By Sheri Hopkins, Lifestyle Contributor
Hello everyone! I love this weather, I walk outside on my way to work and it’s such a cool crisp morning. Next Friday I am going back to Nashville to my great niece Sophie’s high school graduation. Ya’ll know everytime we go on a road trip I take a notepad so I can write down all the crazy stuff that happens to us on our trips. I was talking to a lady the other day and she has more stuff happen to her than happens to my nephew. I can’t wait for Monday’s so she can come in and tell me what all happened to her. A squirrel in the house, an alarm going off that she didn’t know she had, her cat throwing up everywhere, the gas company shutting her gas off by mistake, it’s always something going on.
I seen her the other day and she said I had a sweater on with this dress but I took it off because I looked just like Ruth Buzzi, I cracked up. I hadn’t thought about Ruth Buzzi in years. If you young folks don’t know who she is Google her, makes me want to buy a hairnet and wear it sideways. She was on Laugh In, Sesame Street, The Carol Burnett Show, Saved By The Bell, Love Boat and Chips. I’m sure there is more but she was hilarious. If you can find reruns of The Carol Burnett Show you young folks really need to watch it, that show could make Eeyore laugh out loud. Harvey Corman and Tim Conway would try to make each other laugh when they were doing their skits. Do any of ya’ll remember Cheers, Seinfeld, Murphy Brown, Golden Girls and I loved Punky Brewster.
They sure don’t make shows like them anymore. If someone followed my big crazy family around, we could have a sitcom. The new Braums in Greenwood has opened, I have been there once. Ya’ll know my nephew, the one that went to Braums in Ft Smith and his debit card was declined because he had went out of state and forgot to give his bank a travel notice, so they blocked his card. I reminded him that if he goes to the new Braums to make sure his card is working so the girl behind the counter won’t yell for everyone to hear “Sir you don’t have any money!!” as loud as she could for the whole store to hear. I haven’t heard if he has been or not.
Ya’ll have a great week and hug your loved ones and tell them how much you love them.
BANANA PUDDING COOKIES
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 sticks butter, softened
3/4 cup light brown sugar
1/4 cup granulated sugar
13.4 oz. box of instant banana pudding (dry)
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/4 cup white chocolate chips
Preheat event to 350 degrees. I suggest you line your cookie sheets with parchment paper to keep them from sticking. Whisk together the flour and baking soda. In a separate bowl, cream the butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in the pudding mix, followed by the eggs and vanilla. Add the dry ingredients, stirring until a dough forms. Fold in the white chocolate chips. Form the dough balls about 1″ and place on a cookie sheet and bake for 8-9 minutes until set. Let cool and enjoy. Do not overbake the cookies.
