I am a wife of a hard working man and mom of 2 great kids. Outside the home, I am a medical assistant to a great lady podiatrist (or foot Dr.) We also have a Red lab named Jeb who is great at retrieving socks:) My husband says that he is a great pheasant hunter also, but I don't buy it! Desserts and breakfast items are my specialty. I enjoy decorating cakes and cookies. I do NOT consider myself a creative person, but when I get a blank cake in front of me, the ideas seem to flow onto the cake. Weird! Thanksgiving, my husband fries a turkey and I make the side dishes. Fun and good! My mother in law makes a pumpkin pie. This last year she made a pie with just the filling in a pan because those people don't like the crust! I was like, really? Can I have some pie? You know I did not say that out loud, and I really love my MIL, but no crust, what's the point?!! Anytime when I try something new (not very often) and my family likes it. Cakes and desserts usually go over pretty good. I know this might sound cheesy, but Allrecipes has really helped me out with a lot of new recipes that my kids and hubby like. I have had many cake disasters. I made a great Spiderman cake for my nephew, and we had to take it on a road trip. (I am cheap and don't invest in cake boxes-would avoid many of my cake disasters!) The cake was in the back of the car, and a gift bag was carefully placed on top of the cake. (thrown in the back) Once we got to my sister's, we discovered the disaster. Spiderman now looked like he was nine months pregnant! This one is serious! I have been trying for 12 years, and still can't consistently make a good choc chip cookie. First time w/new recipe, great, next time, not so much. Day two, they taste like air! My 8 yr old daughter made some, and they WERE fabulous! Maybe her turn at the reigns! Any suggestions? hinken4@tds.net