Delicious Fluffy Vanilla Buttercream Frosting, Labs' Encounter with a Turtle, Inspirational Thought

Creamy, smooth, sweet but not too sweet is what this Vanilla Buttercream Frosting is all about. It's a great basic recipe for any baker. Goes so well with basically any cake. It holds over in the fridge for a number of weeks. Just let it set out for a little while to take the main chill off and whip up again to fluff it up.
Our labs were barking the kind of bark that says, "Something is happening that we need to investigate". We had a visitor outside the fence - a turtle! Martha quickly set up the camera to film and went back in to look after Buddy since Dorothy was gone. She knew our labs couldn't get to the turtle because of the fencing and she though this may make some interesting footage to share with you all. Later Martha took Mr. Turtle to the edge of our property along the cedar trees.

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VANILLA BUTTERCREAM FROSTING
1/2 cup shortening
1/2 cup butter or margarine
1 tsp. vanilla extract
4 cups 10X sugar
3 TBLS milk

Cream the shortening and butter together
Add vanilla
Gradually add the 10X sugar and the milk
Beat until creamy and fluffy.
(Add more milk if needed to get the consistency you want.)
Stores well in the refrigerator for a few weeks
When ready to use let set out to take out some of the chill
Then beat it to fluff it up again.

Golden Thought of Inspiration -
Oh, that we might know the Lord! Let us press on to know Him.
He will respond to us as surely as the arrival of dawn or the coming of rains in early spring.
Hosea 6:3