Those Mercer girls...they were all so smart, had such potential...and now they just make cookies?" This is something we hear a lot. And we happily reply, "No, we don't just make cookies, we make the best damn cookies on earth."

Jenji, the eldest of the three of us, graduated from Stanford with a dual major in English and Biology and then went on to earn a Masters in English from The University of Chicago and a Law Degree from Georgetown.

She now does the mopping.

Bekah, the middle sister, and ever pregnant mother to 3 of the cutest kids who ever lived, also graduated from Stanford, with degrees in Mathematics and Biology and then stayed on to earn her graduate degree in Applied Mathematics.

She washes the dishes.

Heather Sue is the baby of the family, and very happily lowered the academic bar, leaving scholarly pursuits behind after the traditional four years of college. She is well known among family and friends for having somehow managed to screw up Jello, and for completely ruining the seemingly overconfidently named, "No Fail Chocolate Cake."

She turns on the ovens and ties all the bows.