Mama Snapped

A NEW BLOG!!!!

noreply@blogger.com (MamaSnapped) — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 22:24:00 +0000

I've started a new blog.

R.I.S.E. Up & Learn

It is geared toward preschool special ed. and regular ed.

I've let this one fizzle, but I'm hoping I can have more to post on the other one.

THANKS for following me! Please follow my other blog now!

Raindrops on roses....

noreply@blogger.com (MamaSnapped) — Sun, 17 May 2009 20:29:00 +0000

Here are some pics from today.

This isn't a rose but I LOVE this shot...

Iris

noreply@blogger.com (MamaSnapped) — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 23:32:00 +0000

My irises are FINALLY blooming! This is the 4th spring here and they finally decided to bloom. I had no idea what color they were going to be.

A new do.

noreply@blogger.com (MamaSnapped) — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 01:16:00 +0000

I took Emily to get her hair cut. It was getting so stringy and annoying!

Before...

After...

Early Works Kid's Museum

noreply@blogger.com (MamaSnapped) — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 01:27:00 +0000

I took Emily to the Early Works kid's museum in Huntsville while Norm was at his softball umpire camp. She loved it there. Here are some pics from today.

There's a story to go with the water tubs shots...

When we got into Biscuit's Backyard Emily wanted to know if she could play in the water tub thing. I said sure. Apparently she thought I meant she could play IN THE WATER TUB because she proceeds to PULL HER PANTS DOWN!!! I guess she was going to strip naked and play IN THE TUB!! LOL!!! Needless to say I was rushing to pull her pants up and thank goodness NO ONE WAS IN THERE WITH US!!!

I think this is my fav shot... and it isn't of Emily.

More pics.

Making a butterfly with the cute guy at the museum.

Laughing about hitting me on the head with a bundle of material at the "barn".

Emily's Half-time Show

noreply@blogger.com (MamaSnapped) — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 19:04:00 +0000

Emily enjoyed Bruce Springsteen during the half-time show. Here are some clips. Emily shakin' it and smoochin' on Bruce.

Emily and her daddy dancing.

A Day Out With My Friend

noreply@blogger.com (MamaSnapped) — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 02:29:00 +0000

Emily and I spent the day with my friend Karla. Even though I talk to Karla online, I haven't seen her in years! We went to the mall and window shopped, hit some more stores around town then took Emily to the Imagination Place. Here are some pics from today.

The carousel at the mall.

At the Imagination Place. Emily had a ball there! The blurrier pics were taken with my cellphone when Emily and I went back after Karla headed home. My camera batteries were dead. They still turned out semi ok for a cellphone.

Construction Gal Emily!

Oooooooh! Emily's in the doghouse!!!

A couple of shots in front of a fake set of frenchdoors... "trump loi"

Grocery shopping! Ready to check out!

ALL ABOARD!!!! Too bad we couldn't go in the train car. The museum seems to be using it to store junk.

Here is painted wall behind the traincar. Pretty cool work!

The Shadow Room. She LOVED this! (cellphone pic.)

Is there a doctor in the house?

Meet the Fishies!

noreply@blogger.com (MamaSnapped) — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 02:19:00 +0000

Meet the two newest members of our family... Dorothy the Fantail Goldfish and Minty the Black Moor. Dorothy is named after Elmo's goldfish "Dorothy", of course and Minty is named after "Minty", the green My Little Pony that Emily got out of her Happy Meal last week. I guess she thought it was a greenish tint of black. Who knows! LOL

Christmas at Grammy's

noreply@blogger.com (MamaSnapped) — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 15:07:00 +0000

We went to my mother-in-law's for Christmas. Here are some pics from our trip there.

Cousin Ryan

Cousin Aspen

Dr. Emily giving her baby a shot

Giving herself a shot

Princess Emily

Norm was blowing leaves in the front yard at his mom's and Emily had to be right in the middle of it. Oh, how she loves the wind blowing through her hair.

I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas!!!

Santa Came to See Emily!

noreply@blogger.com (MamaSnapped) — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 14:48:00 +0000

Here is the washing machine she's been asking for. She also got a vanity, a fish bowl, and some goodies in her stocking. We still have to get a fish. We were gone for over a week after Christmas so Santa knew a fish wouldn't make it on its own for that long! :) She wants a fish like Elmo's Dorothy - a gold fish! :)

I think she enjoyed her gifts! She also had to go out and check to see if the reindeer at their food and they did. She was thrilled!

Santa's Cookies

noreply@blogger.com (MamaSnapped) — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 03:17:00 +0000

Just wanted to add a pic of Santa's cookies.

Reindeer Food

noreply@blogger.com (MamaSnapped) — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 03:01:00 +0000

My friend Jan sent Emily a baggie of reindeer food. Emily loved this idea and had a blast sprinkling it all over the driveway.

