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Ooey Gooey Rum Cake

What do these ingredients, (minus one kitchen pig and a stack of background junk mail) combine to make? *Reading the title to this post is, of course, cheating, you cheater. Ooey Gooey Rum Cake! Mine is topped with marshmallow creme, which is my obsession of the past few days. This cake is quick, easy, and fat free * ! *The accuracy of this claim has not been verified by LambAround. Until proven otherwise, just go with it! Never mind what that box of Devil's Food Cake mix says in that silly nutritional information column. The folks at Jiffy are crazy! Yum, yum, yum...and perhaps even a little dirty looking. Here's the quick, easy recipe: 1. Combine the cake mix, pudding mix, 1/4C rum, 1/2C water, and 2Tbs ground flax seeds. 2. Pour into a greased pan, (I used a loaf pan, but I suppose other pans would work just as well) 3. Bake at 350F for approximately 20 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out only slightly gooey. As this is an egg-free cake, I see no reason at

Will Sexy Nerd and Lamb Be Cruising Soon?

I'm crushed to report back that, no, Sexy Nerd and I will not be going on a cruise. Nothing about this trip lined up. First, my mean boss said she wouldn't give me any time off. She changed her mind by the end of the day, but by then it was too late. Someone else had scooped up my fabulous cruise deal. We liked the itinerary so much though that we decided to pay a little (lot!) extra to book a cabin with a balcony. Things were turning around. Then, Sexy Nerd went to book our tickets (free because of all the traveling he does for work) but the dates/cities we need are blacked out! To top all this off, our house-sitter is going to be out of town for half the time we were planning to be gone. Aargh! * * * * * * * April Fools! What I would have posted, had this post been any other day, is that yes, we will be cruising! Cruiseaholics have to cruise! Our ship sets sail in less than a month and there's so much to do! We'll be visiting 9 cities (!) and I need

No Cruising Since October? That Won't Do!

Has this ever happened to you? I was bored earlier and began browsing through cruise sites. I found an 11 night cruise with a terrific itinerary on a great cruise line for only $499. Intrigued, I did a little more searching and found the same cruise for only $399 ($36/night!) While it isn't the best cruise deal we've ever booked, (we ditched everyone for Thanksgiving a few years ago to go on a 5 night cruise for only $150 with a $50 ship credit!) it was great enough to warrant pricing airfare. ABQ to (mystery city) was also a great price. (Why so vague? Sexy Nerd is one of those paranoid people who thinks a criminal will rob us while we're away based on the info I've posted on my blog. Six years together and his paranoia is rubbing off on me. We'll have a house-sitter like always, but good luck getting them to come back if someone breaks in!) Although yesterday I had no intention of going on a cruise any time in the near future, now I feel like I simply have to