I made this over 4th of July weekend. I remembered my Mom making them, but I had forgotten how truly AWESOME they really are. I'm still craving them....
Rhubarb Bars
3 cups cur rhubarb
1-1/2 cups sugar
1/4 cup cold water
2 TBSP Cornstarch
1 tsp vanilla
Combine all above ingredients in a small saucepan and cook over medium heat until thickened; cool.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine the follow ing just like a pie crust:
1-1/2 cups oatmeal
1-1/2 cups flour
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup margarine, softened
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
Put 3/4 of mixture in a jelly roll pan. Spread rhubarb mixture over top. Sprinkle remaining crumb mixture over top.
Bake 30-35 minutes until golden brown
Monday, July 11, 2011
Quiet weekend comes to a not-so-quiet end
So the weekend was going along without too much excitement until the last hour or so on Sunday.
Our good friends, Sonya and Kevin, stopped by with their daughter, Clara, on their way home. We were hanging out and having fun. Me and Sonya took the kids outside to play.
After maybe a half hour -- at most -- Sonya got bit in the hand by a black fly and her hand started to swell up right away. Just a couple minutes later, Ben started crying and was pointing to his index finger.
We weren't watching him, so we had no idea what happened. I assumed Maddie had hurt him (that's the primary reason he cries these days), but he couldn't seem to communicate to me what had happened.
We all went inside and Sonya's whole arm started to hurt and turn red. Ben's finger swelled up and was about three times it's normal size. So we decided it was time to go to the emergency room.
The guys stayed home with Maddie and Clara and I took the injured two to the Spooner emergency room. thankfully the place was quiet and we both got in right away.
The doctor thought both were bug bites -- possibly the same type of bug, but we have no idea what it was. Ben and Sonya got medicine and prescriptions and everything seems to be ok.
By the time we got home, fed the kids some McDonald's and packed up the car, it was after 6 pm. So we were late getting home for bed and I'm sure we'll have cranky kids today, as a result!
Our good friends, Sonya and Kevin, stopped by with their daughter, Clara, on their way home. We were hanging out and having fun. Me and Sonya took the kids outside to play.
After maybe a half hour -- at most -- Sonya got bit in the hand by a black fly and her hand started to swell up right away. Just a couple minutes later, Ben started crying and was pointing to his index finger.
We weren't watching him, so we had no idea what happened. I assumed Maddie had hurt him (that's the primary reason he cries these days), but he couldn't seem to communicate to me what had happened.
We all went inside and Sonya's whole arm started to hurt and turn red. Ben's finger swelled up and was about three times it's normal size. So we decided it was time to go to the emergency room.
The guys stayed home with Maddie and Clara and I took the injured two to the Spooner emergency room. thankfully the place was quiet and we both got in right away.
The doctor thought both were bug bites -- possibly the same type of bug, but we have no idea what it was. Ben and Sonya got medicine and prescriptions and everything seems to be ok.
By the time we got home, fed the kids some McDonald's and packed up the car, it was after 6 pm. So we were late getting home for bed and I'm sure we'll have cranky kids today, as a result!
Saturday, July 9, 2011
Quiet weekend at the cabin
Jamey and the kids stayed at the cabin this past week, while I went home to work for a few days. I came back Friday afternoon to three people thrilled to see me.
So far, our weekend has been quiet. We didn't do anything exciting today since all of us were tired and a bit crabby. I got a few good pictures, though:
Here's one where Ben is trying to give Maddie a hug:
And here's Maddie -- clearly she likes powdered sugar donuts!
So far, our weekend has been quiet. We didn't do anything exciting today since all of us were tired and a bit crabby. I got a few good pictures, though:
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Here's one where Ben is trying to give Maddie a hug:
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And here's Maddie -- clearly she likes powdered sugar donuts!
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Sunday, July 3, 2011
Fourth of July 2011
We're at the cabin for a long weekend for the big holiday. My good friend, Janelle and her husband, Dabe, are staying with us (they live outside of D.C.) and we've been hanging out with our friends from the Cities (Sonya, Kevin & Clara) who have a cabin nearby.
Today was packed with excitement, although the kind of funny part is that we never made it down to the lake even though it was possibly the most gorgeous day of the year. Not sure why. But the kids had tons of fun....
Here's a picture of Janelle and Dabe:
Today was packed with excitement, although the kind of funny part is that we never made it down to the lake even though it was possibly the most gorgeous day of the year. Not sure why. But the kids had tons of fun....
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Here's a picture of Janelle and Dabe:
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