Addicting video, orange belt

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Well, we've got an Orange Belt in the house. Mr. J is extremely proud. He ax-kicked his board in half twice! Have y'all seen this video of the dwarf goat who leaps and bounds around his friends and at times purposefully knocks them down? I cannot stop watching and laughing at it- totally priceless. Maybe that's the small animal cute factor at play? But what great spirit that little kid (hah! clever!) has. Take two minutes and I guarantee you'll love it.

I think I am bonkers from last night's slumber party. Good lord. I did just toast the coconut and almonds for my ice cream. AAAH!

Sleepless night, almond joy inspired ice cream a'coming

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Jack ended up sleeping with me last night, and as such, it was not a remotely restful one. When Jack sleeps, he is like a windmill in gale-force winds crossed with a quidditch bludger wrestling mightily to escape the straps securing it in its box. He's also noisy. At one point, he groaned loudly and heaved himself over me perpendicularly. Leg kicks, arms shooting with abandon, exclamations and rolling- all in all, it was a miserable night of sleep for moi, and I had a really bad dream which I cannot even bear to write down. I feel really rough today and am definitely lacking in both patience and zest. T doesn't know it yet, but I am sleeping in the basement tonight! Inspired by the ease and success of my recent honey and spiced fig ice cream, I decided to make more but this time thought chocolate, almond, coconut and the slightest bit of cardamom might make for a delicious combo. Let me tell you that so far it is really, really good. The chocolate-cardamom egg-custard base is chilling now, and tonight when the end of churning nears, I'm going to stir in some toasted, shredded coconut and some toasted almonds. Yowzers, eh!?

Before that, however, I'm taking J to Tae Kwon Do belt testing- hopefully he returns home an Orange Belt!!