Life is so short. Can I get an Amen?
I have so much stress in my life but most of it I have created. I lose sight of my priorities very easily. Do you? It cannot just be me. I have so much to do on any given day that most days I end up spinning my wheels. I'm starting to fall into the category of 'I do everything but I do nothing well'. You would never know it. If you are one of the ninety seven people that I do something for, then you would never know that the ninety six other people exist. I give 150 percent, each and every time, no matter how big or small the task. But, what is all this 'yes ma'am' stuff getting me? A frickin' headache, that's what.
I over volunteer. I say 'yes' way too often. I don't know why. I guess if I'm honest with myself its because I don't want anyone to think poorly of me for saying 'no'.
Lately, I have found myself in a predicament where I can't wait for the kids to go to bed so I can hop on the next project. That is terrible. When I actually realized that I was doing this I had to stop and think to myself....I have totally lost track of my priorities. Between working, blogging, room mom, soccer mom, cheer mom, cooking, cleaning, Junior Achievement, any other 'kid' thing, baseball, wrestling....I mean the list just goes on and on and on and on....Oh wait, I forgot about school, I am a full-time college student also. Do you notice what is missing from my very very long list? Church or anything that has to do with God himself. WHAT is wrong with me, where did I get so off track?
I typically spend Sunday mornings watching Church of the Highlands internet feed from my desk, while working. While it is amazing and Pastor Chris is wonderful, this just isn't cutting it anymore. The first Sunday in March, I will be in church. I physically will leave my house and find the righteous pathway back to God. I have let all of these things overwhelm me and consume me. It has totally made me forget what really matters.
If I have to say 'no' in order to say 'yes' to Christ then I guess I may be disappointing a few people. If Christ is your number one then your number two through ninety-nine thousand will certainly just fall into place.
~I can do ALL things through Christ Jesus. My father says so. Philippians 4:13.
It's a GREAT day,
Traci
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Wednesday, February 19, 2014
Saturday, February 8, 2014
Things you may not know about me!
I wanted to do a little writing exercise today so I chose 'Things You Didn't Know About Me'. I hope you enjoy!
1. I am a strong believer that older individuals need to be retested for their drivers license at the age of 75. I mean, let's get real: if you can't see the color of the lights or the lines between lanes then its probably time to put the license away. 2,000 pound cars are not meant to be driven by just anyone, forever. :::: UPDATE! I have changed the age from 60 to 75 because I got a Facebook beat down for my age choice!
2. I haven't cut my hair in a year because I do not want to spend the money to do so. Ponytails are a nappy haired girls best friend.
3. I am controlling. About everything.
4. I attract psychos in every aspect of my life. I can't elaborate because then I'll sound like a psycho...wait...maybe, well...anyway.
5. I have a blog. Which obviously (unless you're one of the psychos) you already know that. I blog at least five times a week; I try to blog each day.
6. I have a dog that barks non-stop at my husband and his wheelchair, we can't figure out if its my husband or the wheelchair because he is kinda attached to it so, no room for an experiment there. Doug will move his joystick (get your mind out the gutter) to move and that one little click will send the dog into a tizzy. We can be on the opposite side of the house with the door shut and the tv in my room and the one in the living room on and holy crap batman....one tiny little click that is not audible to human ears...she goes ballistic. She hates him. We don't know why.
7. I have an unnatural obsession with Henry Cavill, Channing Tatum, Charlie Hunnam and Vin Diesel. My husband is aware of it.
8. I'd rather have a snake in my bed and know it rather than think there may be a lizard or a frog within a 60 yard radius. I hate frickin lizards and frogs....ughhh.....wait, unless I'm eating frog legs; I love frog legs.
9. I have three children. They are all three psycho. See #4.
10. I <3 vampire anything. I read vampire books, watch vampire tv shows and movies. I like me a good vampire. Fo sho. I watch Twilight at least once a month, fo rizzle.
11. I could live off of French food and/or cereal. Nom.
12. I wish I weighed 130 pounds, I haven't since about 4th grade.
13. I do not like odd numbers.
14. I own an eBay company. It is my sole source of income. I love it! It allows me to stay at home and work in order to take care of my husband and my kids. It is difficult to work from home because everyone expect that you are sitting around eating bon bons. I get up at 5:30 AM...I go to bed between 1 and 2 AM. You do the calculation.
