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- Hey, y'all, (mixer rattling)
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I'm fixin' to do something that's so fun.
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And I bet most of y'all have already done this
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at one time in your life, (mixer rattling loudly)
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but I just know how fun this is do it
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with your children or your grandchildren.
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We are gonna make the Easter Bunny Cake.
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And we've got our little thing off
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of the website that kind of show us what they've done.
0:38
And I'm just so sad, though,
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that none of the grandchildren are here.
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Now, I'm just gonna make regular buttercream icing,
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just butter and powdered sugar.
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And for the easy way,
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the easy way to do it would be
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to just use a already-made frosting on it.
1:02
But (mixer clattering)
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this is just as easy to whip up.
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So, I've got a stick of butter,
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a teaspoon of vanilla flavoring,
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and, maybe, almost a pound of powdered sugar.
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(mixer clattering)
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So, we gonna need to add a little milk to this
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to get it creamy,
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'cause that one stick of butter is not quite enough liquid
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to make it spreadable. (mixer clattering)
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So, listen, if y'all, do do me a favor, please,
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if y'all at home...
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Oh, thank you, Theresa. - You're welcome.
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- If y'all do this at home,
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would y'all please send me a picture?
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I might need some more. - Okay. (laughing)
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- Please send me a picture of your rabbit,
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'cause I'd love to see what y'all do out there.
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I bet you, y'all do some that's so over the top,
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will make mine look like a first grader's done it.
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- [Theresa] They should send us any Easter,
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really, - I know!
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creative Easter desserts that they do.
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There's some great ideas out there.
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- There is.
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- [Theresa] I saw someone did Rice Krispie treats
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and they made 'em like a basket.
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And then they did - Oh!
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- buttercream icing that they made green-
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- No, uh-uh. - So, it looked, so,
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and then they just kind of swirled it in
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and then they put Cadbury,
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either Cadbury Eggs or jelly beans; so cute.
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- [Paula] Oh my goodness.
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And where did, where did you see that?
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- [Theresa] Pinterest!
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- [Paula] Okay.
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There is something wholesome,
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stay-at-home mothers that donate a lot of their time
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to doing things to make their children happy
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and to introduce them to somethin' new.
3:01
(mixer clattering)
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So, hopefully, you working mothers, maybe have a grandmother
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that can kind of help take the load off of ya.
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'Cause it is hard.
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It is hard working a full-time job
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and raisin' a family at the same time.
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It's very, very hard.
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(mixer whirring and clattering)
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And I, you know, I've always said,
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I've always said
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the more people that love your children,
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the better they will be for it.
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It, it-
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- [Theresa] You can't have too many people
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in your life that love you. - No, you cannot.
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It's just the way it is. (mixer whirring)
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So, y'all, please, please, please send me some things
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that you do because I think y'all are so smart out there
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and y'all got so many wonderful ideas
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and I wish you'd share 'em with me.
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Because I would love to see what y'all are doing.
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All right, so I've got my buttercream
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and it's just nothin' but butter.
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I did put a little orange flavoring,
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along with some vanilla flavoring,
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but it's just two sticks of butter,
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about a pound of powdered sugar,
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and your extracts, whatever you wanna do.
4:32
All right, so, I went ahead and cut...
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I wanna show you.
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Here, I'll put that up there so you can see.
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Now, I went ahead and cut out one ear.
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And to get your ears,
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you come in like so
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and go like that.
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So, he's got a kind of a curve to him.
5:05
All right, so there's his ears.
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I'll move him down a little bit.
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There's his ears and his face.
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And this is his bow tie.
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Now, how cute is that? (giggling)
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I think this could be,
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I think, though,
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this could have a little bit more curve to it.
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What you think, Eddie?
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- [Eddie] Yeah, it fits right underneath the cake,
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though, pretty good.
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- [Paula] And guess what we get to do? (chuckling)
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- [Eddie] Sample.
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- [Paula] You get to eat some bunny bow tie.
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What you think?
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- [Eddie] Looks good.
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- Does that look like the picture?
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It does, it does.
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Now, they have covered their bunny in coconut.
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And we have some coconut that's been tinted blue
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and coconut that we've tinted red.
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All you have to do is just put a few drops
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of the color that you're trying to get
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and stir those together.
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And I bought these little eyes the other day,
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when I was shopping, I saw 'em and I thought, "You know,
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we may be needing something like that for Easter."
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So, first thing we got to do is frost our bunny.
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So, I'm gonna need my knife.
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(cutlery clattering)
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And I'm gonna start frostin' him.
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It may take me a minute, but we'll see,
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Okay, y'all I'm having
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(dishes clattering) to put my coconut,
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I have to go ahead and put my coconut on the buttercream
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that I've got iced
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because the frosting will harden
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and then I won't be able to get it to stick.
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So, I feel like I'm kind of goin' ahead
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of myself a little bit,
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but that's the way it's workin' out.
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All right, now, I bought some of these
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and I just thought those were pretty and Eastery looking.
