{"id":351713,"date":"2025-12-19T19:41:30","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T19:41:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/recipes\/category-a-b\/baking-category-a-b\/baking-in-a-tornado-gold-fly-on-the-wall\/"},"modified":"2025-12-19T19:41:30","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T19:41:30","slug":"baking-in-a-tornado-gold-fly-on-the-wall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=351713","title":{"rendered":"Baking in a Tornado: Gold: Fly on the Wall"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-body-7853676620100583411\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<div style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">\u00a0<span>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEg8PfmoqEOVRJ2ddEo-agIAc_E33rJhWwPjJ4ZOr-3wqgPgN6VEk8hJ3GTqmQmdr3yPzVDMydEAvQazO3cEYWZijeopzD2orM89pq1E9XcIY7u2efnP4DO1PK1M6bblqOsZLGS8a1WQz52JvlIPED7cARaKncvsJFqXA9wjUNSSpNF5Ux_vfgAg-1KW9m4\/s2899\/1314%20-%20Chocolate%20Peppermint%20Pie%201.JPG\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Chocolate Peppermint Pie | recipe developed by Karen of www.BakingInATornado.com | #recipe #dessert\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"2899\" data-original-width=\"2263\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEg8PfmoqEOVRJ2ddEo-agIAc_E33rJhWwPjJ4ZOr-3wqgPgN6VEk8hJ3GTqmQmdr3yPzVDMydEAvQazO3cEYWZijeopzD2orM89pq1E9XcIY7u2efnP4DO1PK1M6bblqOsZLGS8a1WQz52JvlIPED7cARaKncvsJFqXA9wjUNSSpNF5Ux_vfgAg-1KW9m4\/w500-h640\/1314%20-%20Chocolate%20Peppermint%20Pie%201.JPG\" title=\"Chocolate Peppermint Pie by Karen of Baking In A Tornado\" width=\"390\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;lucida calligraphy&quot;;\">Welcome to our monthly Fly on the Wall, a blog post written in snippets. Marcia, Diane, and I invite you to catch a glimpse of what you\u2019d see if you were a fly on the wall in our homes, at our writing desks, and in our worlds. Come on in, buzz around, see what we&#8217;ve been up to. Bet you laugh!\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div><span><span><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: lucida calligraphy; font-size: large;\">Spent 2 really great family weeks while PurDude was here. Mostly, we watched sports, but every now and then I got a chance to watch one of the shows I enjoy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: lucida calligraphy; font-size: large;\">I love mystery and true crime. At one point, when PurDude was in college in Indiana (Purdue, obviously), but was home for the summer, I noticed that an inordinate amount of the true crime shows took place in Indiana, or at least had an Indiana connection. Whenever he was here and one of those shows came on, I&#8217;d comment about the Indiana connection, teasing him about it not being safe for me to send him back to school.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: lucida calligraphy; font-size: large;\">This time, while he was home, one of those shows was coming on and I said something, jokingly, about where in Indiana this murder might have taken place.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: lucida calligraphy; font-size: large;\">Then the show started, and it took place in Massachusetts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: lucida calligraphy; font-size: large;\">PurDude: Ha, mom, it&#8217;s in your home state.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: lucida calligraphy; font-size: large;\">They start with the back story. A young woman is murdered in her parent&#8217;s home. She&#8217;s there for winter break from where she goes to college, Indiana University.