15. I do not like COUNTRY music. Sorry Katelyn Carter.
16. I am completely 10000000% antisocial. OMG, I can't even talk about it. If I am in a situation where I went some where with a friend and they leave me to speak to someone else it will cause me to have a total breakdown. I clam up and forget how to use words.
17. I am NOT afraid of public speaking. How that works with #16, I have no idea.
18. I am in college for my second degree. I already have an associates of Culinary Arts. I want to be a Home Economic teacher when I grow up. Not sure when/if that will happen.
19. I love to cook. OMG I love to cook, I love to eat, I love food in general: reading about it, buying it, cooking it...whatever! I love all things about it! LOL! See why #12 will probably never happen!
20. I wear a lot of make-up. A lot. My original thought as I was leaving high school was to become a make-up artist. I am not someone that wears the same colors every day, I love to add in color on my face and I guess its because 99% of my wardrobe consists of black clothes and shoes.
21. I am teaching Junior Achievement for the third time at Meadow View Elementary. I love doing it and it is always an honor to be asked. The kids enjoy it and it is a great tool that provides the children with the basic knowledge about living in a community. If your school doesn't participate, I HIGHLY suggest you look into with a school counselor.
22. I am room mom to Mindy Jeffcoat (Tanner's Kindergarten teacher) and Connie Kakoliris, AKA: Miss K (Payton's teacher).
23. I am soccer mom to Payton's soccer team!
24. I am cheer mom to Haleigh's cheer team and let me tell you, I could write an entire article on that by itself. You talk about hard work - it is a part time job between June and December. I have been rewarded with the kindest words and torn down with the harshest. People never cease to amaze me. Let me tell you, if you are a football or cheer mom then hear this advice: put your big girl panties on and make sure you have skin thick enough to take a beating, because trust me when I say it WILL happen. No matter WHAT you do, it WILL happen. That one parent will not like ANYTHING you do, will accuse you of things, will insult you and will chew you up and spit you out. Just remember, you are volunteering YOUR time, they are not. You have to be the best you can be at the end of the day, they can like it or lump it. Honestly. With that said, I can't wait until next season.
25. I like to argue.
26. My feelings are hurt easily but that hurt usually just lights a fire under my butt. I will plot out revenge in multiple scenarios. I may even write some of those scenarios down.
27. I forgive easily but I never forget.
28. I have never ridden in a limo, air plane, cruise ship or 18 wheeler.
29. I am a reality show freak. My dvr was a nightmare. I finally gave up and purchased hulu and netflix. It is what it is people.
30. I look CRAY CRAY with blonde hair. Like, Kim Kardashian bad.
31. I have three best friends. I use them all for different things. Stefanie is my funny, smart A friend. I mean, if you need a good laugh she can ALWAYS hook you up. Then there is Jessica, she is my 'mommy friend', I call her for advice. Then there is my soul sister, Cassie. I call her for anything and everything. We can go weeks without speaking and pickup as if we spoke five minutes ago. Shes is totes my bff.
32. Wow this list is growing long.
33. I love teeny bopper stuff: Pretty Little Liars, Vampire Diaries, anything on the CW, silly teenager books...yeah, I have a problem.
34. I feel sorry for some kids because I know their parents.
35. I cannot deal with bodily functions. Eeek.
So, in case you didn't know; now you know.
Traci
1. I am a strong believer that older individuals need to be retested for their drivers license at the age of 75. I mean, let's get real: if you can't see the color of the lights or the lines between lanes then its probably time to put the license away. 2,000 pound cars are not meant to be driven by just anyone, forever. :::: UPDATE! I have changed the age from 60 to 75 because I got a Facebook beat down for my age choice!
2. I haven't cut my hair in a year because I do not want to spend the money to do so. Ponytails are a nappy haired girls best friend.
3. I am controlling. About everything.
4. I attract psychos in every aspect of my life. I can't elaborate because then I'll sound like a psycho...wait...maybe, well...anyway.
