How do you know when summer is almost here?!? When your neighbors grandkids start coming up for visits! These are Jordyn's summertime friends, Andrew and Mackenzie. As soon as they get out of school, they start spending weekends up in the canyon with their grandparents, Marci and Darwin...and when they are up here, they spend a lot of time hanging out with Jordyn too! They spend hours playing outside, riding bikes, splashing around in the ditch, playing on the trampoline, watching movies in bad weather, and of course riding around on the four-wheeler! There are no children in the canyon except Jordyn, so she loves it when they come up, and i think they have a pretty good time too :) Last Saturday they went Geo Caching with Marci at a few nearby locations. They found all but the one at Archers, so i guess they'll have to keep looking!
Meanwhile, i pulled some rhubarb from the garden and decided to make some jam. This was my first time working with rhubarb, so i wasnt sure what to expect, but when it was all said and done, it turned out really tasty, so i thought i would include the recipe here....enjoy!
Rhubarb-Strawberry Jam: 6 cups of diced rhubarb, 2 1/2 cups of sugar (let rhubarb and sugar sit in a covered pot overnight). When finished setting, boil mixture for about 15 minutes or so (until it starts to mush down nice), then add in about a pint of cut up strawberries to soften. When it gets to desired consistency, remove from heat and add in 1 box of strawberry jello. When mixed well, pour into jars. My jars sealed themselves, so they are good to go! enjoy :) Summer is almost here...i can taste it!
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