Feeling Saucy!

Americans love their sauces…I mean LOVE them! You only have to stop by a local Walmart to see that. There are so many fast food and restaurant chains that are getting in on the retail market.  I guess people steal their sauces from the store so they figure, hey, we should sell them so the people can get what they want and it will help our profits instead of hurting them.

Even some famous chefs/cooks, such as Guy Fieri and Ree Drummond have gotten into the game.

I love sauces too, but oddly enough don’t really buy fast food/restaurant sauces as it would take me too long to eat them.  The only exception is that I do love Whataburger Spicy Ketchup and I have bought that a couple of times.

Are you a saucy person?  Have you bought any of these?

McDonald's - ** Sigh **

 I am a patient person...a VERY patient person but man I can see why someone loses it when they visit a fast food place.

I don't go to fast food often...but yesterday after church, I really, really wanted an iced tea and didn't want to stop, get out of the car, go inside QT, pay, go back to the car, etc. 

I passed McDonald's and there was incredibly NO ONE at the drive through (maybe that should have been my first hint).  There was also no customers inside because this particular McDonald's is still only serving through drive through due to short staff (they say).

Here is how it goes...

I pull up to the drive through speaker

McD's Employee:  "Welcome to McDonald's, go ahead with your order"

Me: "I will have a large unsweetened tea with extra ice"

McD's Employee: "A large sweet tea?"

Me: "No, a large UNSWEET tea, please, with extra ice"

McD's Employee: "1.08, please drive up"

I am now at the pay window - remember, I am the only customer there

McD's Employee: <sticks out hand>

Me: <Gave her one dollar bill and a dime>>

McD's Employee: <<Talking to co worker about her Thanksgiving...while holding change in her hand...finally remembers me and gives me change>>

I now pull forward to the other window

McD's Employee:  <<opens window and looks confused as to why I am there...after looking around a bit, says "You had a sweet tea?"

Me: No ma'am, an UNsweet tea, with EXTRA ice please.

McD's Employee: "Sweet?"

Me: No, please, and UNsweet tea, with EXTRA ice - thank you.  (I said it nicely, I promise)

McD's employee hands me the drink below and walks away from the window.

 

 

I am SO GLAD I asked for EXTRA ice - not once, not twice but FOUR times - if I hadn't, I guess I wouldn't have gotten any ice at all.

At least it was Unsweetened.  

** SIGH **

Is the problem with fast food places really that they are short staffed or that they can't find people smart enough to pay attention to their one and only customer?

Ay ya ya!!!

My Busy Weekend

 I had a busy weekend this weekend but a good kind of busy.

Saturday, I woke up early to try to finish a gift for a friend's birthday.  I didn't finish it (almost but not quite)

Then we went to Cheesecake Factory for my friend's birthday lunch.  I haven't been there in years!!  They did very well with social distancing.  My sister and I have recommitted to a healthier lifestyle and I am proud to report that we both got something off the "skinnylicious" menu and we passed on the cheesecake (not an easy thing to do at the Cheesecake Factory"

 

 

This next photo - I took quickly in the bathroom (which is why it is blurry) - I just thought it was funny- the ladies hygiene dispenser looked like a face to me complete with a tear drop 😀

After lunch, it started raining & sleeting a bit, but my sister and I drove over to locate "Meals on Wheels" since she has an interview with them this week (fingers crossed).  Since we were near a Walmart, we went in there to pick up some items I need to make a dinner on Sunday.  

My sis then ordered a coffee from a nearby Starbucks using her app and we had trouble locating the actual shop, but fortunetly, finally did and made it home safely.

That evening, I watched Dead Poets Society and finished my friend's gift - a Rubix Cube Tissue Holder, like Sheldon has on Big Bang Theory.

 

Sunday morning started with on-line church.  Then I went to the grocery store because the day before, I couldn't find a Tres Leche Cake (I wanted to get a small cake to go with the meal I was making for my church friend).

Luckily Publix had a cake, then I came home and started working on a Mystery Game Day Crochet Along

 

Marly Bird does one every Super Bowl Sunday - it started at 8 am and it was almost 1 pm by the time I got around to starting so I already felt very far behind.  Then a friend called me and we talked for almost and hour and by then it was time to start making the dinner to take to my other friend.

So...I didn't get very far and after seeing everyone's finished projects (a small bag), I don't think I will make it.  It just isn't my style.  I might make the knitted version, I seemed to like it a little better.  We shall see.

So...about 3:30ish, I started making my friend's dinner....Chicken Enchiladas (using THIS recipe), Mexican Rice, Black Beans and (store bought) Tres Leche Cake and Mango Lemonade.

I then got in the car and drove to midtown to deliver my friend's dinner.  I had a little trouble finding the placed because her address is on a certain road but her house and driveway is actually on a different road (corner lot) - it was a little confusing but I located it and she happily met me at the door with some beautiful flowers from her award winning garden. (Literally, she has won AWARDS for her garden)

 

 I told her that I was supposed to give her flowers not the other way around!! They are beautiful and fragrant a totally made my day!

By the time I got home, it was time for the game, a friend called me and then I called my mom and made some Rotel Cups and settled down to watch the game about 7:15 pm.

WHEW !!  A busy, busy but good kind of busy weekend.  

I need another couple of days off to recover from the weekend !

 

Abbeville, AL - Home of Huggin' Molly

I ride through the town of Abbeville, Alabama several times a year - probably 10 - 12 times at least - maybe more.  So I have been through there a lot over the years. 

Back at the end of October, when I was riding through (my 4th time that month), I noticed this new sign they were putting up on the outskirts of town.  They were actually in the process of putting it up as I drove by, so I couldn't stop and see what it was all about.

When I went through in November, I saw the sign and for some reason it struck me as soooo funny.  It was pouring rain though and I was very tired and wanted to get home so I didn't stop.  But this time...the weather was okay, the traffic was light so I decided to stop and see it up close.

The sign says "Welcome to Abbeville" - Home of Huggin' Molly.  Okay, at the time, I didn't know who that was....all I could think was....it looks like a witch, chasing a child.

I mean who doesn't want to live in or visit a town where witches chase your children, right?

Haha - well, as it turns out Molly is not a witch but actually is more of a ghost.  Apparently, the legend is that Molly is the ghost of a very large woman (7 feet tall and as big as a bale of hay), who is dressed all in black - after dark, she will chase you down, give you a hug and scream in your ear. 

Apparently, she has a particular fondness of children (especially boys).  According to the Washington Times (Jan 2 2013), a local named Jimmy Rane, also known to many as Yella Man, swears he encountered her as a boy.

I read a story somewhere by a girl that said when she was about 11, she and her BFF wanted to see if the story was true, they went into some woods and stayed until it got dark - after a while, this tall woman, dressed all in black, came running at them with  her arms outstretched.  The kids ran out of the woods without looking back - they were afraid to see what was behind them I suppose.

Apparently, Molly is a little misunderstood - she doesn't do this to scare people, per se, she may be seeking her own child.  I guess she screams when she realizes she has the wrong kid.

Not sure if the story is true or not but....it sure makes for a good tale (and an interesting town welcome sign).

If you are ever in Southeastern Alabama - a few miles from Dothan, stop in at Huggin Molly's Restaurant in Abbeville -  a good old fashioned soda fountain, with great food and find out more about her and the town.