5. I have a blog. Which obviously (unless you're one of the psychos) you already know that. I blog at least five times a week; I try to blog each day.
6. I have a dog that barks non-stop at my husband and his wheelchair, we can't figure out if its my husband or the wheelchair because he is kinda attached to it so, no room for an experiment there. Doug will move his joystick (get your mind out the gutter) to move and that one little click will send the dog into a tizzy. We can be on the opposite side of the house with the door shut and the tv in my room and the one in the living room on and holy crap batman....one tiny little click that is not audible to human ears...she goes ballistic. She hates him. We don't know why.
7. I have an unnatural obsession with Henry Cavill, Channing Tatum, Charlie Hunnam and Vin Diesel. My husband is aware of it.
8. I'd rather have a snake in my bed and know it rather than think there may be a lizard or a frog within a 60 yard radius. I hate frickin lizards and frogs....ughhh.....wait, unless I'm eating frog legs; I love frog legs.
9. I have three children. They are all three psycho. See #4.
10. I <3 vampire anything. I read vampire books, watch vampire tv shows and movies. I like me a good vampire. Fo sho. I watch Twilight at least once a month, fo rizzle.
11. I could live off of French food and/or cereal. Nom.
12. I wish I weighed 130 pounds, I haven't since about 4th grade.
13. I do not like odd numbers.
14. I own an eBay company. It is my sole source of income. I love it! It allows me to stay at home and work in order to take care of my husband and my kids. It is difficult to work from home because everyone expect that you are sitting around eating bon bons. I get up at 5:30 AM...I go to bed between 1 and 2 AM. You do the calculation.
15. I do not like COUNTRY music. Sorry Katelyn Carter.
16. I am completely 10000000% antisocial. OMG, I can't even talk about it. If I am in a situation where I went some where with a friend and they leave me to speak to someone else it will cause me to have a total breakdown. I clam up and forget how to use words.
17. I am NOT afraid of public speaking. How that works with #16, I have no idea.
18. I am in college for my second degree. I already have an associates of Culinary Arts. I want to be a Home Economic teacher when I grow up. Not sure when/if that will happen.
19. I love to cook. OMG I love to cook, I love to eat, I love food in general: reading about it, buying it, cooking it...whatever! I love all things about it! LOL! See why #12 will probably never happen!
20. I wear a lot of make-up. A lot. My original thought as I was leaving high school was to become a make-up artist. I am not someone that wears the same colors every day, I love to add in color on my face and I guess its because 99% of my wardrobe consists of black clothes and shoes.
21. I am teaching Junior Achievement for the third time at Meadow View Elementary. I love doing it and it is always an honor to be asked. The kids enjoy it and it is a great tool that provides the children with the basic knowledge about living in a community. If your school doesn't participate, I HIGHLY suggest you look into with a school counselor.
22. I am room mom to Mindy Jeffcoat (Tanner's Kindergarten teacher) and Connie Kakoliris, AKA: Miss K (Payton's teacher).
23. I am soccer mom to Payton's soccer team!
24. I am cheer mom to Haleigh's cheer team and let me tell you, I could write an entire article on that by itself. You talk about hard work - it is a part time job between June and December. I have been rewarded with the kindest words and torn down with the harshest. People never cease to amaze me. Let me tell you, if you are a football or cheer mom then hear this advice: put your big girl panties on and make sure you have skin thick enough to take a beating, because trust me when I say it WILL happen. No matter WHAT you do, it WILL happen. That one parent will not like ANYTHING you do, will accuse you of things, will insult you and will chew you up and spit you out. Just remember, you are volunteering YOUR time, they are not. You have to be the best you can be at the end of the day, they can like it or lump it. Honestly. With that said, I can't wait until next season.
25. I like to argue.
26. My feelings are hurt easily but that hurt usually just lights a fire under my butt. I will plot out revenge in multiple scenarios. I may even write some of those scenarios down.
27. I forgive easily but I never forget.
28. I have never ridden in a limo, air plane, cruise ship or 18 wheeler.
29. I am a reality show freak. My dvr was a nightmare. I finally gave up and purchased hulu and netflix. It is what it is people.
