Snicker Salad

 Last month we were going to celebrate our parents anniversary and I was in charge of dessert. My sister had requested Snicker Salad, but before I could make it, we had a change of plans due to the weather. For Mother's Day today, we are again planning a family dinner at my sister's house and I am in charge of dessert. Since my sister (and brother in law) are to thank for my most favorite little person ever, I decided that I would attempt to fulfill her wish of Snicker Salad. So I searched Pinterest and semi followed this recipe http://junkintheirtrunk.blogspot.com/2011/08/snicker-salad.html?m=1

Here's my version:

3 large Granny Smith apples chopped with skin

16 oz Cool Whip (I used the Walmart brand)

1 bag mini Snickers chopped (I chopped them in my Nija food chopper. Best thing ever!)

1 pack vanilla instant pudding

1. Chop apples with skin on (I used lemon juice to keep them pretty).

2. Chop up the whole bag of mini Snickers. 

3. Mix apples and Snickers together. 

4. Pour dry pudding over apples and Snickers. 

5. Add cool whip. I bought the 16 oz size because the recipe I followed didn't say. I didn't use all of it. I think it just depends on how much you want.

6. Refrigerate for an hour and serve. 

I had my husband be the official taste tester (before refrigerating) and he liked it, so it must be good because he's picky. 

Happy Mother's Day!

Spank!

For valentines day....in January....Shane gave me two tickets to the play Spank! The Fifty Shades parody. This past Friday, my mom and I drove to the beautiful historic Midland Theater in Kansas City to watch the play. It was fabulous! We were the third row from the stage and missed nothing. From start to finish we both laughed the entire time. After it was over, we were able to meet (the cast of three) and have our pictures taken with them. When Shane gave me the tickets, I was unsure of what to expect. As soon as the play started, I knew hands down that this was one of the best gifts I have ever received from him! I didn't want it to end because we were having so much fun watching and laughing!!! After the play, we walked down to Power and Light and in front of the Sprint Center so my mom could see what they looked liked then we headed home. Yesterday I checked online to see if there was anywhere close by the play would be performing again and saw that in June it would be in Springfield so I'm hoping for an encore! If you have the opportunity I highly recommend seeing it!

The roof, the roof, the roof is on fire

***This post may seem out of sorts, but there's a lot I can't say due to ongoing investigations and safety concerns, but I wanted a somewhat account of it just so I could remember. What I can say is that precautions have been made and local law enforcement is monitoring our home, work, etc. until they find who did this.***

Last Wednesday morning, I was awaken by Shane jumping out of bed yelling "the building is burning down!" Not the best way to wake up. The building he was referring to would be his office...Probation and Parole. After a very nerve wracking day, which included my school being watched by the police all day due to me being there and safety concerns, and deciding if leaving our house for a couple of days (which in the end I made the call that whomever had set Shane's building on fire would not keep us from our home), we made a trip to survey the damage and see if any of Shane's personal items had survived...mainly his extensive University of Texas Longhorns collection that had decorated his office.

Real Time Adventure

Real Time Adventure with my parents yesterday consisted of price comparisons at different stores for a Shark floor steam cleaner, a mattress salesman at Sears thinking I was my Dad's wife...even though I clearly referred to him as "Dad" numerous times, a lady asking my dad twice if he worked at Kholes, and being along for the ride as the bought a new car and gave me the honor of driving my grandpa's car aka the widow maker back home. Life is never boring.

Change

Change is scary. This past week the thought of change has made me feel excited, scared, panicked, sad, unsure of myself, and confident. No matter what, change is coming, and I have chosen to embrace it no matter the outcome....or maybe not. Sometimes I just need to give myself a pep talk. Whatever happens happens and maybe by writing this, I can look back in a few months and hopefully ask myself, "what were you so scared of?"

Show Us Your Singles!

Caitlin is one of the sweetest girls I know and I am truly honored to have her as a friend. I adore her personality and upon meeting her for the first time I knew she had to become my friend.

Her sense of humor never fails to entertain me and she goes out of her way to be helpful. For instance, when I pondered if Jesus was a popular name back in the day, she helped me find the answer where as my husband just looked at me like I was crazy. She has an amazing personality and is one of the kindest people I know. When meeting someone for the first time, Caitlin might come off as shy or reserved but once she gets to know you she is anything but shy!

Caitlin has an adorable, witty 7 year old daughter who she adores as does everyone else who meets her. Family is very important to her and is looking for a man that is also close to his family.

Caitlin has a passion for teaching. She is an amazing elementary teacher who gives 110% to her students but also enjoys her summers off!

Caitlin loves Jesus (and if you were wondering if the name was popular around the time of his birth,thanks to Caitlin, I can assure you the answer is yes), and is looking for an educated, good Christian man who likes kids and would also like to have children of his own.

Caitlin's a great catch and the man that lands her will be lucky to have her!

Please let me know if you are interested in connecting with Caitlin by either leaving a comment below or email me at garritysauntie@gmail.com

Thanks for stopping by!

If I had a million dollars...

Shane and I can argue over the most random things. With that being said, we always argue over what we would do if we won the lotto. Tonight he bought 5 scratcher tickets with the big prize being $1000.00 a week for life. I told him if we won that, I would quit my job and go back to school. Shane looked at me like I was crazy and informed me I would do no such thing and all of that money would be put in our savings account. I pointed out that even after taxes, that $1000.00 a week was way more than my paycheck is every two weeks and if I went back to get my masters, when I finished, my paycheck would be even more plus the &1000.00 a week. I am clearly in the right in this argument but Shane is still not a believer. In the end we only won $20.00 out of all of those tickets...but I'm still right and that's all that matters.