Dawns Sunday Share 12-21-08

Hi Stampers:

For my  Sunday share today~ Look what we got ~ At least 10"-12" of snow  Friday morning YUCK!!  (  good news though Jessie's Christmas break started a day earlier ) So It's a  Great time  from some Puppy  chow ( below)  .  I also  made a second batch to send to  hubby  In his Christmas  box of goodies  I am sending  out .

  I can not  tell you how  good this Puppy  chow is I found it  at Taylors  blog  a couple years ago and have been  addicted to this stuff ever since  .. It is  sooo seriously  yummy  you  will not be able to control yourself .. 

Here is the  recipe for the Puppy  chow 

1/4 cup butter

1 cup chocolate chips ( I use Butterscotch chips instead since hubby  doesn't  eat chocolate ~ I know its shocking HUH?) 

3/4 cup peanut butter

8 cups Crispix or other rice cereal

2 cups powdered sugar

Melt butter, chocolate chips ( or  Butter scotch chips) , and peanut butter in the microwave. Pour mixture over cereal and stir to coat evenly. Pour 2 cups of powdered sugar into a paper bag and add the chocolate covered cereal. Close the bag and toss until the cereal is coated with powdered sugar. Thank you Taylor !

Update on my Mom's wrist:

Her surgery  went  well ~BUT  much longer than planned  Doc said it  would be about 1 hour ended  up  being  close to 4 1/2 Hours  & That's not  counting the  the 1 hour   check in before surgery and  close 2 hours in recovery before we  left . I am not  complaining  But  God Knows I was  quite concerned after 3 hours ya know ..

  Doc  finally  came out  with the X ray of her hand  and explained to me they  ran into  a  situation  that didn't  show up on the X ray.  Her  wrist  bone which got  the plate ended  up looking like  a  BIG "T" in her hand.  I  was  told her  bone that is connected to her  wrist  split in  half and was shattered  so thats why it  took so much longer  in surgery . Mom and I  both said Praise God she  went ahead with the  surgery after all , since they found  more damage in there  that the X ray didn't pick up  the day before .. 

She got to come home after being in the recovery  room  for almost 2 hrs. Her arm was numb  until  the next morning  and then thats where the meds  kicked in. WHEW~ Thank you  Lord for Pain medicine.  She  goes back for a  follow up with the Doc  on Christmas Eve  at 8:45am   Which at that time I  will be able to get photos  of her  arm and share them later .. 

I  posted the photo of her  the night  she came home right  after  surgery .. NO cast  Just a sling  and Ace bandage  ( so long purple cast ) She would  be  mad if I posted  the  full photo of her without makeup :)  so I cropped it  down  to just her arm .

Ok Now on to something alittle a bit   different from my  usual stamping videos  .. I have  always  had fun adding  a snowman  made with  acrylic  to one of my  finger nails  around Christmas . sooo I thought it  would be a  fun change of pace  to show  you how I do this  today for my Sunday share .

I use OPI products  and have  forever ( Love them )  Jessie will be my hand model for todays  video .. 

Actually  I NEVER thought  that  a day would come  that I would be able  to add a snowman to her  finger nail  WHY  you ask ?  because  ONLY resently  she stopped  bitting her  nails  and  they are sooo beautiful now .  It's hard  to believe she ever  had  such short  nails.   I added a  couple photos  to show you  want I mean . You may have to click on photo to enlarge your  viewing .. 

So what made her stop bitting her nails .. NOT her Mother of  course :)  even though I would tell  her all the time not  to bite her nails  because  you never know where  your hands  have been  ( ya know  gems , getting  sick  etc... The  whole  speech  a Mother gives  ) BUT  her friend a few months ago  told her  that she  shouldn't bite her nails  cause bacteria lives under her nails  YUCKY!!  Thats  what did it... She seriously  stopped bitting her nails  that day~  GO figure :)  But I'm very proud of her since I know  this habbit is very hard  to break ~ Way to go Jessie :)

Did  you notice I have added a google  search bar  on my  blog .. Now  you  can  enter keys words  and  search for them on my  blog  or the  world wide web .I had one on here  for awhile and then it  disappeared  so I added  a new one .. Hope this helps  when seaching  for  projects on my  blog . I also added  the  quick links at the top of my  blog , as well as the  new  design  ( a little  deeper purple )  gotta love that :)

OH  MY  todays Sunday  share  got a little long ~ sorry  stampers :)

 Don't forget  Dawns Favorite things starts  tomorrow ( Monday Dec 22, 2008 )  you   won't want  to miss all the  fun !!

see you all  then..

Until later... Happy Stampin!

xo

Dawn

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Comments

[Angie]

You are so funny! What a great blog, I feel like you are my girlfriend!!! I wish we could go out for coffee! Your daughter is the spittin' image, ya know? I feel so proud of her - the nails are beautiful! I don't bite mine and can grow them for about 3 weeks and then they split and I pick them off again! It's a terrible cycle! Well, thanks for a great morning catch-up...I feel so bad for your mum but glad the surgery worked out and they caught something they didn't see before. Keep her comfortable! Bless you and your family, Merry Christmas! Thanks for everything!

[Fran]

That is sooo cute Dawn! TFS Wow, you are talented to be able to create that in such a tiny area!

[Katie]

Puppy chow is so good. I also make mine with butterscotch b/c I don't each chocolate either. I also omit the butter and it is still addicting just with fewer calories...thus I can eat more of it!!

[Ellie Augustin]

Girl you rock! How did you do it on your finger??!! I would have a glup of blob on my finger! lol.. SOOO CUTE!!! :) My nails don't grow AT ALL so I won't be able to do such a cute snowman even if I wanted to! lol :)

HUGS!

