It is quite true that Israel denies Gazans food, milk, medicine, seed or fertilizer for agriculture. You (meaning Israel, not Shir) shoot fishers who try to take their boats out to fish. A further step would be to actually talk to Hamas. Talking is not some sort of reward you withold until your enemies move. It is a way to maybe find common ground, starting without it. And if talks don't work, it is not like Israel stops being the biggest military power on your continent, nor stops being the closest ally the biggest military power in the world has.

sj - I think usually you add cocoa powder as a sub for some flour. So, it might mess it up . . . but you might be able to rectify it by adding more liquid.

sj - I think usually you add cocoa powder as a sub for some flour. So, it might mess it up . . . but you might be able to rectify it by adding more liquid.

I usually add some ripe bananas to the mix, they add moisture, don't they?

You shoot fishers who try to take their boats out to fish.

I'm pretty certain that Shir isn't doing the shooting, so maybe this could be phrased differently.

I know I don't want to be made synonymous with my country's military actions.

I usually add some ripe bananas to the mix, they add moisture, don't they?

They do.

Also, don't lower the temperature. Just lessen the cooking time.

How mini are the pans? If they're say comparable to muffins, then find a muffin recipe and cook them about that length of time.