It Doesn't Take Much ...

...to make me a happy gal! I usually go to the store every morning and gather up a bunch of goodies to take with me to work that day. My usual granola bar and juice for breakfast, a Coke Zero for the afternoon, maybe a pack of crackers, and if I am splurging a candy bar or some candy. (I know I should really buy this stuff at the grocery store, but I like to have my options every day. Ha Ha) That's when I happened to look and saw this:

I have loved Chex Muddy Buddies ever since our chance meeting at a Vacation Bible School one year when I was younger. I. Love. Them. What's not to love? Chocolate, peanut butter, powdered sugar, and cereal. However, I hate making it from scratch. It is somewhat messy. So you can imagine my happiness when I saw this bag staring back at me from the convenience store display. Love at first sight. Told you it didn't take much to make me happy.

And speaking of VBS, I am bummed that I don't get to help out this year with the one at my church. The museum I work at does an annual History Camp for kids and of course it's the same week. I have always loved Bible School. It's just something about watching kids learn about Jesus that is so precious. But this year, I still get to love on some children and watch them grow a love for history (not even close to some Jesus, though!). I am thinking about making some Muddy Buddies for a snack one day for the kids, so that will make me happy!! I am looking forward to our camp though. Each day has a different theme from a period during the county's history. The days are: Native American day, Pioneer day, Antebellum/Civil War day, Victorian day, and 20th Century day. I am super pumped. However, I've got to learn how to do the Virginia Reel, so that I can teach the kids on Antebellum day. And if you are unfamiliar with the Virginia Reel, it's the dance from Gone with the Wind, in which Rhett bids for Scarlet to dance with him at the Confederate Bazaar. Should be fun times. I hear that the boys (3rd-6th graders, I might add) always throw a fit to "have to touch a girl" to do this dance. I can't wait!!

Anyways, this is a very random post. I just realized that. And on Oscar news, that dog is amazing! He has bounced back so well. He is like a young pup again. I guess that his back had been hurting him for a while now and now that he is on that medicine, it's like he realizes that he can move without pain. It is so awesome and I am so thankful that God was merciful to me and helped my little baby out! 

**And this is for my cousin Stacey who has a hatred for my history stories:

It is said that the first viewing of Gone with the Wind was not in Atlanta, it was actually in Thomasville. Mr. Whitney that owned Greenwood Plantation was one of the investors in the movie and it is said that he showed the first viewing of Gone with the Wind here in Thomasville at the Showboat Theatre on Melhana Plantation. It is also said that his plantation, Greenwood was the inspiration for the fictional Twelve Oaks Plantation. And you can see why.