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Neapolitan Birthday Cake

February 12, 2013 By Julie 10 Comments

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Birthday cake.  It’s the one food that can make this mama weak in the knees.  To put it in Star Wars terms (which is how we discuss most things in our house these days); It’s force is strong with me.  The sugar crumb laden delight has the power to make me sneak a second piece when no one’s looking.  It can even go so far as to inspire me to eat healthier than I might normally partake simply so I can feel worthy of my meal ending slice.

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Filed Under: Cake, Dessert, Food Tagged With: Birthday, birthday cake, cake, neapolitan

Just a Boy and His Pink Rainbows

February 6, 2012 By Julie 66 Comments

Meet Alex.  He’s my middle child and a true joy.  He loves cooking, creating art projects and anything that has to do with rainbows.  His favorite color is pink and he stands by it with fervor.  I love everything about his gentle nature which is why my heart about broke when he had his first run in at school with a herd of children telling him that boys weren’t supposed to have pink lunch boxes and they certainly shouldn’t be paying attention to rainbows.

A couple of Alex’s favorite pink possessions

As he painstakingly recalled back to me what had happened that day, I could see the crushed look in his eyes and it made me frustrated and sad.   Thoughts flitted through my mind in defense of my son.  “Who determined pink to be the official color of girls anyway?”  “What could have been the motive for those kids to want to bring down a fellow friend?”  “Why are we all so scared of people that are different from us?”

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Filed Under: Cake, Dessert, Family Tagged With: birthday cake, Boys, Pink, rainbow, teasing


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