Is THIS what it takes to shut up that nattering, twitching little homunculus? All I know is, having that dreamy Andrea Bocelli singing to me would definitely not result in my immediate loss of consciousness.
Unless I faint, that is.
Andrea Bocelli sings Elmo to sleep, via Hummingbird604
My friends, this Christmas was a year to remember. Our car got towed! My son woke up at 5:30am! My grandmother almost didn’t come to Christmas dinner because she “didn’t want to bother anybody” and my mother-in-law got in her annual right upper-cuts and left lower jabs of guilt. Not that it worked, though.
But, happy days are here because Sephora has a sale! It is not very often Sephora has a sale, but in this past six months I have seen more sales than in their entire history. This is bad for them, good for you!
I’m eyeing the Caudalie Spa Radiance Set, simply because Caudalie is amazing. And it’s forty percent off!
I’m also looking at this Frederic Fekkai Absolutely Brilliant Lock-In Color & Shine set, which is going for over thirty percent off. I don’t use Frederic Fekkai because he’s a bit pricey for me, but everyone I know who uses the brand adores it and won’t use anything else.
Also, how can you go wrong with Sephora Brand Cream Lipstick going for $6.00 a tube? You can’t, that’s how. You can hardly get some drugstore brands for that!
(Image may or may not be an approximation of Glinda’s wrapping-fest last night)
The past couple years have found me at midnight on Christmas Eve, cursing and wrapping a bunch of gifts that needed to be under the tree, stat. This year finds me doing a bit better, with all presents wrapped or put into their adorable little bags. And yes, they are all adorable bags. I am so not biased at all. I’m even more proud of myself that I only had to go through two bottles of wine as opposed to my normal three.
Kidding.
It was only one.
And a half.
So on this Christmas Eve, I would like to wish all of our dear readers a wonderful holiday.
I know that weather is an issue for many, so stay safe and take care.
Merry Christmas, everyone!
Not everyone is made of sugar and spice and everything nice. And “not everyone” will let you know it, every single time you try to force him/her to play nicey-nicey. Perhaps, as a peace offering or extortion piece, you may wish to incorporate the following into your holiday carol rituals. A single insect-ridden tune can often pacify the restless through two whole servings of fruitcake and perhaps even a stab at Good King Wenceslas, although not one soul on Earth remembers all the words.
From Bug Girl’s Blog:
City cellars
Moldy cellars
We have just ventured down
To the basement to get things for Christmas
Lots of boxes, stacks of boxes
I think this one’s the tree
As we move them we’re likely to see…Silver fish, Silver fish
Its Christmas time in the cellar
Centipedes, race with ease
Soon it will be Christmas Day.
To the tune of (of course) Silver Bells
I will pass along to you my super-secret recipe for the most delicious scones ever. I don’t know why some people like to hoard their recipes. I say the more people that can taste the deliciousness, the better!
I’m giving these out as gifts this year, and some people have even requested them as their gift! They are just that good! Most people don’t make scones, so they stand out from the cookies and fruitcakes. They are super easy and quick to bake.
It’s a pretty mistake-tolerant recipe, I remember the first time I made it I forgot the baking powder, and they were still more than edible. Follow the recipe to the letter, and you can’t go wrong. And they really mean it when they say don’t over-mix or over-handle the dough. I don’t do raisins, but these scones can handle almost anything you want to add, including chocolate chips, blueberries, cranberries, cherries, candied ginger, walnuts, or whatever else floats your boat! You may also add 1 tsp. vanilla extract if you wish.
INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)
1 cup sour cream
1 teaspoon baking soda
4 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup white sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup butter
1 egg
1 cup raisins (optional)
DIRECTIONS
1. In a small bowl, blend the sour cream and baking soda, and set aside.
2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a large baking sheet.
3. In a large bowl, mix the flour, sugar, baking powder, cream of tartar, and salt. Cut in the butter. Stir the sour cream mixture and egg into the flour mixture until just moistened. Mix in the raisins.
4. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface, and knead briefly. Roll or pat dough into a 3/4 inch thick round. Cut into 12 wedges, and place them 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheet.
5. Bake 12 to 15 minutes in the preheated oven, until golden brown on the bottom.
via KnockedUpCelebs
Ah, St. Britney, patroness of white trash, how we love you in all your Vegas-blinged, Cheeto-encrusted glory! And there’s nothing America likes better than a good comeback! So it is with great pleasure we reveal to the world the official, heartwarming Britney Spears Christmas Card. Note that it is the Christmas video, not the card, which features Jayden’s seasonal-diet-induced gaseous emissions.
“Never trust an Elf!” said Gimli the Extraordinarily Perspicacious.
And now, we see why.
Poor Santa must have stepped away from his computer for a moment, or possibly these pointy-eared minions of darkness simply used their deluxe Darth Vader laptops to hack in wirelessly. However they did it, they did it.
Those twisted little homunculi actually hacked Santa’s Gmail account. Behold the shocking revelations within:
This shocking news comes to us by way of Gizmodo
A full sixty-seven percent of you wrap your gifts for the holidays!
Wow, I feel like a complete slacker now. I will wrap for the kids, because I know how much they love tearing that paper off, but the adults get bags. Sorry. Maybe you are happy that you don’t know me in person. But, I buy really, really pretty gift bags that have all sorts of 3-D ornamentation on them. Does that make it better? And besides, I feel a bit more “green” using the bags because they are reusable. Or, perhaps I’m fooling myself because I want to think I don’t suck because I don’t wrap.
This week, the question is about money. And kids. And moms. Now by the moms giving up stuff, it would mean the moms giving up let’s say, Chanel lipstick and buying Cover Girl, while the kids still got stuff from Hollister and Abercrombie. Bascially, mom getting off-brand so that kids can have name-brand.