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A Sweet Look back at 2014

1/4/2015

 
So, my life is amazingly different over the past year, to say the least.  I’m not a baker, cookier…or even creative for that matter.  But I know the cookie names of hundreds of cookie artists, and the real names in about 100 cases.  I know the location of every Sam’s Club, Michael’s, Hobby Lobby, AC Moore and Mom-n-Pop baking supply store in a 3-hour radius from home.
I’ve purchased more butter in the last year than the entire state of Delaware.  I have so many bags of white powder in my car I get nervous every time I pass a cop.  I’m programmed to check in anytime I find a store selling cookie cutters.  I wait while iphone pictures are taken of completely random items since they could be used to inspire a cookie design later.
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Saturday mornings often involve a cookie delivery before heading off to whatever else is planned.  Late nights and dirty aprons.  But you know what?  It’s all great.  Amy is doing what she absolutely loves for a living.  She sets her own hours, she sets her own terms.  Customers love what she does.  Here's a sample of the comments from some of her cookie pictures: 
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My wife even created a baked goods table for my son’s Pop Warner football team.  She made a variety of goods- not her decorated sugar cookies, but brownies, rice crispy treats.  She was able to take what she loves and help the team.  It’s probably not a coincidence that every time my son’s bring home a request for an upcoming event, Amy always picks baked goods.  Even though a bag of chips or juice boxes would be SO much easier.
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So things are different, but different isn’t always bad.  Sometimes, it’s very sweet…
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    My name is Mike. 
    I am a
    Cookie Widower.
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