What a great birthday! It included a cookiegram that my children dove into; a beautiful yellow golf shirt; a necklace; a flower arrangement for the porch; and some cash. It involved eating coconut cream pie, cupcakes and ice cream. I played hooky from work. And best of all, I got to hang out with my husband, kids and folks. Should be a harbinger for a great year ahead... #birthday #cookiegram #golfshirt #necklace #flowerarrangementfortheporch #cash #coconutcreampie #cupcak

My nephew is a chef. At 17 years of age, he is capable of baking pretty much any dessert you might want. He makes his cakes from scratch and people pay him for them whereas I pretty much have to pay people to try my Betty Crocker cakes. Yesterday he made brownies, cream puffs, cupcakes, pecan pie and most importantly coconut cream pie. I tried a taste of everything else and had a big piece of coconut cream pie. It was delicious. His homemade desserts are one of the great