bill and rosi

May 6, 2012                     Small Plates of Rosi  #3

Hi Everyone!!!

Another week has come and gone.  Wow.  What has happened to all of you this week?  Hope you are well and happy.   Thanks to those who responded to last week’s letter.  It is so fun to hear what you are doing!!!!

This is what I know:

Sorensen family:  Claire Bear had her tonsils and adenoids removed plus tubes put into her ears.  She spoke with me just a few hours afterwards and said:  “Hi Grandma Rosi.  I am sick.”  (and she didn’t sound sick at all.  I was amazed that she could even talk.)  Claire, thanks for being so brave.  Now it is Matthew’s turn…  on Monday at Primary Children’s Hospital in Salt Lake..  (If he is well enough.)

Ben Mathews family:  Tamme, thanks for sharing your life with children with us in your recent letter.  Taking care of 5 kids….  now that is a big job.

Tim Mathews family:  Elle is about to turn five years old.  That is amazing!!!

Frus family: Adam and Becky are a great team.  Becky will be making a presentation at the National Geographic Society’s Convention.  Adam will be putting together an exhibit of his many rocks and minerals for that same convention.  (I hope I got that right, Adam.)

What a lovely honor.  You two are great.

Marlies family:  Rick is excited to be graduating from high school.  (I hear that he is smiling a lot right now.) We are all happy for him!!!  Several of our clan will be at their home this next weekend for Laurel’s wedding.

Luke Mathews family:  Big Luke has been doing a lot of traveling but he has still found time to purchase a large tent trailer and has plans to place it on a larger trailer so that he can carry the family’s toys with them on holidays.

Mountain View High School:   I have completed selecting the choirs for next year.  We had the annual “kidnapping” breakfast yesterday at 6:00 a.m. for the 38 new members of Chamber Choir.  I worry about what crazy things the kidnappers might do to the inductees.   I threaten the kids with their lives to make things “fun” not “crazy”.  There was a good spirit at the breakfast and no one had to be taken to the hospital, so I guess it was okay.  (Next year I am thinking that we should just “send out letters” to notify the new choir members. It would be safer.)  After the breakfast I went to the school, completed tweaking the choices for the other classes and then posted them on the back glass doors at the school so that the kids could come by and see which choir they were placed in.  I don’t mean to make this such a big deal, but somehow there are tears shed and hearts hurt. 130 kids in A Cappella, 60 in our new women’s choir, Con Brio and more.

Big Bill Mathews:  He travelled with a ward member to help him deliver “homes for sale” signs in Salt Lake and Davis counties on Friday.  They were gone for about 10 hours.  Dad came home tired but feeling good that he could help someone.

Words that I use in my classroom as I try to teach principals of life:

Word from last week:

RALLY:   to pick yourself up and succeed when you think you are defeated.  (The Utah Jazz need to study this word…down 3-0 against San Antonio in the playoffs.)

Word for this week: 

MEEK:  humble use of power

Recipe for this week:

Helona’s Cheese Cake

Prepare and bake graham cracker crust (350 degrees, 12-15 minutes)

Mix:

12 oz   cream cheese (room temperature)

¾ cup sugar

2 eggs

1 t vanilla

2-3 Tablespoons fresh squeezed lemon juice

Pour mixture into crust and bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.  Cool a bit.

Mix and pour on top of cooled pie:

8 oz sour cream

3 T sugar

1 t vanilla

Bake for an additional 10 minutes

Completely cool then cover with real whipped cream.

Helona is a dear friend and neighbor.  She is 80 years old and is a good cook.  I love her.

I love all of you as well.  Have a wonderful Sabbath Day.

Mom, Grandma Rosi