Lemon Square

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
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• 4 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups white sugar
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 lemons, juiced

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. In a medium bowl, blend together softened butter, 2 cups flour and 1/2 cup sugar. Press into the bottom of an ungreased 9x13 inch pan.
3. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes in the preheated oven, or until firm and golden. In another bowl, whisk together the remaining 1 1/2 cups sugar and 1/4 cup flour. Whisk in the eggs and lemon juice. Pour over the baked crust.
4. Bake for an additional 20 minutes in the preheated oven. The bars will firm up as they cool. For a festive tray, make another pan using limes instead of lemons and adding a drop of green food coloring to give a very pale green. After both pans have cooled, cut into uniform 2 inch squares and arrange in a checker board fashion.

P.S. I had to bake the 2nd layer longer than 30 mins. because my middle layer took awhile to set. I also read a suggestion to add lemon zest to the crust before baking. Also, dust with icing sugar after baking, loosen edges while still warm and put in fridge or freezer to facilitate cutting. 

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Monday night videos (March 19)

More pics from our trip and one that's not

Ok, this picture was actually from last weekend but I forgot to add it. We attended Jeremy and Jill Geisinger's wedding out in Kananaskis. What a beautiful location and a beautiful day. And...the brunch food was amazing. Lisa Mose helped them with their wedding plan and did a great job.

Hanna happy as a clam on Monday morning being held by the hiding A. Max.
Hanna with A. Heather on Sunday night.
Hanna after being fed at lunch time on Sunday. This was outfit number 1. We had to graduate to outfit number 2 for the afternoon because of Hanna's spitting behaviours.
Hanna with Uncle Greg (Mom's only brother)

March 20 - The past week and forward

Hi folks.

As usual, lots has gone on since the last post. Well...at least I think so.

I went to the zoo for the first time with Hanna and some of my dear friends - Annette and Jessica. Pictures to follow. It wasn't toooo busy because we went in the late afternoon and left when the zoo closed. It was +12 degrees that day. By the afternoon, the wind picked up which is why I had to have the protector on the stroller. I like to put Hanna in the seat now vs. the car seat clicked into the stroller frame. Hanna can see way more. I can't wait to go back when we get warm weather. It is so beautiful there (besides the odd whiff of something unpleasant that reminds you that you are surrounded by animals).

On Friday, Sarah Pihrag and I ventured up to Edmonton for the wknd. She was going anyways and I had wanted to make the trip to see the family for some time. It was a good wknd to go because I got to see Uncle Greg and Jenn and meet Jenn's son, Reed. Hanna also got to meet them. I stayed the 2 nights at Rodey and Coral's and the kids had so much fun with Hanna including playing with Hanna's toys. Teija and Jaimen discovered how much fun it is to jump bum first into the Bumbo; And then get their rear stuck in it. It is amazing the imagination kids have. Hanna had pretty good nights while we were away. A solid 5-6 hrs straight before waking up to feed.

On Saturday I met my Sis-in-law, Sarah Radom for lunch. Unfortunately we missed U. Brent as he had a service call. Of course, Sarah and I can gab for hours because we have the love of teaching in us.

On Sunday we had a busy day too. We went to meeting. Of course, I met with that church back when I first met Shawn. So they were excited to meet Hanna too. Then gsp meeting in the afternoon and saw more people that hadn't met Hanna before. By that time, Hanna was short on naps and overwhelmed by all the people so she didn't take very well to all the stimulation.

Sunday night was supper at A. Heather and U. Trevor (minus U. Trevor there). Was nice to have supper with them.

Then it was time to travel to A. Maxine and U Kent's for the night and leave on Monday. By that time, Daddy was texting often wondering when we were coming home. The nice thing is that I could send a few pictures his way via phone so that he didn't feel so left out.

Yesterday, a package came to the door. I am officially an Usborne Consultant. Meaning....I sell books for kids of all ages. It's a little home business that I have kept my eye on for some time because I love their books so much. I will be setting up a website soon so that those that are interested in the product can shop online or at least look online and contact me. Because I love reading and am a teacher at heart, I am a huge fan of their books. The illustrations, interesting text, humour, quality...you name it, is there. They are great gifts for kids of all ages. And for those that are starting their book shelves (ie. me), it will be awesome to have Usborne on the shelves. www.usbornebooksathome.ca

Some other news to note...Shawn's dad is here until next week and Hanna gets her 6 month vaccinations tomorrow. Oh...and I made lemon squares for the first time yesterday. My inspiration comes from Aunty Max because her baking is always so amazing. I didn't realize that the recipe was so easy. I will post the recipe for those that might be inspired to make them as well.

Kisses from Jaimen on the wknd.
LOTS of cuddles from Teija. She just wanted to be near us all wknd. Was so special.
The zoo - penguins exhibit. This is a very popular exhibit right now. The creatures apparently like to dive in and make a big splash because I got wet watching them.
My special friends - Annette (closest to camera) and Jessica Kneesch. See the elephant in the background?
Annette and her little guy, Keaston and Hanna in her seat and I in front of the rhinos (which by the way, have the grossest teeth I've ever seen)

Hanna's new meal

Hanna's new sounds