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First off.. Sorry for being so MIA.. been apartment hunting and it's taking more of my time than I'd like. I really am almost desperate to get the hell out of this apartment I'm in before the kid's head starts hitting doorjams and ceiling beams and my search is proving to be almost impossible but I vehemently refuse to give up.. going as far as contacting 3 real estate agents last week.. and still coming up with nothing but still searching.
now.. on to the mess.. or, well.. just read on:
Something happened yesterday that rarely happens to me.. I didn't have enough of an ingredient and I went ahead and made it anyway. While the result wasn't a complete failure it wasn’t something that I was willing to bring into the office…
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