Happy New Year!

Happy 2011!

Had a fabulous time out with the Jeffs last night at McCormick and Schmick's, where the only two pieces of festive New Year's headwear were sported by an 8-year-old and me. My springy, sparkly "HAPPY NEW YEAR" headband had lights, and handily kicked her hat's butt.

We hung out here afterward, and I did fall asleep at 11:40, but only because JeffC called it quits around 11. Had he been able to stay awake another hour, I would have gotten my second wind. That's my story, and I'm sticking to it. Next year- PETE'S on 6th street. I can stay up all night there.

This is something I dug out of my mom's stuff yesterday, while looking for something else. A little late, but so cute.

Christmas Cake

1 cup water
1 tsp baking soda
1 cup sugar
1 tsp salt
1 cup brown sugar
lemon juice
4 large eggs
nuts
1 bottle vodka
2 cups dried fruit

Sample the vodka to check quality. Take a large bowl, check the vodka again. To be sure it is of the highest quality, pour one level cup and drink. REPEAT. Turn on the electric mixer.

Beat one cup butter in a large, fluffy bowl. Add one teaspoon of sugar. Beat again. At this point it is best to make sure the vodka is shtill OK. Try another cup... just in case. Turn off the miserer thingy.

Break two leggs and add the bowl and chuck in the cup of dried fruit. Pick the frigging fruit off the floor. Mix on the turner. If the fried druit gets stuck in the beaterers, just pry it loose with a drewscriver. Sample the vodka to check for tonsisticity. Next sift two cups of salt. Or something. Who giveshz a shit.

Check the vodka.

Now shift the lemon juice and strain your nuts. Add one table. Add a spoon of sugar, or somefink. Whatever you can find. Greash the oven. Place the smixture into a sorcepan- that's like a flyingpan with higher sidesss. Turn the sorcepan 360 degrees and try not to fall over.

Don't forget to beat off the turner. Finally, throw the bowl ththtough the window. Finish the vodka and kick the cat.