By Sheri Hopkins, Lifestyle Contributor
Hello everyone!! We had a storm last night and I hope nobody had any damage. My niece, Whitney, lives in Mountainburg and out of all my family she is the only one that texted me to make sure I was watching the storm and if I had any damage to let her and her husband know. I thought that was so sweet of her. I told Ella after it was over that I’m changing my will and going to put Whitney in it.
I know I talk about a lot of stuff, but have I told y’all about this elderly man that told me one time, “Don’t look at me with those hungry eyes”? Well, he did, and I did not know what to say. For once in my life I was speechless. Then I had another fellow ask me to go dancing with him. I have two left feet and I told him, “Honey, I’m too fat to dance.” He replied, “Now no you’re not!!!”
Then I was standing at McDonald’s in Greenwood filling my drink cup and a man comes up behind me and whispers in my ear, and I’m thinking, what in the world—I’m not a swimsuit model. Low and behold, I turn around to confront him and it’s none other than my cousin, Dennis. He thought that was hilarious. He about got a slap from me.
So I have had a couple offers from elderly gentlemen. You know, when opportunity knocks, I have to take a look—but I graciously declined. When I was a teenager, my precious friend Lisa—God rest her soul—had a date with a guy from Oklahoma. He was nice looking and said he had a brother, so she asked me if I wanted to go with them on a double date. He was nice looking—how bad could the brother be? Wrongo, wrongo, in the words of Barney Fife—beasto maristo. I’m no prize, but heavens to Betsy, I had to fake a sickness and throwing up to get them to take me home. I will admit she owed me that one, as many times as I got her in trouble and into crazy situations, she definitely owed me.
I was the reason she got her last spanking from her daddy when she was 15 or 16. I could always talk her into anything. My poor mom couldn’t see a muddy elephant in the snow, so I got away with just about everything. I was never grounded and I could talk my way out of trouble. Oh, the good old days—times were simple and fun back then.
I told Ella the other night, please don’t rush growing up. These are the best times of your life. Before you know it, you will be an adult, so just don’t rush it.
Hug your loved ones tight and tell them you love them!!
The Greatest Queso Dip
1 32-ounce block Velveeta cheese
1 package (8 ounces) of cream cheese
1 can of Rotel
1 can of cream of mushroom soup
1 pound of ground beef or sausage, browned (if I use ground beef, I add a package of taco seasoning—that’s my choice)
Cut up the Velveeta and the cream cheese and put in the crock pot. Pour in the Rotel and the cream of mushroom soup and stir ingredients together. Place the crock pot on low for an hour, letting the ingredients melt (may take a little longer). Add the cooked ground beef or sausage and let cook about 30 minutes longer or more if necessary.
My sister makes this and uses sausage and it is so good. I usually make mine in the microwave and just stir every minute or so. When it is all melted, I add my meat. You can put it in the crock pot on warm until you serve it.
Enjoy!!
