Cupcakes?! I'll Show You Cupcakes!

Each week in my son's Pre-K class they share something special from home that starts with the letter they are working on that week. This week it was the letter 'C'. I've been fighting a head cold so this week sharing wasn't so special...no biggie, they're 4 years old, right. Honey, go pick out a few cars to share. Check. Done.

Off we went, pajamaa pants and all thank you very much, and in the school kitchen with a spotlight shining down (well, maybe I made that part up) is a platter of cupcakes - home made, organic (said in a snotty voice) 'colorful cupcakes with candied cherries'. "Mom! All those words strat with 'C'! Isn't that cool?" Yeah, babe, cool. Kick Mama while she's down.

So my little one and I head home and I start plotting my revenge against Organic Mom. Okay, maybe not revenge, but what am I going to do for 'D' week...a four course dinner for toddlers? A delicious dessert? A bunch of dandelions for the teacher? Kathy Griffin to explain her life on the D-list? It might be 'D' week, but Mama's bringin' her A game baby!

So while I sort all that out I decided to get my boys involved in dinner tonight. We made dinner cupcakes - so there. Macaroni noodles, broccoli, chicken, carrots and cheese baked til adorable in a muffin tin. You want cupcakes? I'll show you cupcakes! Oh, and by the way, some of my ingredients were organic...boo-yaaaaa!

Kids Are Funny ;)

Mama wasn't feelin' great today so the kids watched cartoons and (thankfully!) played nicely together. They were playing with toys they forgot they had - like good ol' Mr. Potato Head.

They were so proud of the completed product and ran (squealing)to me with Mr & Mrs. Potatos and screamed "Mama! Look! It's you and Daddy!".

Well, today I kinda feel like a couch potato so maybe I do resemble Mrs. P, but I swear I don't own any oversized visors! I especially like that my older son packed extra mustaches for Mr. P "just in case". Yeah, just in case that potato needs a disguise he has one right in his back pocket/pouch thing-y. Kids are funny.

 

Emmys!

Best Dressed, Worst Dressed & Clothes That Make You Go, Huh?!?

I'm a sucker for awards shows. I don't care if they are four hours long. I watch it all - and the pre-show and the red carpet. I get sucked in to the glamour, the attempts at humor from each presenter, the  upsets, the insane dress choices - I love it all!

The red carpet this year was all over the place. From classic Hollywood beauty (Malin Akerman & Carrie Underwood from the waist up) and clean lines (Tina Fey I'm impressed!) to sheer skirts and straight up WTF was she thinking. You can click through the pretty dresses online, let's get right to the crazy.                           

Amanda Peete is that you under your goth Halloween costume? Is that a super hero mask over your boobies unknown girl? White pumps? Just no. Wow, is it just me or is Paula Abdul's head like eight sizes too big for her body? And, Lena, come on girl. You're the break through chick that's teaching Hollywood that you don't have to be a twig with a supermodel face to kill it in this business and ...you choose to wear a bedspread to the Emmy's? Come on Girls! Seriously, this is a real question. Did you pay a stylist to put together this look? Run and get your money back...now.

As for the show itself, I love me some Doogie Howser! NPH's hosts of Emmys past skit was brilliant, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler were the highlight of the night for me,  Julia Louis-Dreyfus gave the most clever acceptance speech, Bill Hader (AKA Stefon!) was robbed, and Will Ferrell - and kids - were hands down the best presenters of the night!

So, I know, these nights (and maybe my comments, sorry) can be heavy on the superficial side, but honestly the best of the best were the women who exuded confidence and humor. Sofia Vergara and Tina Fey were my two absolute favorites. Both are smart, funny, confident women who absolutely killed it on Emmy night!

                      

All pictures from: http://www.eonline.com/