By Sheri Hopkins, Lifestyle Contributor
Hello everyone! I had to take a break last week — I’ve been busier than a one-armed paper hanger. Keeping the road hot; if there was a wheel turning, I was on it.
Well, y’all know it’s been a few weeks since I talked about funerals. My son went on his trip to Alaska with his precious wife, and while he was there, he texted me and said, “Dad would have loved Ketchikan.” And guess what I replied? I said, “Yes, and he would have loved to have his ashes spread there also.” Guess what? I got no response from him. I won’t let it go — ever.
Back to funerals. Before my niece Tonya’s aunt died, she decided to go to the funeral home and make all her own arrangements and pick everything out herself. She was looking at caskets, and she picked one out and asked the lady, “Do you think I need to climb up in there and try it out?” This is a true story. I thought it was funny and sounded just like Elsie, but now that I’ve had time to stew it over, I think I may need to go to Heritage and try one out myself.
I’m a plus-size girl, and I may have to order a larger one to be able to fit in it. I don’t want them to have to grease me up to get me to fit! I just looked up extra-large caskets, and they have a place that delivers next day anywhere in the United States. They’ve got a big one for $1,995 — that’s a steal in this day and age. It’s called SkyCaskets. If you like blue, they’re $1,795. I’ll tell Jacob, my son, all about this place. He’ll agree it’s a good deal, and as soon as I’m cold, he’ll tell Sammy to cremate me.
I won’t be here to know, but y’all make sure to read my obituary — and then you can say, “She told us.” I also told Sam Callahan he better make sure I don’t have three chins, and I told Tina Toby she’d better take care of the hair on my face.
Well, enough about all my goings-on and the crazy things that run through my mind. Folks, when you’re a big gal, you have to think ahead. I mean, if I fly, will I have to have an extra seat and seatbelt? Enough about being a plus-size gal — y’all enjoy the weather and have a wonderful week ahead!
This week’s recipe is for a peach cobbler:
1 cup flour
1 cup sugar
1 tsp. baking powder
pinch of salt
1 cup milk
1 cup of butter
1 large can peaches with syrup
Melt butter in a 9×13 baking dish in a 350-degree oven and set aside. Mix all dry ingredients and add milk, blending well. Pour batter evenly into a baking dish. Pour sliced peaches with syrup on top of the batter, do not mix. Place in a 350-degree oven and bake until golden brown, approximately 45 minutes. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream.
