Mini Baker's Father's Day Cupcakes!

Adorable, right?

The Mini Baker posted some very interesting looking cupcakes on her blog recently and I thought they were just too adorable not to share. They are decorated with little ties and are the perfect dessert for Father's Day. And the recipe is very simple. So you can show your father with these cupcakes and not have to slave over the stove all day. What father wouldn't love that?

For the full recipe, click here to check out Mini Baker's blog.

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Mother's Day 2012!

Before I was myself you made me, me
With love and patience, discipline and tears,
Then bit by bit stepped back to set me free,

Allowing me to sail upon my sea,
Though well within the headlands of your fears.
Before I was myself you made me, me

With dreams enough of what I was to be
And hopes that would be sculpted by the years,
Then bit by bit stepped back to set me free,

Relinquishing your powers gradually
To let me shape myself among my peers.
Before I was myself you made me, me,

And being good and wise, you gracefully
As dancers when the last sweet cadence nears
Bit by bit stepped back to set me free.

For love inspires learning naturally:
The mind assents to what the heart reveres.
And so it was through love you made me, me
By slowly stepping back to set me free.

Happy Mother's Day!


Follow me here to my other blog, Kits N Bits, to see what I made my mom for Mother's Day.

Time to Take Down the Christmas Tree?

Now that the holidays have come and gone, now comes the task of taking down the Christmas tree. As I sit here typing and surfing the web, my tree seems to stare me down asking to be retired to its corner in the closet. And this got me thinking, “when do other people take down their trees?” Am I the only one that waits until after the New Year’s to put the tree away? So I ask you, when do you usually take down your tree? Let me know if it is normal to wait this long or am tell if I am a slacker.
 

Are New Year’s Resolutions a Waste of Time?

It seems like more and more people are refusing to set goals for the new year. It could be to avoid the feeling of failure we all get at the mid to end of the year when we realized we did not even come close to our goal. Or it could be we have given up on trying to correct bad habits we have.

Resolutions like exercise more, quit smoking, and get out debt, are still at the top of most people’s mental lists, but why are we not focusing on them as much anymore as we did in the past. I believe it is a little bit of both reasons mentioned above. No one likes feeling like a failure, so we say “If I don’t try I can’t fail, right”? I know this to be true for myself. I have avoided setting these types of goals because I hardly ever complete them and then I end up feeling defeated and that sucks.

So I have decided not to make a resolution this year, but instead work on little things and build up. Most times we start off way to big. Sometimes less is more!

Goodbye 2011, Hello 2012!

Happy New Years to all! I truly hope everyone is enjoying their day and spending quality time with friends and loved ones. I spent the earlier part of my day at church, thanking God for letting me and my family  see another year. And here’s to you and yours having an awesome 2012 as well. Hugs and Kisses. -Destiny

J.D & Turk Reunite?

On Christmas Zach Braff and Donald Faison released their version of “Baby It’s Cold Outside” and it was hilarious. I hate that I am just now hearing about it today, but I cannot help but smile when seeing these two together. I loved them on Scrubs and I love them even more in real life. They have officially topped my list of favorite bromances! Sorry Vinny and Pauly :(

Holiday TV Listings 12/7/11

Tuesday, December 7, 2011

•  Pink Panther: A Very Pink Christmas – 6 p.m. (ABC Family)
  
• Home Alone 2: Lost in New York – 6:30 p.m. (ABC Family)
  
• How the Grinch Stole Christmas – 7:30 p.m. (Cartoon Network)
  
• An Accidental Christmas – 8 p.m. (Lifetime)
  
• The Christmas Blessing – 8p.m. (LMN)
  
• A Christmas Carol (1984) – 8 p.m. (AMC)
  
• The Ultimate Christmas Present – 8:30 p.m. (Disney East)
  
• National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation – 9 p.m. (ABC Family)
  
• Farewell Mr. Kringle – 10 p.m. (Hallmark Channel)
  
• Comfort & Joy – 10 p.m. (Lifetime)

Mariah and Justin Bieber Duet

While watching one those celebrity Christmas specials on NBC the other day, I ran across a new video featuring Mariah Carey and Justin Bieber. They collaborated on a remake of Mariah’s classic song “All I Want For Christmas Is You.” And I am sorry to say I didn’t love it.

While I love Mariah, all she did was twist and turn and put on that “Am I pretty, am I pretty face” while wearing practically nothing. I know she does this in a lot of her videos, but there was an abundance in this video. She is drop-dead gorgeous and looks awesome after having twins a couple of months ago, but come on Mariah, you can’t dress decent even for a Christmas song?

And Justin was just as weird. His voice sounded super auto tuned and his dancing was annoying. I much rather preferred Mariah the 1st time around. What about you? I put both videos below so you too can witness this train wreck.  

Holiday TV Listings 12/6/11

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

• All I Want for Christmas (1991) - 2 p.m. (AMC)
• The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause – 2 p.m. (Disney East)
• 'Twas the Night Before Christmas – 6 p.m. (ABC Family)
• Crazy for Christmas – 6 p.m. (LMN)
• The Polar Express – 6:30 p.m. (ABC Family)
• A Michael Buble Christmas Variety Special – 8 p.m. (NBC)
• A Christmas Carol (1984) – 8 p.m. (AMC)
• Home Alone 2: Lost in New York – 8:30 p.m. (ABC Family)
• A Christmas Story (1983) – 9 p.m. (TCM)
• The Family Holiday – 10 p.m. (LMN)
• Mistletoe Over Manhattan – 10 p.m. (Hallmark Channel)

Holiday TV Listings 12/5/11

• Rudolph's Shiny New Year – 6:00 p.m. (ABC Family)
  
• Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and the Island of Misfit Toys -7:00 p.m. (ABC Family)
  
• A Charlie Brown Christmas – 8:00 p.m. (ABC)
  
• Miracle on 34th Street (1994) – 8:00 p.m. (FMC)
  
• The Polar Express – 8:30 p.m. (ABC Family)
  
• A Christmas Carol (1938) - 9:45 p.m. (TMC)
  
• The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause - 11:30 p.m. (Disney West)

Holiday TV Listings 12/4/11

December 4, 2011 Sunday

Holiday Heist  .. ION .. 3 PM
Under the Mistletoe ..Lifetime . 4 PM
Christmas Town ..ION ... 5 PM
Undercover Christmas Lifetime 6 PM
Golden Christmas .. ION .. 7 PM
Dear Santa ... Lifetime . 8 PM
Christmas Angel ..LMN ... 8 PM

 Not any classics, but theses will keep you in the holiday spirit. If you know of any other holiday movies, please add them below. Thanks!