Charlie wins a trophy!!!

His award-winning sauce (the one in the back with a lot gone)

Charlie and Dave Biasi with their trophies

The scouts in our ward had a Spaghetti Sauce Challenge as a fundraiser, and from the very beginning Charlie was excited. The quote that I heard over and over was, "I'm in it to win it!" I don't know how nice I was after hearing that a million times. He called my mom to get her recipe (which she had had translated from an old italian cookbook), and even took time off of work to get it started that day. I had to drop it off at the church for the judging, but I told them it was my husband's. Later at the dinner when they got to awards, they announced that Sister Kerr had won. Charlie was not going to let me take his prize...he jumped to his feet and yelled that it was his and cheered for himself. The other winners seemed to take their trophy a little bit quieter, but no one was as excited to win as he was. Everyone loved his sauce, and we all loved how thrilled he was that he won. Now the kids are wondering if Dad is going to be famous. He's teasing them that he is on his way, and I think that he might have himself convinced now too. So maybe you'll see him on the Food Network someday...who knows?!? Come visit soon; he'll probably make you some spaghetti and show you his trophy (which is in a prominent place in our house, of course).