oh, and another thing…

[added Friday: Sweet little daisy bag up at etsy now, and another coming during afternoon nap time.]

What I did on my summer vacation:
3. I did not see any bears, but I did see lots of other wildlife.

I saw an osprey, a bald eagle, 2 wolves, multiple ground squirrels (one who drew blood on my toe hoping for my turkey sandwich), marmots, mountain goats, big horn sheep, buffalo, elk, and and a camel. Seriously. I saw a camel. In South Dakota. Yay, God, for making so many amazing animals and for not letting any of them kill us on this trip. We came close, particularly with the buffalo, but we were gracefully spared. Thank you.

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Whilst unpacking (ok, so I was knitting in the basement while Curt put our camping gear away…and then he got into reorganizing the basement shelves…and so I moved in to ‘director’ mode…still in my chair…still knitting)- so yes…whilst unpacking, I came across a few things that I need to talk to you about. Before continuing, please promise to love me forever.

We found:
Curt’s old tonka toys and legos (this is good)
my toy German baby pram and grandmother’s china (also good)
*ahem*
my gameboy (which still works and I still rule)
my homemade gameboy case (thanks, mom)
2 tetris games (I guess I really did steal yours back in 1989, Danny.)
1 super mario brothers game (definitely mine)
my box of hundreds (yes) of Babysitter’s Club and Sweet Valley Twins & Sweet Valley High ‘novels’
a rubbermaid of my 3 Cabbage Patch dolls and 1 Koosa- a cat (I can’t believe I just said that.)
a mini duffel bag of clothing for said dolls

And now, I think I will go crawl into a hole and die.

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But not until I tell you that I made the most fantastic zucchini bread Monday. I have a terrible horrible no good record with banana bread- too much pressure, I think, as both my mother and Curt’s mom are famous for theirs. When my neighbor came over with a 2 1/2 foot zuchinni from her garden, I thought I’d give it a try. People. I win. It’s perfect. Here you go:

Zucchini Bread

2 1/2 cups sugar OR mix brown and white together, mmmmm
3 eggs
3 cups flour
3 tablespoons vanilla
1 cup oil OR 1/2 cup oil, 1 cup applesauce
2 cups zucchini, grated
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup nuts (optional)
3 teaspoons cinnamon

mix all ingredients in one bowl (love this) and pour into 2 greased loaf pans

bake at 350 for 60 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean

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