Hello everyone!!! It sure has been cold and windy. I am ready for spring to come back to Arkansas. Good thing I’m a plus-size gal or I might have gotten blown away on Sunday or Monday.
I am going to talk about some of the crazy vehicles my husband and I have had over the years of our marriage—and let me tell you, he was the reason for the crazy ones.
When we got married, we didn’t have anything but a 1984 Chevy Chevette that I bought brand new, and Chuck had a Harley-Davidson motorcycle. I know y’all won’t believe this, but I rode on the back of it a time or two. I guess I was a biker chick—I was a lot smaller then!
Then there was some kind of Oldsmobile, and without telling me, Chuck Hopkins went and traded it for an old black Cadillac that was the size of a party barge. That thing was a piece of junk—it would get hot, and to say I was mad at him is an understatement. We ended up selling it for junk.
Then he brings home, around 1994, a 1980 Ford LTD—aka a land yacht. Honey, it was as long as a small school bus. It was a rust color, and not only was it as ugly as could be, the driver’s side power window didn’t work. Of course, we didn’t know that until we rolled it down. I was so mad at him over that piece of junk.
Finally, we went and got a Ford Tempo. It was a nice car with low miles. We upgraded from the Tempo to a Ford Taurus, and I loved that car. If you want to know why we got better cars, it’s because I’m the one who found them and picked them out. I’m serious—he loved an old junk car.
One time, about thirty or so years ago, he found an old yellow Cadillac for sale, and he wanted it—so he bought it. Biggest car this side of the Pecos, low to the ground, and guess what he did? Decided he would use it for his work car. That thing was loaded down with tools and all kinds of junk. Thankfully, I had my own car and didn’t have to ride with him. He drove that thing to work until it quit on him. He loved that ugly yellow Cadillac. I can still see him coming down the road in it, just hitting the high spots.
Boy, those were the good old days, and we didn’t even know it. Cherish your loved ones, and when they do crazy things, just laugh and go on. So what if you can’t go to a function without the windblown look because the window wouldn’t roll up?
Y’all have a great week!
Easter Cake Mix Cookie Bars
This is a recipe you can make for Easter—it looks festive and colorful.
Ingredients:
1 box yellow cake mix
2 eggs
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup Easter-colored M&M candies
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
Directions:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease or line a 9×13 pan with parchment paper (y’all know I use this so much I buy it at Sam’s in bulk). In a large bowl, mix the cake mix, eggs, oil, and vanilla until a soft dough forms. Fold in the M&M candies and chocolate chips. Press the dough evenly into the prepared pan. Bake for 20–25 minutes. Allow to cool completely, then cut into squares and enjoy!
I’m going out on a limb and saying if you wanted to, you could try strawberry cake mix and use white chocolate chips.
