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Recipe | The Perfect Baked Potato

I love baked potatoes. I mean love. When I was expecting Julia (I can’t say the word pregnant, because dad reads my blog, and we say the word expecting. Love you dad!)… ok, when I was expecting Julia the only thing I could keep down was baked potatoes. You...

Wrapping Presents and Smiling…

Today, I was sitting in the floor, listening to Ina Garten and wrapping presents. (Seriously, is she not the most amazing person to watch cook? You may also know her as the Barefoot Contessa. You can tell she loves to teach others – my kind of lady!) Well, I got...

Why?

Facebook conversations, comments at the grocery store and questions in our own home – today these questions are not simply “why”, but they have evolved into “why did God let this happen?” What a hard, very hard question. I know I sit up a...

Piano, Violins and love

This, I love. They are not always patient with each other. But when they play, Julia patiently waits for Nate to find the notes. She picks out songs that he will like....

Monday’s Muse | A Tempting Path

When I left 8-5 to follow my dreams, I had the pleasant surprise of gaining a muse. “How does one gain a muse?”, you may ask. Well, I received an email from my muse. It’s not attached to someone I can identify. It’s that simple. The first few...