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So let's just go ahead and add this to the success column. The fireball softened the walnuts and I didn't add any extra cinnamon, but the taste is definitely there. It's a lot denser than the regular recipe and doesn't rise very much, but it tastes amazing! Thanks for sharing that one @Mikiesboy

I'm going to make banana bread today using the recipe tim shared. I'm tweaking it just a tad and adding walnuts. But first I'm soaking the walnuts in Fireball 🔥... I'll let you know how it turns out! Have a good day everybody!

P.S. Glad you're feeling better Wayne!

Wayne's a keeper! 🤣

What's in the coffee at that camp? Joseph and Orson, now (or rather soon..) Jeremy and Mason. The pool of betrothal is getting crowded! So let's see....I do agree with @Summerabbacat. He made a lot of good points regarding who is keeping who. He pretty much covered all the bases. I would've commented sooner but.....YOU HAD TO GO AND POST THIS WHEN I HAD NO TIME TO READ!! 🤬 Well played chapter Wayne. 😘

Today was an odd sort of day. I've been in a good mood all day. It seems like the rest of the world was rather cranky. It's usually the other way around. The morning was one person after another calling or stopping by to complain about something. Some things were legitimate, some not. My manager bore the brunt of it. I got lost in finishing re-doing the HOAs bulletin boards. I like crafty things and I'm proud of how the came out. The only thing that got on my nerves today was @Wayne Grayposting a new chapter after I took my lunch and I had a lot to do this afternoon too so I had to wait. I now have the rest of the evening free so I've got some reading to do. Have a good evening everyone!

I always enjoy your blogs because they make me think. You and tim are so fortunate to have found each other. I don't really remember too much of my vows. It's been over 28 years and I'm pretty sure we went with the standard 'Catholic Church' version. I do know that it hasn't been easy. We've been handed many challenges, most of which we weathered ok. Changes over time have tested our marriage. I'm not the same person I was when I was 24 and neither is my husband. In the past several years we've diverged on a few major things, religion being the most significant. Seeing how our vows were made "in the eyes of god" I'm having a hard time reconciling them with our life as it is now. I don't know what the future will bring but it will hopefully make me a better person.

I hope they get you on the road to recovery soon Chris!

I think I have an entire graveyard under the bed sometimes. 🤣 Thanks for the laugh tim....I really needed it!

I've been in a weird mood all day. Not depressed, but not happy, not sad at all, just kinda....there. Going thru the motions I guess. Things have made me laugh and I've gotten irritated. Work was ok. I even finished writing a chapter today. But yet there's no real feeling of accomplishment either. It's just unusual that I really can't describe it. Huh. 🤔 must be the Monday blahs a day late. I'm hoping tomorrow will be better. Enjoy the rest of your evening.

Oh no... hope it's nothing serious Chris. Take care.

Hang in there tim.

Dark mode is when you flip your screen so that you have a black background with white writing. It's at the end of the bar under the chapter title. The same place where you can increase/decrease the size of the font. It's the little circle that's half white, half black. I use it at night, it's easier on the eyes.

I finally got motivated enough to take a shower and then walk the dogs. It's been overcast and cool all day. I wasn't a total sloth today. We did go get take out for breakfast at our favorite place. I got the stink eye from the owner. He wanted to know where the hell we've been. Last time we went was about 3 months ago. He rolled his eyes when I told him what an asshat my brother is about my mom. Still haven't heard anything from him. Idiot.

Today is another lazy day. I have no ambition to do anything, even though stuff needs to get done. No. Motivation. Whatsoever.

Stop picking your nose! 😋 But really....feel better Wayne. Fluids and rest.... I'm sure you know the drill. 😘

Not what I expected, but I do like it. Not as purpley as I thought. Makes me a little less hesitant to try the sapphire hue next. What the hell...it's only hair!

Trying a new hair color tonight. "Rich Caviar". This one's a little scary....way different from my norm. Dark with an almost amethyst hue. Fingers crossed!

We need to go to the store to get the stuff Walmart supposedly didn't have in stock when I did my order Thursday. Funny how it's always there when we go in person 🙄. Have a good day!

Our continuing mission..... to try new recipes and boldly cook like no one has cooked before...

Oooooooohhhhh!!! Saturday is tomorrow. (Actually 10 minutes from now in my time zone 🤣)

Yeah...another one I think I need to try. The video cracked me up. It's a riot that a "1 minute brownie" recipe takes over 4 minutes to explain 😆! Plus his voice.....Ve make de brownie now comrade, nyet?

My, my, packed a lot a lot into this chapter, didn't you? Sneaky Mr. Gray, sneaky. 😉 Lee's wall is definitely cracking. The rest of the boys are just plain horny....🤭 Figures you'd leave us hanging off the cliff....(you're such a brat!) Nice chapter Wayne.

I kept coming back to this today and I couldn't figure out why until I mulled it over for a while. I've come to the conclusion that I sort of disagree, although I can see how it can apply. I believe that how we treat other people is a direct reflection of the values that we learn throughout our lives and how we choose to apply those values. I can be having a totally bad day and feel like shit about myself and have someone at work bitch at me about something that does not matter to me yet I will still treat them with respect because that is what I was taught. It's usually the people that we love who bear the brunt of it when our actions truly reflect how we're feeling. They reap the benefits of when we feel good about ourselves but they also get stuck with being our emotional punching bag when we're feeling down. Wow, I sort of went off the philosophical rails there....sorry. On a lighter note, I hope everyone has a good weekend.