[Mary P]

Dawn,
Wow what a post.
1st I am a Chex Mix addict lol I love most every type of snack made with Chex Mix and Puppy Chow is one of my favorites. My SIL makes the best Chex Mix snacks so I always ask her to bring it over for our family functions.
2nd I am so greatful to GOD that your mom's surgery went well. I would have been worried also that the surgery went longer then expected but thank goodness all went well. Physical Therapy will be a drag but she will need it to build her strength back up in her wrist.
3rd I love the cute nail designs how festive for the season.
Have a great weekend!

[Anita]

Glad to hear that your Mom's surgery went well. I will continue to pray she heals quickly.

[claudia g]

yay for jessie! i have been biting my nails since i can remember...it is only when i see such beautiful fingernails that i get motivated to grow mine. it is a very hard habit to break so keep it up jessie! the snow man is so cute.

[Sharon]

I love Puppy Chow too, and learned it by that name, although the recipe is on the Chex box as Muddy Buddies. I was actually in the store shopping with my son and asked him if he wanted me to make some "Muddy Buddies". He said he'd never had them and I told him he had, although it's been at least 2 years, yada, yada, yada. He still didn't remember so I called it "Puppy Chow" and he said "Oh, that stuff? I love that stuff."

Seriously hard to stop eating it once you start.

Oh, I'm a nail biter too. My nails aren't as short as your daughter's "before" pics, but it is a habit I'd like to break.

[Whitney]

Wow!! I cannot believe you can paint that in such a small area!! You are very talented!

[Dale]

Your nails are beautiful Jessica - way to go on kicking that habit. I was once a nail biter too but when you look at my nails you would never thought so - my nails are strong and grow way too fast. I have my nails done every two weeks and I am asking for them to be filed short. Melinda says to me, "Do you know woman pay to have long nails like yours".
I to use OPI nail products and think it is the best (I love the nail colour names). Your nails always look beautiful Dawn - do you do your own nails?
I have a hard time putting a decal on my nail let alone painting my own with acrylic. It is beautiful though.
Thanks for sharing your girl stuff with us.

[Debbie Stelton]

Dawn you and your daughter are a hoot. No matter what you do on your blog it is enjoyable. I will be back tomorrow for the fun and games. I am so glad you Mom is doing well this had to be very scary for you both. Take care and TFS.

Debbie/Phx AZ

[Shala]

Dear Dawn,
I have come to the conclusion that you are insane! I mean, a microscopic snowman? This is like microscopic surgery! How can you even see the brush to know where to dip it in the colors???? LOL!!!!!!!
Best wishes to your Mom! Glad she got in and had the surgery. Maybe you can paint a snowman on her cast. ;)
xoxoxoxo

[Mary Jo]

Well, good thing Jess quit biting those nails cuz I would have to tell her that worse than bacteria is the fact that nails do not digest and can form ugly abcesses in the interior of your body. Love the baby snowmen; snowmen are my favorites. Thank God your mother is doing well; feel for you on your surgical wait. You are a special lady.

[Ruthie]

I have always known I'm related to the most talented cousin on the planet....when are you pulling out the roller skates LOL :) XOXO. Jessies nails look beautiful.

Hug Auntie Judy for me. Wish I could get to your side of town and do it myself, but I do NOT leave the house when there is this much snow LOL :).

[Wanda McGlamery]

Love that snow girl! Glad to hear your mom's surgery went well. All the fingernails look great - love the snowman, but don't have time to watch video right now - but will later. That "puppy chow" sounds wonderful!

[June Ferguson]

Hi Dawn & Jessie!
I couldn't help but smile when I read your Sunday share. I too was a terrible nail-biter, but do a lot better now. If I get nervous or stressed out I sometimes lapse back into the habit, especially in the winter time when the cold weather makes my cuticles crack so bad. When I was little, my grandma used to tell me that if I kept on biting my fingernails I would someday have to have my appendix taken out. I don't know where she came up with that idea, and I told her that I wasn't "eating" my fingernails, just biting them off and spitting them out!! Well wouldn't you know it.....I ended up having to have an emergency appendectomy when I was 28 years old! I never had the nerve to ask my doctor if biting my nails is what caused it!!
I am saying a prayer for your Mom. My hubby (we weren't married yet, just dating--this was MANY years ago!) broke both the bones in his left arm right at the wrist and he was put into a cast with his hand bent at an angle for traction. I looked like an "L" shape....hard to picture I know. His arm was so swollen when they put on the first wrap that after a few days his bones had slipped apart and they had to go in and re-break his arm. Not a fun thing according to him!! Anyway, hope you and yours have a happy holiday. Thanks so much for sharing your time and talents with us via your blog and videos!!
Take care,
June in KS

[Stace]

Dawn,
I was watching this lastnight when my son yeld "Mom, the pipes are frozen" and I had just finished painting my toes with Black Cherry Chutney from OPI. Needless to say after putting my clogs on & runnin up & down staircases trying to get hairdryers, heaters etc-I had to redo some of my toes! (luckily we got the water running)

Glad to hear that your moms doctor found the problems earlier than later; even tho it must have been super scary waiting!! Hopefully it will heal much quicker & then she can start PT and get use of her hand/arm again. Prayers are always with you and your family.

[Stephanie]

I just tried the Puppy Chow recipe yesterday! Thanks so much for the recipe! Yum! Yum!

[Sandy Fleming]

Puppy chow is HUGE in my house. I don't use the butter. I do add peanuts and M & M's. My kids, husband, father and brother all LOVE Puppy Chow.

[contaminated soil]

Hi,
No matter what you do on your blog it is enjoyable. I will be back tomorrow for the fun and games.