by Natalie Snapp | Dec 15, 2009 | Kids and Dogs, Dogs and Kids, Mama Moments
(Sung to the tune of “Amazing Grace”) My dear little toddler, how sweet you were But now you’re not, it is so. You now throw food and scream and hit And make messes, wherever you go. But luckily, your mama loves you, Even when you shriek in my ear. I...
by Natalie Snapp | Dec 11, 2009 | Love and Marriage, Mama Moments
Today started a bit rough. There was the call last night from my mother in which she shared some health concerns that I think in the end will be OK but admittedly make me a little nervous. There’s the incessant upper respiratory infection that JUST WILL NOT GO...
by Natalie Snapp | Dec 8, 2009 | Going Vertical, Mama Moments
Today is a bit of a melancholic day for me. December 8 always is. It used to be that I would remember as soon as I woke up but now, ten years later, I am sorry to say that it takes me a bit to realize it is actually December 8 until much later in the day. Today is...
by Natalie Snapp | Jun 10, 2009 | Kids and Dogs, Dogs and Kids, Mama Moments
Sometimes I catch myself in the ho-hum of my everyday craziness beginning to sweat the small things that really don’t matter in the light of eternity and it is often something that knocks me over the head like a “Tom and Jerry frying pan” moment that...
by Natalie Snapp | Jun 10, 2009 | Kids and Dogs, Dogs and Kids, Mama Moments
Before I get into the meat of my writing this evening, I want to apologize to my resounding nine followers (thank you for reading, my friends!) for falling off the face of the blog world. Try as I may, I just can’t write daily though I am accepting that this is...
by Natalie Snapp | Mar 1, 2009 | Mama Moments
I mourn the loss of my brain. I really did at one time be a functioning, responsible adult who could easily read directions and actually show-up to scheduled appointments. However, that individual is no longer with us. She is gone. She has left in her wake this new...