Pound Cake Cupcakes? YesYesYes. Pound. Cake. Cupcakes. Yo. Maybe you have seen my Pound Cake Perfection post. The cupcakes are basically from that recipe, with an added glaze…an added lemon glaze. ~faint~ Y’all. Y’all. Y’ALL!!! Even Garry agreed: cupcake perfection. I love pound cake. I swear I could eat an entire loaf all by myself. …
This subject is hard. Who wants to admit to being needy? To being broken? No one, that’s who. Yet, we are. Each and every one of us. Sweet E, my lovely little man, how I love you and your brokenness, your neediness. Don’t be afraid. Don’t fear what is uncomfortable to face. When I was …
Make your bed before you start the day! Yep, I was that mom. There was just something about looking into Boy’s room and seeing the bed pulled together that made the rest of the chaos easier to accept. Didn’t hurt that this was an important household issue, drilled into my youthful brain by The German. …
Back in the early days of Sweet E babyhood, I ordered a booster seat for his visits and then wrote about it. I honestly didn’t think we’d get much use out of it, but I figured we’d at least get the worth of what it cost us out of it. I was right and then …
If you haven’t visited my facebook site in a couple of days, you might not know, but I’ve been diagnosed with breast cancer. No specifics yet, as we’re only four days out from diagnosis. There is some anxiety about the unknown, but mostly a driven determination that we’ll emerge on the other side, survivors. The …
Those of you who joined this site in the beginning days will recall that I had my worries about being a Grandmama, Nana, Nonnie, Mimi…Choochie! Just over two years have passed since those pre-Sweet E butterflies and, baby, I’m all in. You can read about all that I’ve learned HERE, HERE and HERE. I’ve taken …
Have y’all heard the news? Sitting all day at work is killing you. Or is it? First up, a video. Someone get the lights. Well, that was depressing. Who else jumped out of their seat while watching this and danced around a little? Just me?! Figures, I can be such a lemming. Next up, the …
Brownies are one of my favorite types of dessert bars, but some times (not often) I like to branch out to see what the world of non-chocolate bars holds for me. Oh hai, OMT’s Salted Brown Sugar Butter Bars! As y’all know, I never met a recipe I can’t adapt or change to my family’s …
My sweet little man, each time I sit down to write what I know, I wonder if I’ll be able to do my emotions justice by my words. Emotions are the best part of being who we were born to be; they’re the colors we use to draw outside all the lines, baby. You’re going …
We love us some easy meal-makin’ in this house, especially when it concerns lasagna, how about you? Yet, lots of folks hesitate to make it because it is time-consuming with the cooking of the noodles and the making of the sauce. What if I told you that this is the fastest lasagna you’ll ever make? …