My First Week

I guess it's a milestone to say I've spent my first whole week by myself. It wasn't too bad as I stayed busy working out most days, taking care of pools, working at Wheelers, cooking, yardwork and working on odd projects. I had a few good cries missing Dad so much, but I manage to pick myself up and keep going forward.

Made myself go to the Relief Society craft night and actually had a nice time getting out of the house and visiting with good friends. I still don't like it much because the conversation always manages to turn around to me, "How are you doing?" "Why haven't you called me?" "Is there anything I can do?" I don't like attention on me, especially when I don't have anything good to report. My latest comment is, "I'm learning how to do this."

One problem area this week was with the Schlaich pool on Kasky Lane. Kim called and said the heater was doing weird things and was showing an error message. I don't work on heaters, first of all, but I went over to see what the matter was, yeah, acting like I knew what I was doing. Then I went home and looked up on the internet the Raypak heater instruction manuel, a tip I got from David. Sure enough, there it was. It had the code and what it meant and how to fix it. Ha ha. I went back and sure enough, I think I fixed the problem, which was easy, but at least I didn't have to hire John Park to go out for $85 and do what I did. Well, at least she hasn't called back yet so we'll see.

I went to Sarah Krause's wedding reception Saturday. It was held at a friend's home in Lafayette, up by St. Mary's college. It was a nice day so she could get away with having it outside, but it sure got cold!

























I have a new thing going to promote my getting back in the kitchen. I'm going to try several new recipes each week and when I find a good one, I will share it here. The recipe this week will be perfect to go along with the Thanksgiving feast:
Cream Cheese Apple Bars
1 pkg Betty Crocker oatmeal cookie mix
1/2 cup firm butter
2 8-oz cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup sugar
2 TBS flour
1 tsp vanilla
1 egg
21 oz can apple pie filling
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/3 cup chopped walnuts

Mix cookie mix with butter using hands. Reserve 1 1/2 cup mixture, set aside. Spread remaining cookie mix in 9x13 pan. Cook 10 min at 350. Cool

Blend cream cheese, sugar, flour, vanilla and egg. Spread over cooled crust. Mix together pie filling and cinnamon. Spread over cream cheese mixture. Sprinkle reserve cookie mix and nuts over the top. Cook at 350 for 35 minutes or until golden brown (don't overcook).

Cool and cut. These set up enough to eat with your hands after cooling in the fridge for a few hours, but they are good to eat with a fork after 20 minutes, especially with ice cream. They can be made ahead and frozen. Walnut Creek Stake Relief Society