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[ljgeoff]

I feel completely awful. Snappish and impatient and like I want to put my fist thought a wall. I have no idea why I would feel this way; nothing unusual has happened.

Mike has been a peach all day. He got mad at the boys and yelled at them once, but other than that he's been sweet and kind. I don't know how he does it. I talked to Len, and he was sympathetic, too.

Bleh. I feel like I just want to be alone.

I should go take a walk. Len suggested a bout of energetic sex. Both of those sound good.

Mike went to the store to get me ingredients for a


2 tbsp. butter
1/2 c. firmly packed brown sugar
1 lg. cooking apples, peeled, cored, and cut into 1/2 inch rings
(I used shredded rhubarb instead of apple, and omitted cherries)
4 cherries drained and halved
1/2 c. butter, soft
Whipped cream, optional
3/4 c. honey
1 egg, beaten
1/4 tsp. baking soda
1/2 c. buttermilk
1 1/2 c. all purpose flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. pumpkin pie spice

Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a 9 inch cast iron skillet (I used a 9" springboard pan.) Spread brown sugar evenly over butter. Arrange apple rings on top of sugar. Place cherry half in center of each apple ring. Set aside.
Cream 1/2 cup butter and honey; beat until smooth. Add eggs, mix well.
Dissolve soda in buttermilk. Combine flour, baking powder, and pumpkin pie spice; add to cream mixture alternately with buttermilk mixture begin and end with flour mixture. Beat well after each addition.
Spoon batter evenly over apple ring in skillet. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes or until wooden pick insert in center comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes and carefully invert cake onto serving plate. Serve warm with whipped cream. One 9 inch cake.

And he brought me chocolate. As serenejournal says, "I am a lucky person."