I was born in Texas but have lived all over the place, including The Hague, Netherlands and Lima, Peru, S.A., where I graduated from high school. My wonderful husband and I are about to celebrate our 34th anniversary! We have 2 beautiful granddaughters, Aubrey & Amelia! God is good - ALL the time and all the time - God IS good!! I look at cooking as an artist looks at painting. They take blobs of color and create beautiful works of art for people to enjoy. I take individual ingredients and create something special for others to enjoy, not just visually, but through smell and taste. Cooking is art! My favorite is probably desserts, though. I also own my own soy candle business. 100% All Natural Soy Candles - hand poured with custom fragrances and colors. It's kind of like cooking, you just can't eat it! LOL!!! Catering a wedding for 300 people!!! It was a hit - chocolate fountain and all! While working at Sam's Club bakery I was baking a rack of cookies. There are 18 trays on a rack and 24 cookies on a tray. The oven bakes 2 racks at a time. The math? >>>> 864! Yep, 864 cookies BURNED!!!! :-0