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Show -N E W S- Spanish Fork When life gets hard ... WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 2008 • A3 Covering what matters most MUDDLE Life After Birth Janene Baadsgaard Have you ever had one of those days when you wish you'd stayed in bed? I remember a day like that. The dishwasher had malfunctioned, flooding our house all night as we slept. We didn't know until one of our sleepyeyed children came into our bedroom early the next morning and said, "Mom and Dad! It's raining in the basement!" The room that was hardest hit was the storage room where we'd carefully stacked our supply of food. In a mad dash to save whatever we could, every member of the family hauled each bucket and box out into the backyard to dry out. Just when we finished, we heard a clap of thunder and looked up. Suddenly, the heavens opened and immediately became a downpour. So we hauled our soggy mess into the garage. After I finally got all the children off to school, my first-grader had an accident that required a change of clothing. To top the day off, I fell down a flight of stairs because I was eight months pregnant and very clumsy. That evening, I was down on my hands and knees in the kitchen, wiping up sup- no one can tell the difference." It is a categorical understatement to say I was flabbergasted at his comment. My husband is a very calm and collected father and husband. I couldn't believe my ears. I'd lived with this man every single day for decades and genuinely believed he was always handling everything. Now he confides that he's been muddling? It was difficult to believe. Yet, as, I let his words sink inside, it made me feel so much betJanene Baadsgaard ter. per that mostly ended up on Muddle, I thought. I think the floor. I was so exhausted I can muddle. Muddling is I felt like bursting into tears not mediocrity. Muddling is — but I didn't want to deal realizing we all have hard with any more water. days when we feel fragile "I can't handle it any and anxious. Muddling is letmore," I said to my husband ting go of the idea that somehow we're suppose to handle in the other room. What I really wanted was everything that comes our for my husband to sweep me way. Muddling is accepting up in his arms and carry me our humanness and inadequaoff to his castle where I'd cies. Muddling allows us to never have to deal with any stop keeping up appearances or worrying that we'll never problems again. "You don't have to handle measure up. Muddling is accepting that we have good it," my husband said. "What?!" I replied sur- days and bad days. Muddling prised. "You just don't appre- is leaving control to God and never giving up hope that ciate how hard my life is." "I mean," he answered, things will work out. So on "there's no rule book some- those days when you feel like where that says you have to you can't handle your life for go through life handling ev- one more minute — don't — erything. Just muddle. I've just muddle. No one can tell been muddling for years and the difference. coming to Spanish Fork Summer Sims ^ SF COMMUNITY THEATRE "There's a bright golden haze on the meadow. There's a bright golden haze on the meadow. The corn is a high as an elephant's eye..." at least it is in Rodger & Hammerstein 's Oklahoma!. Spanish Fork Community Theatre is thrilled to announce that this years production will be Oklahoma!, directed by Adam Cannon, and choreographed by Emily Gast. Adam, originally from Salt Lake City, has lived in Spanish Fork with his family for the last two and a half years. He has been actively involved in theatre for the last 25 years. His theatre career began with a walk-on cameo appearance in his high school's production of "The Pajama Game." He was immediately hooked! Since then Adam has been involved with many different roles in theatre from Nebo Choralem Do you love singing? Nebo Chorale is looking to enlarge its choir. We invite any adults in the community to join the choir, especially men. We are a regional choir directed by Rick Lunt. Our members come from all walks of life to share their love of music and make good friends. Feel free to just show up and participate with us on Wednesday evenings from 7:00-8:30 p.m. at the Spanish Fork High School choir room. For more information, please contact the choir president, E3reot.Bingham at 310-2092orosito626@msn.com. ' " ^ ^ V -• —• • - - Grandma's Recipes Corn Cheese Chowder Preserving your fruit Ready or Not Dawn Van Nosdol Last week we talked about storing your vegetables and having them available in your food storage. To round out your well-balanced nutrition intake, this week we will discuss how to store your fruits. There are basically three ways to store fruit in your food storage for times that you can't have fresh fruit. The oldest way of storing fruit is to dry it, or buy it already dried. There isn't a fruit that I have tried dried that I haven't liked, except bananas — I don't like dried bananas, but most people do. My favorite is dried cranberries and mangos. Dried