{sweet treats}

While driving home from the wedding Saturday night {in a very fatigued state, I might add} I began reading signs, looking at shops, etc. You know, being very safe in keeping my eyes on the road in front of me.

I noticed a donut shop in Roland which had "something sweet" as a subscript on the store sign. Something sweet. How fun would it be to have an actual cupcake shop??? Seriously, so from Roland to Fort Smith my mind raced with how cute cupcakes could be, the packaging etc...as I hit the Garrison Avenue bridge it was then I remembered that I really do not enjoy baking. I've never figured it out - the why, not how. I love eating it, but do not enjoy making it. And, I detest the clean-up as I am an extremely messy cook. So, my thoughts of cupcakes ended there as I dodged people running across Garrison from every direction.

Have you guys been down there on a Saturday night? UNBELIEVABLE! Sorry, got sidetracked a tad....

But, I did fire up the mixer tonight and made the boys some strawberry and cream cheese cupcakes.

Yeah, right.


I ate four. THAT is why I do not bake.


But, it did give me leverage to get the boys to eat their meals. ;)

p.s. trust me, I was not thinking about having a cupcake shop of my own. I was merely trying to stay awake. And, I know that NWA has a cute cupcake shop as does LR - I guess I was basically thinking of just the cutesyness (a word?) of all that would be involved. Cupcakes are just cute.

No worries at all! Just wanted to clarify, ha!

{something sweet}

My little cheap handmixer that Scott and I have had since we got married died the other day. I was so thankful. I had wanted a new one forever, but wanted mine to die first. Although the death was slow and painful, I did a happy dance in my kitchen when it gave me its last hum...then silence. FINALLY!

This is my new friend. I'm sure I'll name her eventually. I think I am the only person who doesn't have a stand mixer. For whatever strange reason, I prefer these.



I think I am also the only person who could never find my blades in the same place or my mixer for that matter. This has a case! An organized mixer. Ahhhh.......

I just pulled something sweet out of the oven......we will see how she did!

As always, it really doesn't take much. ;)