WE'RE BACK! Well, not really, but on MONDAY!

HELLO!

We've missed ya'll...huh....kinda!

Charlotte and I have had a wonderful week away from SUGAR, CUPCAKES, BUTTER AND FOOD

DYE!

BUT... it's back to the bump and grind on Monday.

Let me just fill you in on the details of my trip,mainly because I haven't even talked to Charlotte to know anything about her trip. I give you the details later. Promise. Pinky Promise.

I left last Sunday to go spend a few days with my momma. Some of you know that I lost my father in August after he suffered a stroke and I haven't been able to go back to Arkansas to visit Momma since then. So, I packed some "seasonable clothing" in hopes that the temperatures would be cooler. Wrong! Except for the day I left to come home, the temperatures were still in the high 80's. But, the colors were beautiful and I had a lovely visit. I took my momma to have her hair done on Monday. We ate at her favorite place and then we trekked up the mountain to visit with my Aunt(s) and cousin. Aunt Johnnie came up from Ft. Lauderdale, Fl. and I haven't seen her in a coon's age, as Momma would say. We have tea and fruitcake and laughed and discussed illegal aliens and Sara Palin and pretty much straighted out what is wrong in this country in the course of about 3 hours. Mr. Obama, are you taking notes here.

On Tuesday, I took Momma to have a manicure and pedicure. Wow, I couldn't believe she would love, love love it has much as she did! First, she said NO! to color polish on her toes, but with some tipping, I convinced the attendant to paint them puppies. And ya know what? She loved them!

I can't tell you how much fun I had watching her! Momma is the kind of woman that thought nail polish was the sign of a "woman of the night", to put it mildly.

I came home rested, refreshed and filled to the brim with happiness from those few days I spent with her. I love cooking for her and my dad always looked forward to my visits because he knew there would be cornbread, beans, collards or turnips and sweet iced tea.

I sure miss him.

But, as things always seem to go, I had to leave too early and head back to reality.

My husband was glad to see me return. He didn't have any clean socks and wasn't sure about dinner.

I hope to get away again and go back to visit with Momma and go back to the nail salon. This time I promise to have pictures!

So, this is the OFFICIAL NOTICE of my return.

As for Charlotte, I hope she has had a good trip and is ready to get busy, because the HOLIDAY'S ARE HERE!