I became the woman of the house at the age of 13. My Dad taught me alot but not enough. I have spent countless hours reading cookbooks, home remedies and cleaning tips. I forget alot that I read though. My husband and I have 7 kids. Some day when their all grown were gonna run away to a shack in the woods and live happily ever after. Something somebody requests On the kids birthday I cook anything they want, from appetizer up to dessert Once I spent 2 hours baking an apple pie. I was in my ametuer days so I prepared it in a flimsy pie tin that you buy in the store for 50 cents. I was putting it in the oven and the tin folded in half from the weight and the whole thing went allover the door. I sat down and cried for about 15 minutes then got up and did it again.