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Day 27/31: I swear, sometimes the only way I get through the day is because of this corner of the kitchen. Sometimes I think my dear coffee will get me through anything. Tomorrow the kids have their Halloween parties so today we were making sure costumes are ready and cookies and cupcakes are done. Well, they are now done but it's also 1am. I thought I would make cupcakes in ice cream cones for Erin's classroom as it's a classic dessert that's a little fun. But as I took the last batch of the boys' cookies from the oven I apparently turned the oven OFF without noticing. So the tops of the cupcakes cooked but not the middle. I noticed this and turned the oven on hoping that it would still be okay. But the middle of the cupcakes collapsed like a souffle and settled into a chewy mess at the bottom. When I tried to frost the cupcakes (thinking that maybe I could salvage them somehow?) the tops collapsed into the vacant hole and it all just looks like crap. Think...

Day 12/31: All the best planning in the world does not account for a 60 pound 1 year old puppy. I made these curtains this weekend, even stayed up a little late, and then yesterday Luna decided to get chewy before I got a chance to hang them. So today I am being realistic about handcrafting in a home with pets and children. There are definitely projects that go wrong, even when you're getting all the steps done right. Lucky for me I think I have enough extra fabric to correct this and lucky for her I like her so much.