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Thank you, Katy!

What should arrive on my porch this morning but a GRE Study Care Package, including a tin of incredibly moist cookies, a good luck (edible) rosary, and a sheet of practice math questions like,

"If Beowulf can kill a being with the mark of Cain once every three days, how many hours does it take before he wins the honor of the Danes?"

and

"If Miss Elizabeth Bennett's prejudice falls at an average rate of 15% per day after seeing Pemberly, how many days must pass before Mr. Darcy ought dare to renew his offer of marriage?"

This may be the only good thing that comes out of all this mess!

I take part one of the test on Monday, and the more important part two on October 18, stay tuned!

Cookie Log: Week One

Susan Waddington was kind enough to share with me the recipe for her unparalleled sugar cookies. Above you can see my first attempt to do her recipe some justice. Sadly, the world is unjust.

As you can see, I made the pumpkin first, when the icing was still far too runny, so it's the most messy (the cracking happened later, when I transferred the cookie to the plate for this photo).

The ghost came next, he's a bit more respectable, though lacking in eyes and ghastly moaning mouth, etc. The horror comes from his anonymity.

Icing for the cat and bat was made last and with added cocoa and so they taste the best. The icing had finally reached a fine consistency by then, but I had also reached the end of my patience, so some sloppiness remains.

As we enter the holiday season, I'll be working on these every week or so until I can get something, if not Waddington-worthy, at least not a lasting shame to their family legacy.