“Just Roll with It” Serving up Recipes and Humor

Hello everyone! Beautiful days in the River Valley!! The Chamber of Commerce sponsored a huge Easter egg hunt at the City Lake Park in Mansfield Saturday, and the weather was perfect. We had around 3,000 eggs, and there were a lot of kiddos there. A good time was had by all.
I went to lunch with my big kids, Jacob and Loren. We went to Cheddar’s and had the best time. We always sit and visit awhile since I don’t see them often. Jacob decided to give us a geography quiz. He knows I’m not smart, so why does he always want to ask me questions like that? I don’t know north, south, east, or west, so why does he want to make me look bad? If I asked my husband for directions, he would say go south, then turn due north??? Okay, Christopher Columbus, just give me a restaurant as a marker and quit acting like I know what you mean—like turn at the red barn or by McDonald’s or something easy.
When we got married and moved to Owego, New York, I was driving down the road and everyone was waving and honking. I had heard New Yorkers were not friendly, but these folks were very friendly. I’m driving down the street, and when I get to the end and notice the one-way sign, I realized I was driving the wrong way down a one-way street—so that explained why they were waving and honking.
I learned something else about New Yorkers—they could not understand Arkansas “hick” language. I could not order at a drive-thru; they never could understand what I wanted. It was so frustrating. When Chuck was with me, he had to order for me. They just loved to listen to me talk. When we would go to California to visit Chuck’s family, they would always say, “Say something so we can listen to you talk.” They loved it and would just laugh. I’m glad I could entertain them—it didn’t bother me a bit.
Here’s just a little funny to end on. When we went to Nashville, my niece Kelly went with us. She had lost weight and was walking in front of me wearing black leggings. Let me tell you, her legs looked so skinny I hollered, “Are those your legs, or are you sitting on a chicken?” My brother thought that was hilarious—we laughed and laughed. If you see Justin Weaver in a pair of shorts, ask him that same question. He has the skinniest legs I have ever seen in my life.
Y’all have a good week and get your eggs colored for Easter. This is another dessert for Easter—very light and tasty.
Twinkie Strawberry Cheesecake
Line the bottom of a 9×13 pan with Twinkies.
You can buy strawberries with sugar (frozen), let them thaw, and spread them over the Twinkies.
You can buy a 24-ounce tub of Philadelphia no-bake original cheesecake filling, or you can make your own using two 8-ounce cream cheese packages, two cups of sugar, and some vanilla. I just guess at my cream cheese filling recipe. Spread this evenly over the strawberries.
Top with a tub of Cool Whip, and you can decorate with sliced strawberries on top.
Sooo easy—you can buy everything and don’t have to mix anything up.
Have a great week and have a happy Easter!