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: lucida calligraphy; font-size: large;\">Me: Ha, indeed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: lucida calligraphy; font-size: large;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEi8mKA4FpgkiFmvFRHIgBq2NU3DPdEMBW9hoDdIgh8cdZU5ix_00ccgVx-ynm1axGPde8yem4RR8WHImyCHDflBMdXQI1zRCUshHLx3t2JqqnBSkmTWCoYi6_pGTx_6K6C2OWrpTFmWFNo\/s1600\/Flies+on+the+Wall+2019.jpg\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Fly on the Wall, a multi-blogger writing challenge | developed and run by www.BakingInATornado.com | #MyGraphics\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"102\" data-original-width=\"539\" height=\"75\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEi8mKA4FpgkiFmvFRHIgBq2NU3DPdEMBW9hoDdIgh8cdZU5ix_00ccgVx-ynm1axGPde8yem4RR8WHImyCHDflBMdXQI1zRCUshHLx3t2JqqnBSkmTWCoYi6_pGTx_6K6C2OWrpTFmWFNo\/s400\/Flies+on+the+Wall+2019.jpg\" title=\"Fly on the Wall, a multi-blogger writing challenge | developed and run by www.BakingInATornado.com | #MyGraphics\" width=\"400\"\/><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: lucida calligraphy; font-size: large;\">Older Son caught a bad cold at work and, unfortunately, PurDude and Hubs all got sick. We had a box of severe cold medicine with 16 daytime medicine packets and 8 nighttime packets. PurDude was the last one to get sick, so he was the last one to feel better. He needed another night or two of the nighttime medicine, but we only had the daytime packets left.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: lucida calligraphy; font-size: large;\">Hubs (looking in the box): I think he needs ore of the nighttime medicine, but we only have the daytime tablets left. That&#8217;s a problem.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: lucida calligraphy; font-size: large;\">Me: No problem.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: lucida calligraphy; font-size: large;\">Hubs: But the nighttime one really helps you sleep.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: lucida calligraphy; font-size: large;\">Me: That&#8217;s OK, I&#8217;ll just make the daytime meds into nighttime meds.<\/span><\/p>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: lucida calligraphy; font-size: large;\">Hubs: Really? How can you do that?<\/p>\n<p>He saw exactly how as I walked over to PurDude with 2 daytime capsules and a shot of apple bourbon.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: lucida calligraphy; font-size: large;\">Mission accomplished.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEi8mKA4FpgkiFmvFRHIgBq2NU3DPdEMBW9hoDdIgh8cdZU5ix_00ccgVx-ynm1axGPde8yem4RR8WHImyCHDflBMdXQI1zRCUshHLx3t2JqqnBSkmTWCoYi6_pGTx_6K6C2OWrpTFmWFNo\/s1600\/Flies+on+the+Wall+2019.jpg\" style=\"font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Fly on the Wall, a multi-blogger writing challenge | developed and run by www.BakingInATornado.com | #MyGraphics\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"102\" data-original-width=\"539\" height=\"75\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEi8mKA4FpgkiFmvFRHIgBq2NU3DPdEMBW9hoDdIgh8cdZU5ix_00ccgVx-ynm1axGPde8yem4RR8WHImyCHDflBMdXQI1zRCUshHLx3t2JqqnBSkmTWCoYi6_pGTx_6K6C2OWrpTFmWFNo\/s400\/Flies+on+the+Wall+2019.jpg\" title=\"Fly on the Wall, a multi-blogger writing challenge | developed and run by www.BakingInATornado.com | #MyGraphics\" width=\"400\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: lucida calligraphy; font-size: large;\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: lucida calligraphy; font-size: large;\">It was Thanksgiving afternoon, we had snacks set out on the kitchen counter and were all sprawled out on couches watching football. Exhausted, I was almost dozing when PurDude startled me awake.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: lucida calligraphy; font-size: large;\">PurDude (looking at me): HA!<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: lucida calligraphy; font-size: large;\">Me: Ha?<br \/>PurDude: I caught you.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: lucida calligraphy; font-size: large;\">Me: You caught me.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: lucida calligraphy; font-size: large;\">PurDude: Yes. Where, exactly, have you been hiding these.<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: lucida calligraphy; font-size: large;\">He shoves his phone in my face showing a picture I&#8217;d posted on my FB page with a Thanksgiving message. The picture was of my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bakinginatornado.com\/2018\/11\/world-kindness-election-day.html\">Gobble Gobble Turkey Treats<\/a>.<\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: lucida calligraphy; font-size: large;\">Me: Those? Those are long gone.