Gender Roles


This cook book has changed our lives.  We call it the "golden" book (not to be confused with the golden plates) because everything we make out of this book turns out awesome. (I guess the same could be said  for the golden plates too) I am highly motivated this school year to eat dinner together more often, and because Paige can drive now I am spending less time in the car and more time in the kitchen.  It has been almost magical!
This weekend Mike and I also put in this path that took us a good 5 hours or so.  He has had more free time since he's been moonlighting less. I have been wanting to work on this project for a loooong time, so i was excited to see it come to fruition.  There are few things more attractive to a woman than a man with a shovel in his hand and sweat pouring down his face?  He thinks the same thing about me in an apron baking a chocolate cake.  Those distinctive male/female evolutionary roles and instincts run deep. That's not to say we don't love helping each other out in those roles, because most often we work side by side.  True partnership and friendship is really hard to find, but i did, and I feel like the luckiest woman in the world!





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  1. Eric and RozanneAugust 27, 2012 at 12:58 PM

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  2. Eric and RozanneAugust 27, 2012 at 1:15 PM

    Well, I wrote a comment and then it showed it had posted twice so I deleted one, and there isn't one now! I don't know what happened! I haven't looked at blogs in probably over a month, so I thought I'd catch up on a few! It is so fun to see what your family has been up to. It looks like you had a lot of fun in Utah! We always enjoy our summer trips going West. And I love our family reunion every year. You have convinced me to buy that cookbook now. I need recipes that turn out! :) Eric and I like working on projects like that together too.

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  3. KatieAugust 27, 2012 at 8:47 PM

    I want that cookbook! Guarenteed if I tried those same recipes they may not turn out as great. You are a great cook!

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  4. The Jolley FamilyAugust 28, 2012 at 11:34 AM

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  5. The Jolley FamilyAugust 28, 2012 at 11:37 AM

    I love that cookbook & their blog. They have a new cookbook coming out soon! Your rock path with lighting looks great. Good job!!

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