Sadie Jay

Because of work schedules, we haven't had "Christmas" yet, but my daughter arrived yesterday, and my son is off tomorrow. I'm fixing us a nice dinner and we're going to open presents. The day we celebrate doesn't matter as much as being together, after all. So what did I do Christmas day, you ask? Rewatched episodes 4 and 5 of Heated Rivalry while I waited for the Cottage! For too many people, the holidays aren't a happy time, and it was that way for Vaughn in Smoke and Sparks .  To his family, it's all about keeping up appearances and nothing about actually liking each other. Vaughn is dreading the week, as well he should. FYI Matthew is Vaughn's brother:   The car Matthew sent wasn’t a car—it was a limo. With him in it. And here I thought the day couldn’t get worse.  All the plans I’d made to not go until Christmas Eve were dashed when Claire mentioned she’d covered my shifts after Father’s secretary contacted her. That was followed by a text f...

Happy December! I'm in full baking mode at the moment, getting ready for an upcoming three-day vendor event. I've never tried something like this, so hopefully I survive! On the non-baking front, I'm waiting for my cover for Delicious . Because the original was part of a series that didn't happen, I don't want to use it. Hence, the search for something new. Fingers crossed!  This week's snippet again comes from Delicious . Hanson's sister has left her kids with the guys, and Grady is keeping them entertained while he unpacks. He's reflecting on the day before and his new ideas for his cookbook:   I’d kept Hanson’s niece and nephew busy while he worked by stirring up cookie dough after a quick trip to the grocery store I’d passed the day before, letting them loose with a rolling pin and the few cookie cutters I had. As I’d unpacked boxes, they’d squirted colored icing out of piping tubes, making a complete mess, but laughing the entire time. I’d taken a f...