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So, I'm just gonna put some of those in there
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and see if they'll stick
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on top of that coconut.
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I just like it.
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I thought it was all pastel colors and just pretty.
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Doesn't show up so good, though.
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All right, now, I need somethin' for his buttons.
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What should I use for his buttons?
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Let's see if I-
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- [Eddie] We've got the yellow gum drops.
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- [Theresa] Or jelly beans.
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- Yeah, Dots, we could do Dots with jelly beans; let's see.
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- [Theresa] The Dots are pretty pronounced.
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- [Paula] They are. (candy clattering)
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Let's see. - There's some yellow ones.
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- [Paula] Oh, they, I think the yellow would show up good.
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Don't you? - Mm hmm.
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Good idea, Eddie. - Mm hmm.
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- Cute; (laughing) I wish y'all were here!
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Cute, cute.
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You know, something like this, it's funny.
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Something like this, I just, I get nervous, you know?
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(giggles) Isn't that funny?
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I just, not nervous, but 'cause, you know,
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I want it to be perfect.
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- [Theresa] Imagine that!
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- So, I'm going to frost his ears in my hand
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because I think it would just be easier
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than trying to do it over here.
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And I was just telling Theresa,
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you know, when you got your cut edges of cake,
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when you have to cut into 'em,
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it, you wind up with a lot of crumbs
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that are wanting to go everywhere.
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But that's where the coconut comes in good, 'cause it...
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- Yeah, I admire those people - Covers it up.
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out there that really know how to decorate cakes-
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- I'm telling you what. - Because it's an art.
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- Okay, I've got everything frosted
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except for the other ear.
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And so, it worked out so good,
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me pickin' that up and holdin' it
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while I frosted it.
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So, I'm gonna do the same thing.
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So, I just want to clean that off a little bit
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so I can attach that ear.
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And then, we'll be ready for eyes,
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and nose,
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and a little mouth. (loud clattering off camera)
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What Theresa?
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- [Theresa] I said, "Sorry," I had a lot to move.
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- That's all right, 'cause I'm not making any...
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Theresa said, "You look so serious, Paula."
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I said, "I am!"
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Very intense when I'm,
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when I'm painting, or when I'm doing shelling,
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anything like that, I'm just very, very intense.
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'Cause, I think, what that means is, maybe I'm outta my,
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outta my comfort zone, right? (chuckling)
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- [Theresa] Or you're a perfectionist.
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- Well, I do like for that to be perfect.
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And you know perfection is not possible.
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But it don't mean we can't try to get there.
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Okay, very gently,
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I wanna roll that around.
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Make sure I've got everything covered
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because I want the coconut to be able to stick to him.
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And if I don't have icing on it, it won't.
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And this doesn't have to be slap-kadab perfect
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because it's gonna be covered with our coconut.
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Okay, so, I'm gonna go ahead (knife clattering)
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while I'm holding him,
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and put my coconut on him.
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Like I said, I think that'll just make it easier.
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Of course, I laid that one right there to frost it.
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He's lookin' good!
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All right, now, let's see which way I want his ear to go.
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I think I want it to go here.
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I love it! (laughing)
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What you think, Eddie? - It looks good.
13:43
I love the tie. (water gurgling)
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- [Paula] You love what?
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- [Eddie] The bow tie.
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- Oh good! (paper towel ripping)
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Okay, now, for his little ear.
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'Cause you know bunnies have pink ears,
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inside, I don't know what kind of pink.
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I'll be touching this bunny 'till tomorrow,
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you know, makin' him perfect.
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Tryin' to get him slap-kadab perfect.
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- [Theresa] I don't think everybody's gonna stay here
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with you until tomorrow.
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- [Paula] (chuckling) Oh, I don't need anybody.
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(Theresa laughing) - I'll be happy
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and content right by myself (laughing) seeking perfection.
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All right.
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Now, let's do something about his eyes.
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So, I decided
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that, I think, I'm going to use a Dot
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(knife clattering) for the big part of his eye.
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And I like these little eyeballs that I bought.
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And, let's see, a rabbit's eyes are kind of close together.
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Aren't they?
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Okay, so I put a little, little icing on the Dot,
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whoops, so he would stick,
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so, he would stick to that Dot.
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About right there?
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Is that what you thinking, Eddie?
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- [Eddie] Yep.
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- [Paula] Theresa?
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- [Theresa] Lookin' good!
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- Okay, now, we have to talk about...
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You are so cute! (giggling)
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Would you be my boyfriend,
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Mr. Bunny?
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His eyes may be crooked.
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That's all right if they're crooked.
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All right, now, what are we gonna do for his mouth?
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I think I would like to do this.
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This is gonna be a girl bunny
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that doesn't know how to put on lipstick.
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She's very young (chuckling)
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and she has smeared it all over her face. (chuckling)
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She's just learning to put makeup on.
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Why are y'all so quiet?
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- [Theresa] 'Cause you're so conscious, concentrating.
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(Paula chuckling)
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- [Paula] If the girls put on their lipstick,
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it would look probably something like this.
