Christmas Baking #1

I guess really the title of this blog post shouldn't be "Christmas Baking #1" because there is no baking involved, just microwaving but Christmas Microwaving sounds dumb. . .

Fantasy Fudge
3/4 c margarine or butter
3 c sugar
2/3 c evaporated milk
1 pkg (8 oz) Bakers Semi-Sweet Chocolate, broken into pieces
1 jar (7 oz) Marshmallow Creme
1 tsp vanilla
1 c chopped nuts

Microwave margarine 4 quart microwavable bowl on HIGH 1 minute or until melted. Add sugar and milk; mix well.

Microwave on HIGH 3 minutes; stir. Microwave 2 minutes longer or until mixture begins to boil; mix well. Microwave 3 minutes, stir. Microwave 2 1/2 minutes longer. Let stand 2 minutes.

Stir in chocolate until melted. Add marshmallow creme and vanilla; mix well. Stir in nuts. Pour into greased 9x13 inch pan. Cool at room temperature; cut into squares.

Makes about 4 dozen candies
Prep Time: 20 minutes

10 Years

I’m not sure what to say about the past 10 years with Scott. Well really I’ve known him for 12 years but Nov 10, 2009 was our 10th wedding anniversary. We’ve had some good times and we’ve had some bad times and sometimes it was really bad and sometimes it was really good. I don’t want to make this into a blog post about how great my marriage is because if I was brutally honest it’s not great all the time and I really hate reading about only the good things in people’s lives so I’m assuming that a) someone is reading this and b) they don’t want to read only good things either and c) that if I were to try and do a post about the last 10 years it would be horrifically long and therefore d) no one would read it.

Here’s some wedding pics, just to remind myself and for your enjoyment.

Grandpa Hinman

We just spent the last week down at my parents house in Cardston. My grandfather passed away on Oct 16 and Scott's employers were kind enough to let him take the entire week off with only 15 min notice. They may not pay the most but they are good to their employees in other ways so I can't really complain, well except for the money but that's a whole nother post!

My mom's dad, Willard Cook Hinman was 93 years old and really didn't have much to live for. His wife passed away almost 10 years ago and he was mostly deaf and blind and had a hard time getting around. He'd lived a good life and (I believe) was as ready to pass as one can be. He will be missed but I get great comfort in knowing that he is with my grandma and all his other relatives that have already gone ahead.

One of my favorite memories of grandpa was playing cards. We would go over to his house and play Hearts (but not on Sunday), King's Corner or Rook to name a few. We also always got in a game of Rummikub. Grandpa was a fierce competitor with a good sense of humor so the games were always lots of fun!


Grandpa and his son in law (my dad)


Grandpa and 3 of his 5 children, taken the weekend of his 93rd birthday celebration