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Mistake Made Right

Some get things right the first time.
Most of us do not.
Mistake. Mistake.
A rubber cake.
Okay, it is not edible, but if we roll it into balls, can we bounce it?
Bounce. Bounce. Bounce.
What did you do wrong? My mother asks me.
If I knew that, I would be able to make a fortune.
Nine bouncy balls out of a cake mix.
Imagine how smart that is.
Mistakes can be wonderful!
My friends and I follow my cake down the sidewalk,
Not eating it. 
But enjoying
it
with
a
real
fondness

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Rhona Mcferran Date: 10/20/2018 5:45:00 PM I'd forgotten all about it 'til I read this, but I once made a "rubber" cake like this, too! ;D What a great memory! Login to Reply Caren Krutsinger Date: 10/20/2018 9:33:00 PM It tasted awful, but it was so gummy on a "whim" I rolled it into a ball and we laughed in delighted ways as the balls bounced.

M. L. Kiser Date: 10/20/2018 1:06:00 PM Do you recall Ellie Mae Clampetts biscuits? I'll bet her cakes were bouncy balls too. Great one. Login to Reply Caren Krutsinger Date: 10/20/2018 2:23:00 PM Ellie Mae is the one who taught me this "over the shoulder boulder holder". I have thought of that for years.

Allan Terry Date: 10/20/2018 11:31:00 AM KNOWING LOVE THE WAY I DO, I CAN SAY THEIR'S A CHANCE FOR ME AND YOU. Login to Reply Caren Krutsinger Date: 10/20/2018 11:35:00 AM Sweetly said. Thank you for the stop by.