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: lucida calligraphy; font-size: large;\">PurDude: I didn&#8217;t have a single one.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: lucida calligraphy; font-size: large;\">Me: Well, I&#8217;m sure you did. Back in 2018 when I made them . . .<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEi8mKA4FpgkiFmvFRHIgBq2NU3DPdEMBW9hoDdIgh8cdZU5ix_00ccgVx-ynm1axGPde8yem4RR8WHImyCHDflBMdXQI1zRCUshHLx3t2JqqnBSkmTWCoYi6_pGTx_6K6C2OWrpTFmWFNo\/s1600\/Flies+on+the+Wall+2019.jpg\" style=\"font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Fly on the Wall, a multi-blogger writing challenge | developed and run by www.BakingInATornado.com | #MyGraphics\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"102\" data-original-width=\"539\" height=\"75\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEi8mKA4FpgkiFmvFRHIgBq2NU3DPdEMBW9hoDdIgh8cdZU5ix_00ccgVx-ynm1axGPde8yem4RR8WHImyCHDflBMdXQI1zRCUshHLx3t2JqqnBSkmTWCoYi6_pGTx_6K6C2OWrpTFmWFNo\/s400\/Flies+on+the+Wall+2019.jpg\" title=\"Fly on the Wall, a multi-blogger writing challenge | developed and run by www.BakingInATornado.com | #MyGraphics\" width=\"400\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: lucida calligraphy; font-size: large;\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: lucida calligraphy; font-size: large;\">The night before PurDude was leaving, I was making dinner. For one of the sides I was roasting some baby potatoes. I&#8217;d bought a bag of mixed baby whites, baby reds, and baby purples. I had halved them and were putting them in the baking dish to prepare. PurDude had moved up to the counter stools to talk to me.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: lucida calligraphy; font-size: large;\">PurDude: Oh, it looks like they went bad.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: lucida calligraphy; font-size: large;\">Me: What went bad?<br \/>PurDude: Those black potatoes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: lucida calligraphy; font-size: large;\">Me: Those aren&#8217;t black, they&#8217;re purple, they&#8217;re supposed to look like that.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: lucida calligraphy; font-size: large;\">PurDude\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;lucida calligraphy&quot;;\">(giving me that skeptical arched eyebrow look): You trying to poison me?<br \/>Me: No fooling you, you got me.<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; text-align: center;\">\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgtni96t7yEYXkdKusSa4cQ3QcvGRMc0fTbLjRaiRRxXWiT2G8i_Esm7jgatJ1JYcK8VcwHoF7VtVJIWAIg0pdKp7PDtqRhq7HDJk_HULqBYG6v9TAfWYXMzI8DyPBH9WEtGXLeTibXQCjz8rlV2r5Zt7tLQrVfalU_SdfUrFhYGRMflMPX6Q8lz-254D0\/s425\/1319%20-%20arched%20eyebrow.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Skeptical arched eyebrow | picture taken by, featured on, and property of Karen of www.BakingInATornado.com | #blogging #humor\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"425\" data-original-width=\"425\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgtni96t7yEYXkdKusSa4cQ3QcvGRMc0fTbLjRaiRRxXWiT2G8i_Esm7jgatJ1JYcK8VcwHoF7VtVJIWAIg0pdKp7PDtqRhq7HDJk_HULqBYG6v9TAfWYXMzI8DyPBH9WEtGXLeTibXQCjz8rlV2r5Zt7tLQrVfalU_SdfUrFhYGRMflMPX6Q8lz-254D0\/w320-h320\/1319%20-%20arched%20eyebrow.JPG\" title=\"Skeptical arched eyebrow by Karen of Baking In A Tornado\" width=\"320\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;lucida calligraphy&quot;;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;lucida calligraphy&quot;;\">Later, we all sat down with our meals. Before we started eating, I went to fill my wine glass.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;lucida calligraphy&quot;;\">And when I came back, PurDude&#8217;s plate had only the white and red potatoes on it. And my plate somehow had only the purples.