30. I look CRAY CRAY with blonde hair. Like, Kim Kardashian bad.
31. I have three best friends. I use them all for different things. Stefanie is my funny, smart A friend. I mean, if you need a good laugh she can ALWAYS hook you up. Then there is Jessica, she is my 'mommy friend', I call her for advice. Then there is my soul sister, Cassie. I call her for anything and everything. We can go weeks without speaking and pickup as if we spoke five minutes ago. Shes is totes my bff.
32. Wow this list is growing long.
33. I love teeny bopper stuff: Pretty Little Liars, Vampire Diaries, anything on the CW, silly teenager books...yeah, I have a problem.
34. I feel sorry for some kids because I know their parents.
35. I cannot deal with bodily functions. Eeek.
So, in case you didn't know; now you know.
Traci
Saturday, January 18, 2014
Chicken N' Waffles YO!
Okay, so I was totally skeptical. Totally. I have read and seen all the yummy goodness that surrounds 'Chicken and Waffles'. I honestly thought it couldn't be so. As I mentioned in previous post we are attempting a more clean eating regiment which really consist of knocking out boxed convenient foods. Any attempt to keep out the chemicals used to preserve food is a good attempt in my book. So anyway, I had box of Krusteaz waffle mix and it is my favorite in a pinch. I also had some chicken breast that I had recently purchased ON SALE of course because let's be honest, who can afford boneless skinless chicken breast for a family of six these days without putting an extra mortgage on their home. Really. So I thought to myself....JUST DO IT....just go AHEAD and make the waffles and slap the piece of good ol' FRIED chicken yumminess on it! JUST DO IT! AND let me just say, oh my goodness for all that is kind in the world, for all that is fair and equal about our great land - IT WAS FABULOUS, better than I thought it would be if I had only given it a small smidgen of hope...it was AWESOME!
Go ahead and make your favorite waffle recipe. If you need one, please let me know in the comments below and I'll give you my best one. Make the waffles a little extra crispy so that it can withstand the chicken.
Then, make this chicken. This crispy, slap yo' mama fried chicken.
Ingredients:
6 Chicken Breast, Boneless & Skinless
Veggie Oil for Frying
2 Cups of Self Rising Flour
1 t. WHITE Pepper
1 t. Poultry Seasoning
1 t. Cayenne Pepper
1 t. Salt
1 t. Onion Powder
1 t. Garlic Powder
4 Eggs, Whole
Splash of Worcestershire Sauce
Pinch of Additional Salt
Local Honey
Special Equipment: Large Ziploc Bag and Meat Mallet
1. Clean the chicken with a cold water rinse. Pat dry with a paper towel. Set aside.
2. Go ahead and place about 1" of oil in a chefs pan or deep sided skillet. Turn heat on medium heat. Allow oil to heat slowly but DO NOT get it too hot.
3. On a clean dredging dish or plate add flour, pepper, poultry seasoning, cayenne, salt, onion powder and garlic powder. Mix well with a fork or wire wisk. Be careful not to throw the flour mix all around!
4. In an additional dredging dish or deep sided dish crack all four eggs and add Worcestershire sauce. Mix well.
5. Take your first piece of chicken breast and place it inside of your ziplock bag. Beat it half to death with the mallet. Pound it till about 1/4" thick.
6. Dredge the pulverized breast into the flour mixture, shake the excess flour off, dip into the egg wash covering with the mixture, shake off excess and dip in the flour mixture again, shake excess off.
7. Carefully and slowly place chicken breast in the heated oil. It should sizzle and you will immediately be able to smell its yummy goodness. OH it is so good. That smell!
8. Cook chicken breast for about 4-5 minutes until golden brown then flip to the other side, again, carefully as to not splatter the hot grease. Cook another 5 minutes until golden brown.
9. Place cooked chicken breast on a paper bag or paper towels to drain excess grease.
10. Put your cooked waffle on the plate, top it with the amazing chicken breast you just cooked and then drizzle the best local honey that you can find.
It should look a little something like this.......
Go ahead and make your favorite waffle recipe. If you need one, please let me know in the comments below and I'll give you my best one. Make the waffles a little extra crispy so that it can withstand the chicken.
Then, make this chicken. This crispy, slap yo' mama fried chicken.