fruit can be reconstituted to make pies (e.g. apples, peaches or cherries) or you can chop them up and throw them into cereal or just eat them a^ is. Just remember to drink a lot of — what? — that's right, water\ (2 gallons, per person, per day for a two week period). Unlike canned vegetables, I love canned or bottled fruit. One of my favorite memories is when I was a little girl sit- ting around the table with my grandpa Liston eating bottled cherries and spitting out the pits. Bottled or canned fruits last for a very long time and you can use them just like you would fresh fruit. In Denmark they like to take canned peach halves and lay them face down on a large platter, slice a half-gallon of ice cream into one-inch layers and then start layering them — first the peaches, then the ice-cream, peaches, ice cream, until it is all gone. They would serve this at parties or family get-togethers. It tasted wonderful. The last way that you can store fruit is in the freezer. I buy frozen fruit at Sam's Club that is really good. You are supposed to set a bowl of the fruit in the fridge to let it thaw out, or put it in the microwave for about a minute or two, I like to eat it when it is still a little frozen; it is very refreshing and tasty. The grapes are wonderful and so are the pineapple and peaches. The only thing that I don't like is the frozen strawberries after they have thawed out because they get kind of mushy. However, when they are frozen, I love them. I used to freeze a lot of strawberries and when my kids wanted a cold, slushy type drink in the summertime, I could just throw a bunch of frozen strawberries in the | blender with some milk and a little bit of sugar and it made instant, healthy strawberry I shakes. I also did the same with frozen bananas and I peaches. Sometimes I will 1 • even mix the fruit up and I make a delicious combo 1 shake. When you freeze your , fruit, lay them on a plate or I cookie pan and freeze them individually so that they I won't stick together when you put them in a container to | store. After they have frozen, just put them in an airtight | bag or container and use them | at will. You can also freeze your bananas and make them into yummy treats. Peel the banana, stick a popsicle stick in the end and dip into either yogurt or chocolate (you know my preference) and roll in nuts or grape-nuts or crushed cookies or anything else that sounds good. Wrap them up in cellophane and freeze. The big thing that you want to remember is tot look for sales and then take advantage of bumper crops to help your food storage grow — whether frozen, dried or bottled. CHRISTOPHER J. TRAPNELL, , DDS., MS. ORTHODONTIST Congratulations to IN ovemoer Contest W]inner RAYNA BELL SPANISH FORK PAYSON 89 WEST 900 NORTH 1107 SOUTH HWY198 798-8343 465-2541 performing to directing. His directing credits include: "Arsenic and Old Lace," "A Wonderful Life," as well as the technical director for Spanish Fork's 2007 production of "Seussical The Musical." When asked about his upcoming production of Oklahoma he replied "It's just good fun. It's a show that has an opportunity to interact with the audience. It is a 100 years since the show was set, but it's still fun. People love the Wild West. I think it's great to be combining this with Fiesta Days. I think people will have fun." For more information on this event, please check our website www.sfctonline.org. Auditions will be held March 27, 2008 and March 28, 2008 with call back on March 29,2008 at Spanish Fork Junior High School. Keep posted for audition information. We would love to have as much.local talent as we can, and hope to involve the entire community. Grandma's Recipes Betty June Ott I make soups a lot. In the fall when we get lots of corn on the cob I use fresh corn in lots of dishes, including this chowder. 6 bacon slices Ismail onion 2 cans (16 oz each) cream style corn 2 c. cubed potatoes 1-1/3 c. hot water 2/3 c. evaporated milk 1 tsp. salt • 1/4 tsp. garlic salt (optional) 1-1/2 c. cheddar cheese, but into small cubes (corn cut from the cob-optional) Cut bacon into 1/2" pieces. Cook bacon until almost crisp; remove from fat with slatted spoon. Cut onion in half and slice. Add onion to bacon fat in skillet. Saute until tender but not brown. Cube raw potato and cook in 2 cups water just till tender. (if using corn off the cob put into potatoes the last few minutes.). Drain and reserve the water. Use the potato water to make up the 2-1/1 cups hot water-you'll have to add more water to the potato water. Put all ingredients, except cheese, in heavy skillet and heat to simmering point. Stir in cheddar cheese after removing kettle from heat. Serve immediately. | t i ' • I , I I | | 1 Home away from-Home BHi jr-- - . - n it in ii IP& Ann 91 Bffnim IP*.-1. hr'! • r • Loafer Canyon 4 bedroom home. Incredible scenery with mature trees, pond and community horse corral. Only ten minutes from Salem. Fully furnished and immaculate. Gated community offers Heaven on earth. Only $400,000. Call 798-6816. The Spanish Fork News M> |