News is short this week. With it being so cold, most everyone I contacted said it was too cold to get out and ramble. I certainly agree with them.
Thankful that Alex Ballard is home from the hospital after undergoing appendicitis surgery. I know her too precious little girls are happy that mama is home and feeling better each day.
Happy birthday to Bobby Cook and Winky Chambers on the 20th, Angela Robinson and Nathan Hartley on the 22nd, and Robert Duke on the 23rd. I pray you all have a wonderful day celebrating your day!
Sunday, our visitors were Francesca and Bradley Holliday and Donna Garripoli. (Brad was off killing a deer.) I made a big pot of chicken and dumplings. After eating, the rest of the afternoon was spent watching a good football game and untangling crochet thread. I had worked four days on untangling.
Martha Box said sister Joyce Stevens and she enjoyed the fish lunch at The Hut Saturday. “Joyce and brother Jesse and the waitress got to see me cry as I looked for my lost wedding rings; me, who never cries!” said Martha. “Bet Mailbox’s laughter was loud all over Heaven as he says. ‘Finally, I made her shed a tear!’ Lol! Then I stepped on them in my house on my rug! What a day!”
Martha said she is “still blessed, still walking and talking and knowing how and why!” Martha had a great visit with Kenny Dunning after he finished a good job for her. She had a good lunch at Grenada Lake, watching the birds and enjoying the sun the other day. She enjoyed a “wonderful” chicken liver dinner at the Corner Wednesday, where she got to see her baby Candy Box as she cooked.
“What a special visit with my loves and friends at Pine Grove Baptist Church Sunday,” noted Martha. “That choir and The Word so well shared by Bro. Scarborough so touched my soul! Love hanging with Ginger, Phil and the Boys as they enjoy church.” She later took some cornbread and tater soup over to Sheryn Goode’s for a visit.
Recipe of the week: Peanut Butter Poke Cake
Ingredients:
» 1 box of any chocolate cake mix
» 1 can Coca-Cola
For the filling:
» 1 can sweetened condensed milk
» 2/3 cup of creamy peanut butter
» 2 Tbs milk
Mix together until smooth and set aside.
For the frosting, use an 8-ounce Cool Whip and 1 cup of peanut butter.
Mix together the cake mix and Coke until smooth. Pour into a 9x13 greased baking dish. Bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean. While the cake is cooking, make your filling and set aside. Make frosting and refrigerate. Remove cake from the oven when done and set aside. While warm, poke holes all over the top of the cake with a wooden spoon handle. Take your filling and spread over the top of the cake. Once cooled, frost the cake and refrigerate.
If desired, sprinkle some chopped Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups and Hershey’s chocolate syrup over the top.
Thought for the day: Next time a stranger speaks to you when you’re alone, just look at them shocked and whisper, “You can see me?”
