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#TheCandyBeachSeries #CandyBeachSeries #MartinLutherKing #MartinLutherKingJr #Holiday #CeceliaDowdy #ButterscotchBliss #holidayweekend #threedayweekend #romance #romancenovels #inspirational #Christianromance #Christianfiction<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I hope all of you have been enjoying the first couple of weeks in the New Year!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thursday was a bit strange in our neck of the woods. Our power went out due to a car accident. I believe someone hit a pole or something.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’ve been working remotely since the beginning of Covid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since I need internet access for my day job, I drove to my workplace – just as I pulled up to my workplace, my son texted me. He told me the power was back on!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, I ended up returning home. My workplace is only five miles from my house, so, it wasn’t that big of a deal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But, later, that same day, we lost our internet connection. The lost connection is only affecting our household – our neighbors still have their connection. We can’t watch TV or connect to the internet. What a drag!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We called our provider and was told that something short-circuited and that the earliest they could come out was Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We’ve been using a hot spot to connect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s funny how you don’t appreciate the simple day-to-day pleasures that are taken for granted, until they are broken or gone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Working Late & Butterscotch Bliss<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

My day job continues to be hectic. Yes, it’s great that I’m finally done with my Master’s Degree, but work continues to take up a lot of my free time. I’ve been working 12-hour days and I’m ready for a break!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some of you have asked what ever happened to Butterscotch Bliss, the free story that I was working on that will only be available to newsletter subscribers. I plan on getting that done later this year. I will keep you posted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Stress Eating!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since things have been so hectic lately, I’ve been doing some stress eating. Since I was sick over the holidays, I didn’t get a chance to do any baking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I made THE BEST CAKE! The cake is so buttery. The recipe calls for 4 sticks of butter – 2 for the cake – 2 for the frosting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I wish the icing looked smoother. I might take a cake decorating class, when I have time, to learn simple decorating techniques. I googled some methods to smooth the icing – but I was too tired to try! I made this cake on a weekday!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’m sharing the recipe. If you try it, let me know if you like it! I gobbled 4 pieces of cake in one day! I’m not kidding! This cake was so addictive!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Yellow Butter Cake:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Ingredients:<\/p>\n\n\n\n