By Sheri Hopkins, Lifestyle Contributor
Hello everyone! Welcome to the state with all four seasons in one month. I have had the heat on and I have had to turn the air on. Plus size gals don’t want to be hot.
Some of y’all know this story and some don’t. I went to the doctor and was walking across the waiting area and a dryer sheet fell out of my skirt. Was I embarrassed? Well, not really. I just kept walking like I didn’t know it happened. My friend Curtis Feimster will not let me live it down. Every once in a while, I get a dryer sheet in the mail from him. By the way, he’s crazy.
I am telling y’all this to tell you about a good friend of mine, she is like a sister. She had got a new coat, and that particular day had worn it to the doctor’s office. While in the waiting room, a man kept staring at her. It made her a little uncomfortable, so she started doing a check of her wardrobe to make sure she was all covered and buttoned up. As she is feeling, she reaches to her side and feels something. There it was, a big ole tag, hanging form under her armpit. She was proud as Minnie Pearl, wanting folks to know she had a new coat. For you Young Whipper Snappers, Minnie Peal was a Nashville sensation, and she wore a hat with a tag on it. She was proud of that hat. My friend tries to pop that tag off without the whole waiting room hearing it. That didn’t happen. Tammy, I mean my friend, I just had to tell this story!
I have been with my husband, Charles Hopkins, all over Fort Smith with my big 2 XL tag hanging out of the back of my shirt. I never understood that. He had to have seen it. Men don’t pay attention to us very good. One time I was talking to him, and I could tell he was ignoring me, so I yelled, “you are not listening to one word I say!” In his calm as always voice, he replied, “there is no way I could take in everything that comes out of your mouth.” There ya have it. I am sure that was one of the truest statements he ever made.
Y’all have a great week and enjoy spring break. Y’all know I love lemon and this week’s cake recipe is for a is lemon one!
LEMMON ICEBOX PIE
2 packages instant lemon pudding mix (3.5 oz.)
8 oz. Cool Whip
3 cups milk
16 oz. package of graham crackers
LEMON FROSTING
1/2 cup butter
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
2 tablespoons lemon juice
In a large bowl mix together the pudding mixes and milk. Stir in the Cool Whip. In a 9×13 inch pan, place a single layer of graham crackers on the bottom of the pan. You may have to break a few to cover the bottom good. Spread half the pudding mixture evenly over the graham crackers. Place another layer of the graham crackers on top of that. Put the rest of the pudding mixture on top of those crackers. Place one more layer of graham crackers on top of that. Mix all the ingredients for the frosting and spread on the top of the last layer of graham crackers. Cover and keep in the fridge. Let it chill for about an hour before serving. Enjoy! Have a wonderful week!
