Saturday, April 26, 2014

A Busy Weekend

John went with the young men / varsity scouts to the Mountain Man Rendezvous. They had a great turnout (Dakota, Michael W, Zach, Michael A, Derek, Hudson, Lance, Garrett and leaders John, Dave A, Craig S). They left Friday night and stayed through Saturday.


 I sent them with s'mores cereal bars. John said they did not last long at all.


S'mores Cereal Bars
1/2 cup butter
1 (10-ounce) bag mini marshmallows
1 (12-ounce) box Golden Graham cereal
1 (10-ounce) bag milk chocolate chips
Spray a 9x13 inch pan with nonstick cooking spray. Melt the butter and marshmallows in a large saucepan over low heat, until marshmallows are melted - roughly 3 to 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Carefully stir in the cereal until evenly mixed, then allow to cool for 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in 1 cup of chocolate chips. Press into the prepared pan. Then press the remaining chocolate chips on top. Cool completely, then cut into squares.

While John was camping, I went to the Stake Women's Conference and accompanied Becky Stevens on a song. Stayed for the luncheon (yummy sandwiches, chips and cupcakes), then headed to Lydia's wedding and reception. She had a western theme and had a catered dinner (hamburgers, hot dogs, potato salad, beans, and a lemonade stand). Her mother (Molly) made her cake - cake stand was a tree trunk - and decorated it to look like a birch tree. It was pretty cool.

Finally, the place we stayed in New Mexico to celebrate our 25th wedding anniversary? They were featured in the Martha Stewart Living magazine, so I had to go pick up a copy.