<\/span><\/p>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: lucida calligraphy; font-size: large;\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: medium; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEi8mKA4FpgkiFmvFRHIgBq2NU3DPdEMBW9hoDdIgh8cdZU5ix_00ccgVx-ynm1axGPde8yem4RR8WHImyCHDflBMdXQI1zRCUshHLx3t2JqqnBSkmTWCoYi6_pGTx_6K6C2OWrpTFmWFNo\/s1600\/Flies+on+the+Wall+2019.jpg\" style=\"font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Fly on the Wall, a multi-blogger writing challenge | developed and run by www.BakingInATornado.com | #MyGraphics\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"102\" data-original-width=\"539\" height=\"75\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEi8mKA4FpgkiFmvFRHIgBq2NU3DPdEMBW9hoDdIgh8cdZU5ix_00ccgVx-ynm1axGPde8yem4RR8WHImyCHDflBMdXQI1zRCUshHLx3t2JqqnBSkmTWCoYi6_pGTx_6K6C2OWrpTFmWFNo\/s400\/Flies+on+the+Wall+2019.jpg\" title=\"Fly on the Wall, a multi-blogger writing challenge | developed and run by www.BakingInATornado.com | #MyGraphics\" width=\"400\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;lucida calligraphy&quot;;\">Things get pretty hectic about this time of year, I know I don&#8217;t have to tell you that. We&#8217;d just finished round one: Thanksgiving cooking and baking, along with PurDude being here for 2 weeks and preparing all of his favorite meals and snacks and desserts, all with a family birthday thrown in.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;lucida calligraphy&quot;;\">While PurDude was here, we celebrated Hanukkah early with our traditional Prime Rib and latkes dinner. But now it&#8217;s actually Hanukkah time, we had another family birthday just a few days ago, and then there are the parties, cookie swaps, Christmas, New Year&#8217;s . . .<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;lucida calligraphy&quot;;\">I, like most of us this time of year, was swamped. I was in my baking zone and had lost track of time. I Didn&#8217;t even know it was dinner time until Hubs walked in the door.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;lucida calligraphy&quot;;\">Hubs (putting down his briefcase): What&#8217;s for dinner?<br \/>Me (looking around the kitchen guiltily): Ummm, Chocolate Peppermint Pie?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;lucida calligraphy&quot;;\">In retrospect, I probably shouldn&#8217;t have made that a question if I wanted to sound convincing. Live and learn.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjxUw6pZexkXfD5FHbA5rhI9MlD4VOyWGVTKwdZ5ee8QePmK4f_MbfurXMa5X32564C05eKvuwGi0OVQ06j0lUwZ2M5uWcjXAP3ORpvMDhH3JkB2ct_ZzR_IJYpm1vUjSpQALRD1g-MDZGf7DO6YmMo_yeFz6BQDp1IfHA99Cy4b5Vyu2T4-9TXpn0Fq04\/s2704\/1314%20-%20Chocolate%20Peppermint%20Pie%202.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Chocolate Peppermint Pie | recipe developed by Karen of www.BakingInATornado.com | #recipe #dessert\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"2704\" data-original-width=\"2249\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjxUw6pZexkXfD5FHbA5rhI9MlD4VOyWGVTKwdZ5ee8QePmK4f_MbfurXMa5X32564C05eKvuwGi0OVQ06j0lUwZ2M5uWcjXAP3ORpvMDhH3JkB2ct_ZzR_IJYpm1vUjSpQALRD1g-MDZGf7DO6YmMo_yeFz6BQDp1IfHA99Cy4b5Vyu2T4-9TXpn0Fq04\/w532-h640\/1314%20-%20Chocolate%20Peppermint%20Pie%202.JPG\" title=\"Chocolate Peppermint Pie by Karen of Baking In A Tornado\" width=\"415\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: lucida calligraphy; font-size: large;\">Chocolate Peppermint Pie<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEggfhify7mBCWkNJWw7E7YKl13vdrbd7zHlSxy1xN2uIJ0QhLPYBOzw2GPqruzHsrnXarDMEkuk8Y1Pu8uRaPbEtl0LPlX77v6o0tAxsNZX5RXL3R1c4DRMzIKCIvw4teVONLNYbLMhD1H6mTbt13-XNEvKoo06eDAuhJAhxJ5Dqm9al2nF2hjku8g0FLU\/s2967\/1314%20-%20Chocolate%20Peppermint%20Pie%203.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Chocolate Peppermint Pie | recipe developed by Karen of www.BakingInATornado.com | #recipe #dessert\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"2967\" data-original-width=\"2240\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEggfhify7mBCWkNJWw7E7YKl13vdrbd7zHlSxy1xN2uIJ0QhLPYBOzw2GPqruzHsrnXarDMEkuk8Y1Pu8uRaPbEtl0LPlX77v6o0tAxsNZX5RXL3R1c4DRMzIKCIvw4teVONLNYbLMhD1H6mTbt13-XNEvKoo06eDAuhJAhxJ5Dqm9al2nF2hjku8g0FLU\/w484-h640\/1314%20-%20Chocolate%20Peppermint%20Pie%203.JPG\" title=\"Chocolate Peppermint Pie by Karen of Baking In A Tornado\" width=\"376\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: lucida calligraphy; font-size: large;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: lucida