When Bruce and I were first married, Aug. 18, 1979, someone gave us this stoneware casserole dish. It was the PERFECT size for the two of us, and I concocted many dishes in it- mushroom rice casserole, tuna noodle casserole, etc. but one of our favorites was using it for Beanie Wienies.
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(Which is simply your favorite baked bean recipe with hot dogs cut in half, and stuffed in the beans to bake). It didn't start becoming too small until Chelsey was born. By that time, Cass was getting bigger, and eating a bit more, and the bean pot got pushed farther and farther back in the cupboard.
Years passed. Incredibly good years, filled with laughter and love and family- Growth and change and bittersweet moments. Indescribably sweet and precious AND BUSY!
And then, we come to today.
Today was a perfect Fall day. Crisp and cool, with high temperatures in the mid 60's. I wanted to make something simple for dinner- something different- something we hadn't had in awhile, and I suddenly thought of ... Beanie Wienies! And, then, I thought about that old casserole dish we'd moved from home to home over the last 36 years.
The kids are gone-
They've got homes of their own, as it should be.
And we're back to the beginning again. Just Bruce and me.
And an old stoneware bean pot that's the PERFECT size for the two of us.
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