Thanks Jan!! Great idea!!!! :)

Christmas Eve at Our House

noreply@blogger.com (MamaSnapped) — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 02:54:00 +0000

Mom's side of the family came over tonight for Christmas. I think Emily was well pleased with all her gifts! Here are just a few shots of what she got from everyone.

Cookies For Santa

noreply@blogger.com (MamaSnapped) — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 20:51:00 +0000

Emily saw the commercial where the dad and son make sugar cookies for Santa. Emily had to make some, too. When we bought the cookie mix, we picked up chocolate chip. "NO!!" She said. "Not that one." So, we tried oatmeal raisin. Nope, that wasn't it either. It HAD to be SUGAR COOKIES! Not just plain sugar cookies but with SPRINKLES!

Isn't she talented? :) Well, she did have SOME help! Ok, a LOT of help. We have four cookies saved for Santa. I'm not sure how much longer the others will make it!

Merry Christmas!

A Rite of Passage

noreply@blogger.com (MamaSnapped) — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 20:14:00 +0000

A mother's instinct is to know when it is too quiet then you need to check on them. You find either a sleeping babe or a child in trouble. This time it was trouble.

Well, Emily did it. She cut her own hair. Thank goodness it isn't that bad or noticeable. She got her bangs a little bit it can be brushed over and hidden. Then there is a place on top of her head that really isn't that badly noticeable either. Looks sorta like her hair is just broken off by ponytail holders or something.

I don't know where she found the scissors. They were small and black handled. No CLUE! The others are accounted for. So, it blew my mind to see her with a pair in her hands and hear that sound of cutting hair as I yelled "NO!!!!!!!!! STOP!!!!!!!!!!!" I think I scared the crap out of her.

Here is the place in her bangs.

Now, THIS is what you want to find when they get quiet.

We can Disco, too!!

noreply@blogger.com (MamaSnapped) — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 17:56:00 +0000

Send your own ElfYourself eCards

The Bush Family Elves

noreply@blogger.com (MamaSnapped) — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 02:14:00 +0000

Send your own ElfYourself eCards

We were elfed!

noreply@blogger.com (MamaSnapped) — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 17:13:00 +0000

Send your own ElfYourself eCards

Animoto Christmas

noreply@blogger.com (MamaSnapped) — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 02:30:00 +0000

Santa Slide Show

noreply@blogger.com (MamaSnapped) — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 01:41:00 +0000

Christmas is in the Air

noreply@blogger.com (MamaSnapped) — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 21:39:00 +0000

We've been picking pecans and I've been baking!

I have a wonderful pecan pie recipe I got from a friend who is no longer with us. I did a little tweaking to Barbara's recipe. It it yummy!

1/2 c. melted butter or marg.
1 c. pecans chopped
1 c. light brown sugar
1/2 c. sugar or Splenda
1 heaping Tbsp flour
2 eggs
1/8 c. syrup (Log Cabin Sugar Free does well!)
1 tsp. vanilla
1 unbaked pie crust

Combine all ingredients well and pour into pie crust. Cover crust edge with foil to keep from burning. Bake for 35 minutes at 350. Decrease temp to 250, take foil of the edges and bake for 30 more minutes. YUM!

I've also been making Toast Rosemary Pecans

4 c. pecan halves
4 Tbsp. butter melted
1 1/2 tsp salt
1 teaspoon dried rosemary lightly crushed
1/2 teaspoon sugar or splenda

Preheat oven to 250. Bake for 15 minutes on a cookie sheet with edges. Stir them up and back for 15 minutes more. Transfer to papertowel and let cool. YUM!

Oh Nascar Tree, Oh Nascar Tree...

noreply@blogger.com (MamaSnapped) — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 21:30:00 +0000

Norm got his NASCAR/Jeff Gordon tree put up with some help from Emily.

Elmo Christmas Collage

noreply@blogger.com (MamaSnapped) — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 02:03:00 +0000

We got Elmo put on the front porch today. I took some pics of Emily with Elmo and she had to take a picture of me and Elmo, too. Yes, the pic of Elmo and me was taken by Emily! I put the camera on a short column I have on the porch. All she had to do was keep the camera on me and shoot. I think she did a pretty good job for a 2 1/2 year old!
This is a collage I made for my siggy on a few message boards I am on.

Just a flashback to last Christmas with Emily and Elmo.

My Tree

noreply@blogger.com (MamaSnapped) — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 02:25:00 +0000

I finally got around to putting my tree up. I just realized I didn't put my pink silk roses on it. Oh well. Here's a pic of it.

Merry Christmas!

Alphabet Adventure

noreply@blogger.com (MamaSnapped) — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:18:00 +0000

Here are some of the items that I will be getting with the grant money I won. I know the students will LOVE all of this. I know I will! All of the items are coming from LAKESHORE LEARNING. I LOVE that company!!!!

Literacy Chest - this is being bought with the extra money from winning the bigger grant.

Here are the original items I wrote the grant for.

In the last pic I'm not getting all of those games. I'm just getting two of them. They didn't have pics of just the two.