calligraphy;\">And now that PurDude is back in Boulder:<\/p>\n<p>I\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;lucida calligraphy&quot;;\">was texting PurDude and I have no idea what happened. I wasn&#8217;t looking at the keyboard as I texted, but clearly I wasn&#8217;t hitting the letters I thought I was because I looked down and saw:<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: lucida calligraphy; font-size: large;\"><br \/>I dubakkt diybs a\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-family: &quot;lucida calligraphy&quot;;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Frustrated, I started backspacing to delete the letters and start over. And, again, I don&#8217;t know what happened, but part of the way through, it sent. So my text to PurDude was:<\/p>\n<p>I dubakkt di<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\">And as if that&#8217;s not bad enough, it appears I had liked my own text.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\">I didn&#8217;t even know you even COULD like your own text.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Perfect, the kid&#8217;s gonna have me committed.<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEi8mKA4FpgkiFmvFRHIgBq2NU3DPdEMBW9hoDdIgh8cdZU5ix_00ccgVx-ynm1axGPde8yem4RR8WHImyCHDflBMdXQI1zRCUshHLx3t2JqqnBSkmTWCoYi6_pGTx_6K6C2OWrpTFmWFNo\/s1600\/Flies+on+the+Wall+2019.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Fly on the Wall, a multi-blogger writing challenge | developed and run by www.BakingInATornado.com | #MyGraphics\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"102\" data-original-width=\"539\" height=\"75\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEi8mKA4FpgkiFmvFRHIgBq2NU3DPdEMBW9hoDdIgh8cdZU5ix_00ccgVx-ynm1axGPde8yem4RR8WHImyCHDflBMdXQI1zRCUshHLx3t2JqqnBSkmTWCoYi6_pGTx_6K6C2OWrpTFmWFNo\/s400\/Flies+on+the+Wall+2019.jpg\" title=\"Fly on the Wall, a multi-blogger writing challenge | developed and run by www.BakingInATornado.com | #MyGraphics\" width=\"400\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;lucida calligraphy&quot;;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;lucida calligraphy&quot;;\">O<\/span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;lucida calligraphy&quot;;\">ne thing that doing stupid things does, is it makes you more vigilant. So the next day, when I was texting PurDude, I was paying more attention to what I was doing.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;lucida calligraphy&quot;;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">PurDude: How are you, mom?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-family: &quot;lucida calligraphy&quot;;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Me: I&#8217;m good, how are you doing?<\/p>\n<p>Well, that was what I was trying to say.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family: &quot;lucida calligraphy&quot;;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Autocorrect had other ideas. Fortunately, I caught it before I responded:<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m good, how are you, donkey?<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;lucida calligraphy&quot;;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Seems autocorrect is trying to make an ass of me.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEi8mKA4FpgkiFmvFRHIgBq2NU3DPdEMBW9hoDdIgh8cdZU5ix_00ccgVx-ynm1axGPde8yem4RR8WHImyCHDflBMdXQI1zRCUshHLx3t2JqqnBSkmTWCoYi6_pGTx_6K6C2OWrpTFmWFNo\/s1600\/Flies+on+the+Wall+2019.jpg\" style=\"font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Fly on the Wall, a multi-blogger writing challenge | developed and run by www.BakingInATornado.com | #MyGraphics\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"102\" data-original-width=\"539\" height=\"75\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEi8mKA4FpgkiFmvFRHIgBq2NU3DPdEMBW9hoDdIgh8cdZU5ix_00ccgVx-ynm1axGPde8yem4RR8WHImyCHDflBMdXQI1zRCUshHLx3t2JqqnBSkmTWCoYi6_pGTx_6K6C2OWrpTFmWFNo\/s400\/Flies+on+the+Wall+2019.jpg\" title=\"Fly on the Wall, a multi-blogger writing challenge | developed and run by www.BakingInATornado.com | #MyGraphics\" width=\"400\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;lucida calligraphy&quot;;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Ugh, and one I missed. So much for being vigilant. But PurDude had sent me his daily check in text, and I was in the middle of about 5 things and I was in a rush.