Green gummies

I hate green gummies... lol.. and this just made me laugh so much!

http://www.illwillpress.com/GBGY22.html

So tired...

So I am woken up by a little earthquake, we call her Kaylee, pounding on the door and screaming "MaaMaaa!!" this morning. The door for her room is right next to ours and I open it and jump back into bed where it is warm. I figured out the heater wasn't sprung forward and we weren't getting heat at the right time so it was still cold. Kaylee makes her way into my room and pulls the blankets off of me and says "Hi Mama!" and tries to crawl across me to find Matt. She holds her hands up and says "Dada?" and I tell her he is at work. So she decides to browse our room while I'm in bed and brings back my lotion (oh-shee) and Matt's safety glasses. She then starts to count the oranges on her jammies (she can count to 6 now) and then run around chasing the cat. She finds her magna-doodle and spends time with that before she is off on something else. In 10min she has destroyed my room and I didnt gain any sleep.

I used to be able to pull her into bed with me and get another 30min of sleep.... not anymore! Where does she get this energy? I need lots of sleep plus coffee just to be able to keep up with her!

Banana Cupcakes with Chocolate Ganache & Peanut Butter Frosting

Banana Cupcakes with Chocolate Ganache & Peanut Butter Frosting

INGREDIENTS:
The Cake:
1 1/4 cups sifted cake flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup buttermilk
3 ounces unsalted butter, at room temperature
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg
1/2 cup sugar
1 large egg, at room temperature
1/2 cup pureed bananas (from 1-2 fully ripe bananas)
The Cream Cheese Peanut Butter Frosting:
4 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
1 ounce unsalted butter, at room temperature
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups powdered sugar, sifted, or more to taste
1/2 cup peanut butter
mini peanut butter cups for garnish

The Chocolate Ganache:
2 ounces semisweet chocolate, finely chopped
1/4 cup heavy cream
1 1/2 teaspoons light corn syrup



INSTRUCTIONS:
Preheat the oven to 350°. Position a rack in the middle of the oven. Line a 12-cup muffin pan with paper cupcake liners.
Sift together the cake flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a bowl; set aside. Add the vanilla to the buttermilk; set aside.
Using an electric mixer with the paddle attachment beat the butter for 30 seconds. Add the cinnamon and nutmeg, and continue to beat on high for 1 minute, until the butter is creamy and touches the sides of the bowl. Stop the mixer and scrape down the sides of the bowl.
Add the sugar in a slow steady stream and beat for 3-4 minutes, until the mixture appears light and fluffy. Stop the mixer and scrape down the sides of the bowl. Add the egg and beat well, scraping down the sides of the bowl to ensure that everything is combined.
Add the flour mixture, alternating with the buttermilk, in 3 additions, beginning and ending with the flour. Scrape down the sides of the bowl between each addition, and mix until well combined. Fold in the banana. Using an ice cream scoop or spoon, fill each cupcake liner 3/4 full.
Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a cupcake comes out free of uncooked batter. Let the cakes cool in the pan for 5 minutes, then remove from pan and place on a rack to cool completely.
For the ganache: Put the chocolate in a heat-proof bowl. Pour the cream and corn syrup into a small saucepan and bring to a low boil over medium heat. Remove from heat and pour over the chocolate. Let stand for 1 minute, then slowly stir the mixture to blend well. Let cool to about 70° on a thermometer or until firm enough to pipe or spread.
For the cream cheese frosting: Combine the peanut butter, cream cheese, butter and vanilla in the bowl of a mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Beat on high speed for about 3 minutes, until the mixture is light and fluffy. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and gradually add the powdered sugar, beating well until incorporated.
To fill & frost the cupcakes: Fill a pastry bag with a 1/4-inch metal tip with the chocolate ganache and insert tip into the top of each cupcake. Squeeze the bag until you feel a slight pressure, which should put approximately 1 to 1 1/2 teaspoons of chocolate in each cupcake. You should only squeeze for a couple of seconds. Alternatively, cut off the top of each cupcake, scoop out a bit from the center and replace with 1 to 1 1/2 teaspoons of ganache, or place a dollop on top of the cupcake and frost around it. (You should have about 1/3 cup of the ganache left, which can be stored in the refrigerator for future use or used for garnish.) When all the cupcakes are filled, frost them with the cream cheese peanut butter frosting.
Yields 12 cupcakes PER CUPCAKE: 295 calories, 3 g protein, 42 g carbohydrate, 14 g fat (8 g saturated), 53 mg cholesterol, 150 mg sodium, 0 fiber.

Conversation with a 2 year old

"muk" "muk"
"what? oh milk"
"okay!"
"please?"
"lease lease"
"here you go"
"kankou"
"your welcome"

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Results Status:

Roughly 400,000 votes separate yes from no on Prop 8 – out of 10 million votes tallied.


Based on turnout estimates reported yesterday, we expect that there are more than 3 million and possibly as many as 4 million absentee and provisional ballots yet to be counted.


Given that fundamental rights are at stake, we must wait to hear from the Secretary of State tomorrow how many votes are yet to be counted as well as where they are from.


It is clearly a very close election and we monitored the results all evening and this morning.


As of this point, the election is too close to call.


Because Prop 8 involves the sensitive matter of individual rights, we believe it is important to wait until we receive further information about the outcome.


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Executive Committee
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