A great week for us--fun stuff everywhere. Isabella is in Ontario, Canada for the Stratford Shakespeare Festibal--they get to see 5 great plays in 3 days--back home Sunday. If anyone sees her up there, say "Hey!" from Mom.

Olivia and her buddy auditioned this morning for The Nutcracker on Ice at the local skating rink. They did very well, so we'll see what their chilly efforts produce when they put the list up.

We're thrilled with the article Miss Caryn Rousseau of the Associated Press published yesterday, lots of feedback from our fans and family members. If you'd like to check it out, you can see it on our site, Spatulatta.com.

Uncle Vito's in town this weekend from Girasole Restaurant in Pittsburgh--I'm sure we'll go and explore new restaurants with him. He's here to attend Chicago Gourmet, part of which Belle and Liv's pop will be emceeing. The cooking demos there are excellent, and we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves last year--it's a very elegant "Taste of Chicago" at Millenium Park. Foodies, head that way.