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;lucida calligraphy&quot;;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">I&#8217;d been complaining to him for the last few days that it was just cold and dark and dreary out. Depressing.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;lucida calligraphy&quot;;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">So, rather than a longer text with family news, as is my usual, I was short and to the point.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;lucida calligraphy&quot;;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">PurDude: Hi ma, how are you, ma?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;lucida calligraphy&quot;;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Me: I&#8217;m great, we have sun!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;lucida calligraphy&quot;;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">PurDude: OK, love you, ma.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;lucida calligraphy&quot;;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">OK? That&#8217;s weird. Like he doesn&#8217;t quite know how to respond. So I looked at my text again.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: &quot;lucida calligraphy&quot;;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">And yes, I can see why he didn&#8217;t know what to say. Because what I&#8217;d actually texted? It was:<\/p>\n<p>Me: I&#8217;m great, we have sin!<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;lucida calligraphy&quot;;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Yeah, not even close to what I wanted to say. I rarely boast about sin. Especially to my son.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: lucida calligraphy; font-size: large;\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: medium; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEi8mKA4FpgkiFmvFRHIgBq2NU3DPdEMBW9hoDdIgh8cdZU5ix_00ccgVx-ynm1axGPde8yem4RR8WHImyCHDflBMdXQI1zRCUshHLx3t2JqqnBSkmTWCoYi6_pGTx_6K6C2OWrpTFmWFNo\/s1600\/Flies+on+the+Wall+2019.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Fly on the Wall, a multi-blogger writing challenge | developed and run by www.BakingInATornado.com | #MyGraphics\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"102\" data-original-width=\"539\" height=\"75\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEi8mKA4FpgkiFmvFRHIgBq2NU3DPdEMBW9hoDdIgh8cdZU5ix_00ccgVx-ynm1axGPde8yem4RR8WHImyCHDflBMdXQI1zRCUshHLx3t2JqqnBSkmTWCoYi6_pGTx_6K6C2OWrpTFmWFNo\/s400\/Flies+on+the+Wall+2019.jpg\" title=\"Fly on the Wall, a multi-blogger writing challenge | developed and run by www.BakingInATornado.com | #MyGraphics\" width=\"400\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: lucida calligraphy; font-size: large;\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\"><span style=\"font-family: lucida calligraphy; font-size: large;\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: lucida calligraphy; font-size: large;\">Whoever isn&#8217;t on social media is really missing out. And I don&#8217;t mean the posts. No, the social media gold is in the comments on the posts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: lucida calligraphy; font-size: large;\">I saw a posted story, a video of a woman showing how she makes breakfast for her 5 year old son. As she put rice into a steamer, she explained that in her husband&#8217;s culture, they have rice with every meal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: lucida calligraphy; font-size: large;\">Then she chops potatoes and puts them into an air fryer. She gets a cast iron pan screaming hot and puts a steak about the size of the pan in with butter and garlic. When the steak is done, she moves the rice, potatoes and steak on the plate, then fries an egg in the pan and adds that on top of the rice.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: lucida calligraphy; font-size: large;\">First comment on her post: Is your son a long haul trucker?