Ingredients:
6 Chicken Breast, Boneless & Skinless
Veggie Oil for Frying
2 Cups of Self Rising Flour
1 t. WHITE Pepper
1 t. Poultry Seasoning
1 t. Cayenne Pepper
1 t. Salt
1 t. Onion Powder
1 t. Garlic Powder
4 Eggs, Whole
Splash of Worcestershire Sauce
Pinch of Additional Salt
Local Honey
Special Equipment: Large Ziploc Bag and Meat Mallet
1. Clean the chicken with a cold water rinse. Pat dry with a paper towel. Set aside.
2. Go ahead and place about 1" of oil in a chefs pan or deep sided skillet. Turn heat on medium heat. Allow oil to heat slowly but DO NOT get it too hot.
3. On a clean dredging dish or plate add flour, pepper, poultry seasoning, cayenne, salt, onion powder and garlic powder. Mix well with a fork or wire wisk. Be careful not to throw the flour mix all around!
5. Take your first piece of chicken breast and place it inside of your ziplock bag. Beat it half to death with the mallet. Pound it till about 1/4" thick.
7. Carefully and slowly place chicken breast in the heated oil. It should sizzle and you will immediately be able to smell its yummy goodness. OH it is so good. That smell!
9. Place cooked chicken breast on a paper bag or paper towels to drain excess grease.
10. Put your cooked waffle on the plate, top it with the amazing chicken breast you just cooked and then drizzle the best local honey that you can find.
It should look a little something like this.......
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| This is the mother of ALL goodness. The End. |
Peace, Love & Chicken Grease,
Traci
Sunday, January 12, 2014
Dinner Invitation
Dinner party. If you had the opportunity to host a dinner party and invite any ten people that you would like (living or not) to any kind of dinner party of your choosing; who would YOU invite?
This isn't a 'Last Supper' kind of request. Just for fun.... We are going to go ahead and assume your spouse and selected family are all invited; they do not count as far as keeping tabs on numbers.
#10. Channing Tatum. I'm not sure about his intellectual ability to hold his place in a conversation but let's face it, total eye candy. You always need something pretty to look at, right? He is an Alabama native and just so happens to be hot as fire. I tell you what, I hope Jenna Dewan-Tatum knows what she has gotten herself into (literally)....she isn't invited to the party. Sorry Jenna.
#9. Stefanie Battle.
Well. You may not know her yet but she is my bff, for reals y'all; for 26 years now. You can get to know her over at Kiss My Southern Sass, we totally have the 'sisters from another mister' going on. I will warn you, she is the grammar police. Why would I invite her? Because I can talk to her without using words at this fabu dinner party. We can exchange evil glares and talk behind peoples backs.......right in front of their faces. We are just....that...good. Holla back Sta-nay-nay....holla back.
#8. JR Ward. She is my favorite author. I didn't start to read until I was 26 years old and actually started with the "Twilight" series. Let me rephrase that, I read what my high school English teacher forced me to read, shout out to Mrs. Thompson. I can still recite Romeo & Juliet till this day. Anyway, JR Ward has the imagination that is so far-fetched and so incredibly unbelievable, yet she takes these thoughts, these ideas and has the most uncanny way of making you think that you are reading non-fiction. Crazy. If you are a fantasy genre fan then she is your woman....'Black Dagger Brotherhood' series, look it up. My forever favorite vampires, sorry Edward. Click HERE to visit her site. You will not go wrong with any of her series! Three thumbs up!
#7. Julia Child. Julia Child is my favorite chef, ever. I love her classical French approach but most importantly I just adore her story. I own several of her cookbooks and I can honestly say that her recipes are usually the only ones that I ever follow word for word because she knew what she was doing. She lead an awesome life and I enjoy reading about it and watching her old shows. She is awe inspiring. Her thoughts on food and diet still linger with me! "“The only time to eat diet food is while you're waiting for the steak to cook.”~Julia Child.
#6. Johnny Depp. I have no valid reason for inviting him with the exception of he is Stefanie's imaginary boyfriend. That is all.
This isn't a 'Last Supper' kind of request. Just for fun.... We are going to go ahead and assume your spouse and selected family are all invited; they do not count as far as keeping tabs on numbers.
