Hello everyone! It’s raining in the River Valley. I have a funny story to tell, and please don’t think I’m making fun. I have permission to tell this story, and I’m not making fun of plus-size folks—I am one of them.
My niece is dating the nicest man. His name has been changed to protect the innocent, so let’s call him Jimbo. He used to be a big guy and has since lost a lot of weight. The incident I’m going to tell you about is what helped him make the decision to lose it.
He and his wife were on a trip, and she booked him an excursion that happened to be ziplining. Have you ever seen a big guy zipline? First of all, you have to walk upstairs forever just to get to it. Jimbo finally sat down and said, “I can’t make it.” One of the people with him told him, “There are only five steps left.” He decided he could do five steps.
He finally made it up to the platform, completely out of breath. Then they tried to put the harness on him, and he said, “They had to make two trips to the barn to get a harness big enough to fit me.” He thought that was the worst of it. But when they pushed him off, he made it halfway across before coming to a dead stop. He couldn’t move—just stuck like a tick.
He said, “What could I do but just hang there until they got help?” Finally, two guys worked their way out to him and pulled him the rest of the way over. Did I mention there was an audience watching? People waiting to zipline couldn’t go because Jimbo was stuck. He said, “It was the worst thing ever.”
When he finally got down and made it back to the hotel, his wife asked, “How was it? Did you have fun?” His response: “Don’t talk to me!” When he told the story, it was so funny we were rolling with laughter. He said, “I will never zipline again.” And for me? There is no way I would even attempt to zipline—ever.
The only thing that would have made the story funnier would have been if they had called the fire department to get Jimbo down. I fell through the front porch once, and that was an ordeal for sure. I did not want them calling the fire department, though—it took a while to get rescued!
On another note, my husband loved peanut butter, and so does my son. If I ever opened the jar and found a big glob missing, I knew my son had gotten himself a big spoonful. This reminds me of a great dessert recipe:
Nutter Butter Peanut Butter Lush
Crust:
1 (16 oz) package Nutter Butter cookies
1/2 cup melted butter
Filling:
8 oz cream cheese (softened)
1 cup creamy peanut butter
1 cup powdered sugar
1/2 cup milk
Pudding Layer
1 (3.4 oz) box instant chocolate pudding mix
2 cups cold milk
Topping
1 (8 oz) container whipped topping
Optional garnish: crushed Nutter Butter cookies, Reese’s Pieces, or chopped Reese’s Cups
Instructions
Prepare crust: Crush cookies until fine, add melted butter, mix, and press into a 9×13 baking dish. Refrigerate while preparing the other layers.
Peanut butter layer: In a large bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth. Add peanut butter, powdered sugar, and milk. Beat until light and fluffy, then spread evenly over the chilled crust.
Pudding layer: Whisk together pudding mix and cold milk for about 2 minutes. Pour pudding over the peanut butter layer and spread evenly.
Topping: Add whipped topping and garnish as desired. Keep refrigerated.
Have a blessed week and enjoy the cooler temps!
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