I was up early yesterday morning so why waste time laying around when I could try to bake a newer to me updated oatmeal bar recipe. This time with fresh rhubarb and you make the filling to use in the oatmeal bar recipe. Turned out pretty good but with making the filling it tends to stick to the edge of the baking pan so don't be like me when I forgot to use Pam baking release spray. That would have helped.
I went to a local farmer's market and visited a lady's booth where she makes cards, notepads and post it note type of holders with a pen included. Purchased a few items. With getting ready to hopefully retire in the near future I purchased a notecard to write a thank you to the executive office staff for giving me the opportunity to work for their organization for several years. I also put together in a cute treat bag some Waggoner's Chocolates I ordered from Canton, Ohio to bless them. I actually purchased the chocolates to bless the widow neighbors for Mother's Day, and to take some with me when I go to a small family reunion. I also went to the Amish bulk store and bought those yummy potato chips my family likes to bring with me to the reunion. I froze the rhubarb bars after making a few plates to take to neighbors, to take with me also to the reunion.
Heading back from the bulk store I stopped by the Amish homes (there are 3 together) to purchase farm fresh brown eggs. So fresh they were that when I brought them home to clean them there was a chicken feather actually on one of the eggs. Now, the price of eggs still have not gone down in grocery stores like we are being told they have. This is a really good deal $4.50 for 18 eggs and then $4.00 for a pint of homemade sauerkraut also. The younger children and their mom gathered by my car as I waited for the eggs and we conversed a bit. I asked them which one of them was going to cook for their mom on Mother's Day, maybe a roast chicken, carrots, potatoes and salad. None said they would so I then jokingly suggested maybe someone making breakfast for her. The mom told me some of the children helped her bake sourdough bread and rolls that day. I asked her if the kids knew about Lego's and she said they did when she asked me what I was going to do for Mother's Day. I replied my children live out of state but 1 sent me 2 different Lego building sets for flowers to work on. I handed the mom a $10.00 bill and asked if it was okay for the child that fetched the eggs to keep the difference as a tip. She said it was fine. I must admit I felt bad not having anything to give the rest of the children as a tip for them. I have to make a mental note to get some snacks of some sort to leave with them the next time I go and get eggs. Lydia did not make any fresh cherry fried pies that day so I did not purchase any from her since my 1 neighbor likes cherry desserts. I told her husband that I made fresh rhubarb oatmeal bars that morning. If they were still not cooling off when I took them out of the oven, I could have made up a small plate to bring to this older Amish couple. Oh well. Remember, if you are blessed to be a blessing then you are blessed to bless others. I am sure there is something to be thankful for or someone you could share your blessings to bless another today. Think pretty hard and I just know you will find a way to be a blessing to others that may have blessed you 1 time or another in your life.
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