I won’t lie and pretend that I wasn’t ready for school to start again tomorrow but, man, it was a great summer! Fantastic one indeed!

A few days staying in a cabin right by Glimpse Lake. No internet. No TV. No phone. Just a surreal and priceless lake scenery. Families, friends, kids sharing life on life. And then friends from everywhere flew over to visit us. Tons of dinner parties, staying-overs, get-togethers… There was not one single second that my house was not noisy, thanks to those 600 crazy kids and another few adults who were shamelessly chatting and yelling and bitching around as what we call “catch-up”. The moment when my house was silent, it was because we went out to beaches, parks, Science World, movies, golfing, soccer, baseball… Simply non-stop!

My husband has been a Coach of Everything for the kids this year. Hockey, baseball, soccer…Their teams call out for coach volunteers, he signs up for it. He enjoys being there for the kids. The kids seem motivated and proud to have his father on the ice/field. They are the better team with his father around.

I asked my son what’s the best part about daddy being his coach, he said, “He rocks!”

What would be better than cakes? Mini cakes. I love making 5-inch cakes, mini loaf cakes and mini cupcakes. They look adorable and chic. Just a tiny bit of decoration will make your bake goods look beautiful and elegant. Sometimes even no decoration is the best decoration. The petite cake speaks for itself.