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: lucida calligraphy; font-size: large;\">Gold!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: medium; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEi8mKA4FpgkiFmvFRHIgBq2NU3DPdEMBW9hoDdIgh8cdZU5ix_00ccgVx-ynm1axGPde8yem4RR8WHImyCHDflBMdXQI1zRCUshHLx3t2JqqnBSkmTWCoYi6_pGTx_6K6C2OWrpTFmWFNo\/s1600\/Flies+on+the+Wall+2019.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Fly on the Wall, a multi-blogger writing challenge | developed and run by www.BakingInATornado.com | #MyGraphics\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"102\" data-original-width=\"539\" height=\"75\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEi8mKA4FpgkiFmvFRHIgBq2NU3DPdEMBW9hoDdIgh8cdZU5ix_00ccgVx-ynm1axGPde8yem4RR8WHImyCHDflBMdXQI1zRCUshHLx3t2JqqnBSkmTWCoYi6_pGTx_6K6C2OWrpTFmWFNo\/s400\/Flies+on+the+Wall+2019.jpg\" title=\"Fly on the Wall, a multi-blogger writing challenge | developed and run by www.BakingInATornado.com | #MyGraphics\" width=\"400\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: lucida calligraphy; font-size: large;\">A<\/span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;lucida calligraphy&quot;;\">nother one that had me laughing out loud:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: lucida calligraphy; font-size: large;\">There&#8217;s a &#8220;God&#8221; FB page. The description the administrator of the page gives is &#8220;comedian.&#8221; There&#8217;s often a lot to laugh at on that page, not just the posts, but the comments on the post.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: lucida calligraphy; font-size: large;\">So God posted:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: lucida calligraphy; font-size: large;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: lucida calligraphy; font-size: large;\">Something that would really shock Jesus if he came back today.<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: lucida calligraphy; font-size: large;\">And one of the comments on that post:<\/p>\n<p>You used to be able to buy a double cheeseburger at McDonald&#8217;s for a dollar.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: lucida calligraphy; font-size: large;\">Yeah, I&#8217;m thinking this guy didn&#8217;t really understand the assignment.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;lucida calligraphy&quot;;\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: medium;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiVKpQsjjv0dBbbMOMKMJzR6x9sccahT9Pt67V3D9yPcVzcn2Bp_kjf2EGy-hQFL3l-xisGZjrlGPUHar_9weXNGnbPAm96dQCjudxOJVlZhjQi58DoVqXGBVYuJiCj-_qv194HiQIlYPI\/s507\/FotW+2019.jpg\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Fly on the Wall, a multi-blogger writing challenge | developed and run by www.BakingInATornado.com | #MyGraphics\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"507\" data-original-width=\"506\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiVKpQsjjv0dBbbMOMKMJzR6x9sccahT9Pt67V3D9yPcVzcn2Bp_kjf2EGy-hQFL3l-xisGZjrlGPUHar_9weXNGnbPAm96dQCjudxOJVlZhjQi58DoVqXGBVYuJiCj-_qv194HiQIlYPI\/w319-h320\/FotW+2019.jpg\" title=\"Fly on the Wall by Baking In A Tornado\" width=\"319\"\/><\/a><span style=\"font-family: &quot;segoe print&quot;; font-size: x-large;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;segoe print&quot;; font-size: xx-large;\">Now click on the links below\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;segoe print&quot;; font-size: xx-large;\">and see what my friends have to share:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;lucida calligraphy&quot;;\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: medium;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEj4IKcC2J9VtGIJHloIQ1av8Jf-w41o4lyY_wsR-7Pw3OzlcrhEI5b0u1NgTuEMzIJ5fvIrrQ_AdIQXDx9kB7HcSwwk-nra_F65vA-hgBEtLcTCo6Pci9hsq8JjJZWBAbYPVT-w5EGJ-E8\/s1600\/Baking+In+A+Tornado.jpg\" style=\"clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: -webkit-center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Baking In A Tornado signature | www.BakingInATornado.com | #MyGraphics\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"70\" data-original-width=\"215\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEj4IKcC2J9VtGIJHloIQ1av8Jf-w41o4lyY_wsR-7Pw3OzlcrhEI5b0u1NgTuEMzIJ5fvIrrQ_AdIQXDx9kB7HcSwwk-nra_F65vA-hgBEtLcTCo6Pci9hsq8JjJZWBAbYPVT-w5EGJ-E8\/s1600\/Baking+In+A+Tornado.jpg\" title=\"Baking In A Tornado signature | www.BakingInATornado.com | #MyGraphics\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: x-large;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;tahoma&quot;; font-size: large;\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;tahoma&quot;;\"><u>Chocolate Peppermint Pie<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;tahoma&quot;; font-size: large;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a9www.BakingInATornado.com<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: &quot;tahoma&quot;; font-size: large;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><u><span style=\"font-family: &quot;tahoma&quot;; font-size: large;\">Ingredients:<\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;tahoma&quot;; font-size: large;\">1 cup mint chocolate chip ice cream<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;tahoma&quot;; font-size: large;\">7 chocolate graham crackers<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;tahoma&quot;; font-size: large;\">3 TBSP sugar<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;tahoma&quot;; font-size: large;\">4 TBSP butter, melted<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;tahoma&quot;; font-size: large;\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;tahoma&quot;; font-size: large;\">2\/3 cup heavy cream<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;tahoma&quot;; font-size: large;\">1 tsp cornstarch<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;tahoma&quot;; font-size: large;\">2 tsp powdered sugar<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;tahoma&quot;; font-size: large;\">1\/2 tsp peppermint extract<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;tahoma&quot;; font-size: large;\">2 drops red food coloring<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;tahoma&quot;; font-size: large;\">1\/4 cup milk<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;tahoma&quot;; font-size: large;\">1 box (3.95 oz) York instant pudding mix<\/span><\/p>\n<p><u style=\"font-family: tahoma; font-size: x-large;\">Directions:<\/u><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;tahoma&quot;; font-size: large;\">*Place the ice crem in a bowl on the counter to thaw.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;tahoma&quot;; font-size: large;\">*NOTE: crust can be made a day ahead. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Lightly grease a 10 inch pie plate.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;tahoma&quot;; font-size: large;\">*Crush the graham crackers and sugar in a food processor until you have crumbs. Add the melted butter and process until incorporated.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;tahoma&quot;; font-size: large;\">*Press the crumbs into the bottom and partway up the sides of the pie plate. Bake for 6 minutes. Cool completely.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;tahoma&quot;; font-size: large;\">*Beat the heavy cream until soft peaks form. Add the cornstarch and powdered sugar and beat until stiff peaks hold. Set aside.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;tahoma&quot;; font-size: large;\">*Once the ice cream is liquid, whisk in the milk, then the pudding mix. Whisk for about a minute. Fold in 1\/2 cup of the whipped cream, spread evenly into the pie crust and refrigerate.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;tahoma&quot;; font-size: large;\">*To the remaining whipped cream, add the peppermint extract and red food coloring. Mix until incorporate, place into a piping bag and pipe onto pie. Refrigerate for an hour. Store leftovers, covered, in the refrigerator.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0\u00a0 Welcome to our monthly Fly on the Wall, a blog post written in snippets. Marcia, Diane, and I invite you to catch a glimpse of what you\u2019d see if you were a fly on the wall in our homes, at our writing desks, and in our worlds. 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