By Sheri Hopkins,
Lifestyle Contributor
Hello everyone! We had freezing temps last week and today it’s almost summertime again. Enjoy it while we can, it won’t last long.
My big kids, Jacob and Loren, got me a Fitbit for Christmas and a big Stanley cup to drink water out of. First of all, I asked for the Fitbit, so I can use it on my three-day diet from January first till January third. Sometimes I make it to 9 a.m. on January first. When you start a diet, don’t it seem like time just drags by and I watch the clock and it’s only 9 a.m. and it feels like it should be noon? This high-tech Fitbit as soon as I put it on, a message came across the screen that says “low water.” I’m looking for a place to put water in it like a radiator and couldn’t find one so I guess it was meaning me. Now tell me how this watch knows I don’t drink water? How does it know I drank a Diet Coke instead of water? I have talked to this Fitbit so much I’m sure when people see me they think I’m nuts. I will walk, and I will drink water when I get good and ready. I wonder if this is actually a secret life alert that Jacob got me to trick me into wearing one.
The three E’s got me a seal a meal vacuum sealer and a few other things. We had a great Christmas.
Talking about gifts reminds me of the time about four years ago I bought Ethan and Evan a push mower for them to mow the yard. These boys had never mowed. So they were going to take turns mowing and Evan goes first and I go out to check on his progress. I still laugh thinking about it, he was just going in circles and making all kinds of odd shapes. It never occurred to me to show him how to mow in a straight line. That is not even the funniest thing that he did. He looks at me serious as he can be and says “Nana, why did you buy this lawnmower in the hot summertime, why didn’t you buy it when it was cold in the winter? I rolled he had no clue the grass doesn’t grow in the winter months. These three grands of mine sure keep me entertained. I love having them they keep me young, crazy and busy. I might have already been a little crazy. Hope everyone has a wonderful New Year. Go outside like we do and get your pans and wooden spoons and wake everyone up in the neighborhood.
This week’s recipe is Gina Epperson’s Taco Soup and it’s really good. I’ve made it before.
TACO SOUP
1 ½ to 2 pounds of hamburger meat
1 onion, chopped
2 cans of pinto beans
1 can of whole-kernel corn
1 can Rotel (I put mine in the chopper and chop)
2 cans diced petite tomatoes
1 1/2 cups of water (more if it’s too thick)
1 small can of tomato sauce
1 dry Ranch mix
1 taco mix
Cook the meat with the onion and drain the grease off and all other ingredients and simmer till it’s hot. I like it over Fritos with shredded cheese and a little sour cream. You can eat it with crackers or tortilla chips, whichever you prefer. Make you a pot on a cold day and enjoy. Have an awesome week!
