My mom owns a bakery called The Nutty Angel, located outside of Pittsburgh. It’s an awesome little neighborhood establishment, with tons of mouthwatering goodies. It all started though once upon a time in our family kitchen….. My mom would bake at the holidays to make extra money. Her stuff was wildly popular. The money she earned helped put my siblings and me through college. However, the downside...

It is one week before Christmas!  I have now realized that I need to take a deep breath and slow down!  I am sure everyone is crazy at this time of year as well.  Holiday shopping, decorating, wrapping presents, baking cookies and running back to the mall so that your child can buy a last minute gift for his/her gift exchange.  Whew, it is crazy!  So…I get up yesterday morning to go to the gym. ...

I know we are in the midst of the holiday season, however I feel the need to talk about our resident barber.  I always used to say….”Those kids who cut their own hair crack me up. My kids never did that.” Until Troy, that is……. He has cut is hair on five separate occasions. The first few were so bad, even the chicks at the barbershop couldn’t fix it completely. He also cut...

Like a lot of families, every year we cut down our own Christmas tree. Usually this is a pretty uneventful activity, but last year was a little different. As per usual, we found ourselves up against it finding time to cut the tree down. As I am sure many of you are aware, we are big procrastinators. Every year, we find ourselves trying desperately to find time for this annual tradition. Anyhow, for one reason...