Music in the Kitchen

When I was in Culinary school there was no music in our classroom kitchens. Then when I went to my first job at a large resort on the Oregon Coast I worked in a bunch of different departments and the only one that played music was when I was in the bake shop. I’m […]

The Brownie Bet

I lost a bet to my Sister in law, Donna, during the NCAA Final Four this past March. I was rooting for my Michigan State Spartans and she was rooting for the Texas Tech Red Raiders. If you follow college basketball you know that MSU lost to Texas Tech in the first game of the […]

My Big Sister

I’ve written about both of my brothers but I wanted to share about my sister. Having a sister is one of the greatest gifts I’ve ever had. Let me tell you about her. She’s a fantastic Mom. She’s incredibly loyal. She’s funny. She’s smart as a whip. She’s kinda bossy, I mean she is […]

Mother’s Day

Mother’s Day can either be a really happy day to celebrate the woman in your life that helped to shape you and guide you. But it can also highlight the broken relationship between Mother and Daughter that no one talks about. That I don’t talk about. What is it about the dichotomy of relationships between […]

Summers gone by

It’s summer. Maybe I didn’t pay much attention because the weather in Montana hasn’t really been all that “summery” until recently or maybe just because I’ve been too busy. Regardless we are half way through July. I’ll be honest, summer really isn’t my favorite season. It’s hot and there are bugs and in Montana we […]

Chili the Dog

We have a black lab named Chili. She is 12 1/2 years old. And she is deaf. She’s the sweetest and happiest dog though. Last night we went to our local fireworks show and we loaded Chili up in the car with us. She couldn’t hear the booms but she watched the the lights and […]