Baby Ruth Bars

Yesterday I tried a new recipe that was given to me. It's really good. Marc and I both liked it. Easy to make (after a few modifications) and super easy to eat with a glass of milk or a cup of coffee!

Baby Ruth Bars

4 C oatmeal
1 C brown sugar
1/2 C white corn syrup
1/2 C peanut butter
1 teas vanilla
3/4 C softened butter

Mix together and pat into a 9x13 pan. Bake 12 minutes at 400.

Topping:
2/3 C peanut butter
6 oz chocolate chips
3 oz butterscotch chips

While still hot out of oven, spread peanut butter onto the cake. Mix chips and sprinkle on cake to melt. When melted use toothpick or butter knife to swirl the chips on top. Let cool and eat.

(I found that 12 minutes burnt the edges but the middle was still soft.... I also used more of each of the chips-this is due to the fact that i didn't pay too close to attention because I was still frustrated about my burnt edges and gooey center! Ha!)

WARNING: COOKIE MAY BE TOO RICH FOR PEOPLE WHO CAN'T HANDLE EXTREME SWEETS. IF THIS PERSON IS YOU, STOP READING MY BLOG! Ha ha!

Ingredients for the base

Topping ingredients

Before the baking
While Mommy baked, Maddie played in Mommy's cookie cutters

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Ahhh Ahhh Ahhh CHOOOOO!

The title was my attempt at a written sneeze! Ha ha! Just like the attached video is my attempt at catching Madelyn in the act of blowing her nose into a Kleenex. She's smart enough to know when the camera is pointing at her though! Ha ha! Enjoy!



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The more that you read, the more things you will know...

On Sunday, my sister and I hosted a Usborne Book party. Usborne is originally an British company. The company's goal is to promote children's literacy. Its now very popular everywhere! I happened to see their booth at the state fair this year. I stopped to look at their toddler flash cards. Unfortunately, they only had the display set left, but the lady gave me a catalog to look through. After looking it over, I was intrigued. There were so many great books, activity kits, and flash cards for kids from birth to high school. The catalog featured several different home school courses as well. I just had to tell my teacher-turned-mommy sister who loves teaching her daughter new things! (My niece could read at a very early age, she's four now and I often have to ask her the time because I still struggle with face clocks! ha ha!)


After talking more with the consultant, she said that the best months to host a party are in July and August. They always do double incentive points for the host during those months. So we hurried and got our party set up for August 29th. Last night Jenny turned in the books that she and I wanted with our rewards points. I'm happy to say that we both got $115 free books and $62.50 half price books! (Break down, collectively we got $50 for booking at the fair, $180 based on our sales, and $125 worth of half price books) Having said that, I was able to earn 17 books (three of which are stroller books) and four sets of flash cards! Whoo hoo!


Not only did Jenny and I receive some awesome deals, but we had a great time too! Our daughters had a blast playing together and with the other children who came.


Enjoy the pictures of the kids playing! If you have any questions about the Usborne Company you can visit: http://www.theusbornebookstore.com/.

... The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.

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Playing at the fair!

This weekend we were lucky enough to get another chance to go to the state fair. It was a little warmer than our previous visit, but it was a lot less crowded!


It was a fun time! Maddie was in a good mood and enjoyed playing with Grandma and Grandpa Roberts!


Here's some pictures of our trip!

Smiling for Mommy!

What is this? A walnut?

Look at my fun toys, Grandma!

Look at the walnut I found Grandpa!

Did you see it daddy?
Maddie loves animals

Baaaaaaa
Driving a tractor

Slides are so fun!

I don't know about that thing daddy....

Playing in the fan!

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A Few Favorites for Friday!

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BBQing it Mongolian Style!

The other evening my family went to eat at the Mongolian Barbecue in Carmel. It was great! That was the second time Marc and I had been there - and we were still super impressed!

If you'd never been there, let me explain how it works. There are three bars set up (well four if you want to count the soup and salad bar). The first one is meats...any raw meat you want....Put that in your bowl...Go to the next bar. Veggies....Potatoes, mushrooms, carrots, pea pods, onions, green peppers, (right now I'm pretty much naming what went in mine!)....Bar three - sauces and spices. I grabbed the peanut sauce. It was delicious! My mom got the teriyaki and dad got sweet and sour - both were also amazing! Next time I'll add a little fresh garlic to it! You take your pile of raw/fresh meats and veggies and your bowl of sauce and spices to the big grill. Your meal will be grilled in minutes! When you return, you find brown and white rice on the table, as well as tortilla shells. It was super good!

Itsy Bitsy Spider..

Loving on Bob (cat) What was left on my plate!

(Tim, Jenny, Aunt Sandy, Marc)

(Mom, Abby, Dad)

At the end of dinner we were all stuffed! But as you can see, very happy!

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Lets Salsa!

This year, I really wanted to put up salsa. Marc and I love chips and salsa...Well let's be honest, the list of foods Marc and I don't love is shorter than the list of what we love... Anyway, I've also really enjoyed putting up food for this winter. It feels good that I'm using what we grew in our garden to save us money later! Though it wasn't a ton, my mom and I were able to put up 12 1/2 pints of salsa! We could have kept going, but it was getting late and we were both ready to call it a day. We also were out of jars. So I'm glad we didn't resort to freezing it...I have limited space that I'm saving for our applesauce!

The first batch of salsa we made using a recipe. We used all fresh ingredients. The second we used the Ball brand mix I got at the State Fair...That one I loved just because it was so much easier! But in the taste test with my dad and Marc the "from scratch" version seemed to win.

I also was excited to try out my new food processorer. I say new, but I got it for a bridal shower three years ago! I've never gotten it out because of the lack of storage in my kitchen! But all with all the tomotoes, I decided it was time!

Enjoy the pictures!





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New Toy Room / Guest Room in Progress

Here is the beginning stages of our room renovations. I should have taken a picture before the furniture was moved out! Ha-or the furniture sitting around our dining room! What a mess. At least we're making some headway. We're ordering windows and carpet tomorrow! I'm excited. Hopefully we can make some headway this weekend!

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Come and Get It!

Here are some pictures of us feeding the cows the shucks from the sweet corn we put up yesterday. It was another fun, sticky day! We put up so much corn, we should be set for another year!

Enjoy the pictures!

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