Back From Arkansas!!!

Boy, a week sure flies by!!!  I'm not sure how long a vacation should last but 1 week really doesn't seem long enough.  We had a great time left Wisconsin and stayed the first night with our son Brandon at Lake Ozark.  We had a nice meal, Chef Brandon prepared, he's really quite the chef and left in the morning for my folks in Arkansas, his grandparents.  Our older son and his wife, Ben and Melissa were already there!!!

We had a wonderful weekend and the kids headed back to Missouri and work.  We stayed for all the fun!!!  Our week was filled with Bargain Box, the church resale, always good bargains, ladies luncheons, St. Pat's party, our gumbo party, Chucks BBQ, a bit of sewing and Dave and Dad made us new night stands!!!  Dad's latest project is license plate birdhouses, more on that later.  We also went to Garvin Gardens, a beautiful woodland garden in Hot Springs, my folks are volunteers there every Friday plus they sell the birdhouses!!!!

So then we headed north and stopped in Missouri again to touch base with the kids had pizza and headed home Monday.  We love the Ozark Mtns and all the smoke houses, a treat you don't see much of up north!!!!  So back to the grind lots of ideas spinning in the old head so lots more for later!!!!

This weekend is the All Dressed Up event put on by the Junior League and the Sewing Guild is doing the alterations for the girls, should be a fun busy day.  They are doing this at MATC this year due to the size of the event, hundreds of girls will be outfitted for the prom season at no charge, a very cool deal!!

And we can't forget Happy St. Patrick's Day to one and all!!!  For our party last Saturday in Hot Springs I brought a super easy dip that was a huge success.

Reuben Dip

1 c. mayo
1/2 lb. chopped corned beef, deli is ok I used the real stuff!!!
1 can sauerkraut drained 14 oz.
1 lb shredded swiss cheese
1 c. cheddar cheese shredded

mix all together place in a 9 x 13 pan bake for 30-40 minutes at 350

serve with toasted rye bread, little ones, bake at 350 for 10-15 minutes till crispy or chips or crackers.  For a festive touch  drizzle Thousand Island dressing over the top for a bit of color.

A wonderful, easy dip for any occassion!!!