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Okay, that's pretty; isn't it?
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(candy clattering)
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All right, and how do they have...
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Do they need teeth, y'all? (laughing)
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- No. - No.
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- [Paula] I was just thinking
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about their teeth. (candy clattering)
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How about that?
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Is that all right, or is that too much?
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- [Eddie] Looks good.
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- Okay, I'm gonna have to get some tweezers to...
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Okay, perfect.
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Now, we have to do the mustache
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and his whiskers.
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So, we don't have a whole bunch of stuff.
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Theresa said that she tried to-
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- [Eddie] Are you gonna do his-
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- Find some red licorice sticks and some black licorice,
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but she couldn't find any.
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So, Eddie- - You could do the, her nose.
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- [Paula] Mm-hmm, I've got to do the nose.
19:56
That couldn't be a nose; could it?
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- [Eddie] I'd do it with the pink, pink.
20:06
Rabbits have pink noses.
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(candy clattering)
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And I think they have red eyes, too,
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but For some reason, that one looks kind of scary looking.
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- [Theresa] I was gonna say. (Eddie laughing)
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I'm so glad you said that.
20:31
It's the eyes, it looks like a Halloween eye.
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- [Paula] Okay, well, we'll change it.
20:36
(Eddie laughing)
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- [Theresa] I just like the color, not the...
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- [Paula] How about that?
20:39
We'll change it.
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- [Theresa] Eddie, thank you for saying that.
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I thought it was just me.
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- [Eddie] It's like, psychotic bunny. (laughing)
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- Well, you pick out what you want for him.
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- I get to pick? - Mm-hmm.
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- [Theresa] Let's see.
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(clattering)
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Eddie, what are you thinking?
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- Green, green- - I was lookin' for a blue,
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- Yeah, green's gonna be the- - but I have a green.
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- [Theresa] Yeah, let's just do that and get rid of it.
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- [Paula] That's what Eddie and I had talked about earlier.
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- [Theresa] No, no eyeball.
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- [Paula] 'Cause that was the closest thing to real.
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- [Theresa] You can and pull her eye eyeballs out
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and that way if you need some extra room,
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- Oh, yeah. - you can work with that.
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- There you go. - Whoo, thank you, goodness.
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- We did it! (laughing)
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We did it!
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It was very intense, but we did it.
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So, please (clapping hands) send me pictures.
21:45
Join the fun.
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And let me hear what you're doin'.
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This was very intense, y'all, very intense.
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Uh-oh, I'll be touching this little,
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pretty little bunny rabbit.
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We got to name her.
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What's her name?
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- [Eddie] Petunia.
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- [Paula] Petunia?
22:07
Petunia Pig!
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Like Petunia Pig. (laughing)
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Oh, she's precious. - Beulah, the bunny.
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- Hmm? - Beulah, the bunny.
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- [Paula] Beulah, the bunny.
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That's not bad.
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Or Beatrice. - Oh, I like Beatrice.
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- [Paula] Beatrice, the bunny.
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- [Eddie] That was my grandmother's name.
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- Was it? That's a very classy name.
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Or how about Bernice, the bunny?
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- [Theresa] You could have tons of fun naming.
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- I know, I know.
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I'll get all the grandchildren
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'cause I'm not cutting this cake, y'all.
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You know that I used just a box cake mix,
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a yellow box cake mix.
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Just added vanilla flavoring to that.
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Nothing, nothing tricky.
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And like I said, if you wanna make it really easy,
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you can use one of those canned frostings,
23:05
but I just can't stomach 'em. (giggles)
23:09
I don't like 'em, sorry.
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- [Theresa] Me either, me either,
23:12
and buttercream's so easy to make.
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- 'Cause I know what my icing tastes like.
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So, and it's so easy to whip up some butter
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and confectionary sugar and a little milk.
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But anyway, I had fun doing this for y'all. (giggles)
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And I know the children are gonna love it.
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So, have fun with your children, or your grandchildren.
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And whatever you do, take pictures of it.
23:39
Okay? (giggles)
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Love and best dishes.
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This is what I used to sing to my children
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when they were little.
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♪ Here comes Peter Cottontail ♪
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♪ Hoppin' down the bunny trail ♪
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♪ Hippity hoppity, Easter's on its way ♪
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And they'd look at me like I was nuts. (giggling)
24:03
This is something I've got to ask y'all.
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This is a girl bunny cake.
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What are we gonna name her?
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- Who? - what do you wanna name her?
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- I wanna name my bunny.
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I wanna name- - Name her.
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How about Betty Bunny? - I want Betty Bunny.
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- Okay, how about Beatrice Bunny?
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- I want the actress bunny. (Paula laughing)
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- [Woman] That's the other bunny.
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- You can name your cake anything you want.
24:30
- I wanna name my cake. - You want your piece?
24:33
Okay. (laughing) - All right.
24:36
Isn't that beautiful cake, everybody?
24:38
- [Woman] Mm-hmm.
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