Gratitude

With all the holiday hype it's sometimes easy to forget what can be true pieces of gratitude. Here are mine: 1. Medicine that help my Mom feel comfortable and rest peacefully. 2. Family who want to spend Christmas Day at the hospital with her even though she doesn't know we are there. 3. A higher... Sign in to see full entry.

My son and his wife welcomed a beautiful son to our lives tonight. We were all at the hospital when he arrived and I can't begin to explain how wonderful it was. Everyone is doing great - life is GOOD! Sign in to see full entry.

Although I love to cook, baking isn't one of my strong points. I prefer to invent as I go along, following a recipe sometimes but adding my own ideas or simply creating something without any recipe. I have an apple galette (like a pie without the pie pan) in the oven right now. It smells good (has... Sign in to see full entry.

The weeks since I returned from Italy have been busy, busy, busy. After leaving the corporate world to pursue my passion for cooking, I have opened up my own catering business. My first gig is booked for Nov 10! Woohoo! The party is an open house for 40 people so I am scurrying around designing a... Sign in to see full entry.

So many days have passed, Each filled, With the pain of knowing the future for us is lost, But with, The sweet, joyful memories of love that will never be forgotten. Sign in to see full entry.

I'm back!! The trip to Italy was amazing, I'll be posting soon to tell you all about my adventures. Right now I'm trying to get my body clock back on local time, I was up at 3am!! It's great to be home! Sign in to see full entry.

This will be my last blog for a while. Tomorrow I head off for an adventure in Italy! To say I'm excited is an understatement! I'm spending 3 weeks in Positano on the Amalfi Coast, then 1 week in Ravello, just up the mountain. Ravello is a magical place. At night the old church is home to musical... Sign in to see full entry.

In a previous post I talked about a chef from the Food Network who had graciously offered to call my Mom to wish her Happy Birthday. She is a huge fan of Chef Michael Smith and talks about his show all the time. She called this morning to say she had just spent 30 minutes on the phone with him!... Sign in to see full entry.

The past week has been great. The party for my Mom's 80th birthday was amazing, 70 people dropped by to chat and laugh and remember great times. Today was her actual b'day so my grandbaby (who's 2 1/2) made cupcakes with me this morning (complete with much batter eating at 9am in the process). We... Sign in to see full entry.

I've been watching the service today for a police officer from a nearby city who was killed in the line of duty. This man was truly a hero, serving his community not only as a police officer for 22 years but volunteering his time with the Special Olympics. He leaves behind a wife, three teenage... Sign in to see full entry.