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Putting Family First
Tonight I enjoyed the first Sunday since October with the boys and Blake. You see, when Blake took his latest job to be a restaurant chef, the trade-off was that three nights during the week and all weekend he’d be working. To say it has been tough would be an understatement. But, the life as the wife of a chef is just that – it’s tough. Many times you take a back seat to a career that is long hours, fast-paced and high-stress. Nine years ago when we met, Blake worked in a kitchen, and so I knew what I signed up for when we started dating, when we got…
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What do you want for dinner?
What do you want for dinner? It’s a pretty simple question. One asked with good intentions of wanting to feed my family something that they would like to eat. My husband, bless his heart, can never seem to give me a real answer. Me: Babe, what would you like for dinner? Blake: I don’t care. Me: No really, what do you want? Blake: It doesn’t matter. Me: I know it doesn’t matter, but what would you like to eat? Blake: Anything you want to make. Me: What is your favorite thing that I make? Blake: I like it all. Me: If we were at a restaurant, and you had to…
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You’re Inspiring a Blog Post
So I have a new saying in my house – you’re inspiring a blog post. My latest remark to the things my boys (husband included) do that make me shake my head. It came out naturally the other night when my husband Blake asked me if I’d seen his cell phone. I told him it was upstairs on my nightstand. Fast forward an hour or so and I asked him if he found his phone. His response – it’s not on your nightstand. A couple of things to know here… 1) I have a photographic memory and 2) Blake has established a reputation for not being able to find things…
