Lemony Snicket

I am working on this big project at work, and there are 15 of us who are trapped in a room all day glued to our laptops, running around helping each other and trying not to let the rest of the company into out little haven. One of the women has been baking any type of cookie she could think of and bringing in plates and plates of them to these sessions. She is fabulous,...

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The Curse of Friday the Thirteenth

My day started out pretty normal for a day off. My plan was to take it easy, make a cake and then head out to see a movie by 1pm. Then afterwards, I would go with my brother and his family to a “dinner party” with some old friends to see their new house. Seems simple enough, no? Apparently not. After helping get the kids off to school, I threw on some clothes and my...

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Italian Bribery

My brother and sister-in-law have yet to find a replacement babysitter since I moved away from the Bay Area 3 years ago. Unfortunately, this presented us with a dilemma...no one to watch the kids last night so all the adults could go into the city for a fancy, foodie birthday dinner for my dad. Last minute, we had to volunteers from my sister-in-law's office who had no...

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