My name is Caitlyn but i like to be called Catie.I am 17 years old. I am still in school however i am in a cyber school, to learn at my own pace. I live with my Mother, My Brother and my Boyfriend. I love Photography and about three years ago i started i started cooking and baking. The story behind my cooking starts out kinda sad, My Mother got really sick. She began having mini strokes, which we found out to be tumors in her neck, breasts and in her lymph glands. So with her sick and going through the bad and good days i took up cooking for the family. I wasn't very good at first but as soon as i got the hang of it i found out that i loved it! My Mother got better and i did at cooking, so i still cook and for the last two years i made thanksgiving dinner on my own! I love to make spagehti the most but i enjoy baking more than anything. Other than a love for Spagehti that came down from my Geat Grandmother, the only other Tradition is My Mothers homemade lasagna! When she makes it she makes one for everyone in our family, and she has two brothers and two sisters so its an all day thing. I have mastered baking cookies! Last Christmas i made over a thousand cookies to give away for christmas and i did not burn any of them! I got compliments from everyone! I was proud I can still not get my homemade mashed potatos right! They turn out to liquidy or to lumpy, and i try to fix them and they taste disgusting. I swear i have cryed over them more then once. Especially during Thanksgivig! Can Anyone help?