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| Mr. Tatum |
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| Stefanie |
Well. You may not know her yet but she is my bff, for reals y'all; for 26 years now. You can get to know her over at Kiss My Southern Sass, we totally have the 'sisters from another mister' going on. I will warn you, she is the grammar police. Why would I invite her? Because I can talk to her without using words at this fabu dinner party. We can exchange evil glares and talk behind peoples backs.......right in front of their faces. We are just....that...good. Holla back Sta-nay-nay....holla back.
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#7. Julia Child. Julia Child is my favorite chef, ever. I love her classical French approach but most importantly I just adore her story. I own several of her cookbooks and I can honestly say that her recipes are usually the only ones that I ever follow word for word because she knew what she was doing. She lead an awesome life and I enjoy reading about it and watching her old shows. She is awe inspiring. Her thoughts on food and diet still linger with me! "“The only time to eat diet food is while you're waiting for the steak to cook.”~Julia Child.
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| Johnny D. |
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#5. Rev Run. I adore Rev Run. I can only imagine how much fun he is at dinner parties. I don't care to much for his brother, seems a little too retentive for my style. One could only hope that he would bust out with a few oldies but goodies from Run DMC.
#4. Morgan Freeman. He is my favorite actor and I could listen to him for days on end. He is 'that' person that is a little bit of everything: smart, funny, kind....I really, really enjoy his work.
#3. Pink. Alecia Beth Moore. She is my favorite singer. I love her voice, her fierceness. Her badassness.
She is amazing. I don't really have to much to elaborate on her here besides the fact that I want to be her when I grow up. Totes.
#2. Nigella Lawson. 'The Domestic Goddess'. I enjoy everything about this woman. The way she looks, the way she dresses, her accent! Her cookbooks.are.amazing! She is on that new show 'The Taste' with Anthony Bourdain. She isn't a trained chef yet she has great recipes, tons and tons of recipes. It isn't as easy as opening up good ol' Betty Crocker but she has super yummy complex flavored recipes. She rallies for the home cook, pulls for them to the end. She is the epitome of a 'Domestic Goddess'. With all that said, she is going through some devastating personal issues right now that I hope she figures all that out. As a cook, she is amazing.
This dinner party would rock! Please don't judge my depth as a person based on this particular list. I was going the fun route, not so much the intellectual stimulant route. Hehehehe.
Much Love, Traci
PS....Those that almost made the list include: Bruce Willis, Chris Rock, Bill Clinton, Anthony Bourdain, Ina Garten, Ellen Degeneres and Hugh Laurie.
1/13/2014
:::::UPDATE::::: I left off a very important person. I'm hanging my head low today because I just forgot!!!! Jennifer Lawrence would be there, I'd just have to make an 11th plate.
#3. Pink. Alecia Beth Moore. She is my favorite singer. I love her voice, her fierceness. Her badassness.
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| Pink |
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| Nigella Lawson |
AND.....my #1 is.........
Nene Leakes.
Okay, so why Nene? Well, we both use to be strippers. HA! Only kidding. Seriously. I've never even seen the inside of a strip club. Not to mention, I'm fat. Anyway, Nene appears to be the life of the party. She is a beautiful woman and oh so hilarious! She seems to be that girlfriend that you can just call up at random and say 'hey, whatcha doin'? I don't know, I just enjoy watching Nene. I've always been a huge fan of The Real Housewives of Atlanta but during the wedding, wait, the second wedding to her husband Gregg, you can really see how she has evolved as a person. The 'old' Nene would bite someones head off without even thinking twice - 'new' Nene has found her 'simmer down' button but is still as crazy as the day is long! The gives the term 'Southern Woman' a whole new meaning! Rock on Nene, rock on.
Much Love, Traci
PS....Those that almost made the list include: Bruce Willis, Chris Rock, Bill Clinton, Anthony Bourdain, Ina Garten, Ellen Degeneres and Hugh Laurie.
1/13/2014
:::::UPDATE::::: I left off a very important person. I'm hanging my head low today because I just forgot!!!! Jennifer Lawrence would be there, I'd just have to make an 11th plate.
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