DECEMBER

"No man is truly free who is in financial bondage. 'Think what you do when you run in debt,' said Benjamin Franklin, 'you give another power over your liberty.'" Ezra Taft Benson

Spiritual goal - Decide as a family how you can better remember and celebrate the true meaning of Christmas.

Provident Living goal - Review your insurance coverage - life, household, vehicle. Do you have enough? Could you replace your vehicle or household goods with the coverage you have?

Storage goal:
40 pounds dried beans per person
Matches
Candles
Batteries

72 hour kit:
Garbage bags
Candles
Matches
Can openers
$25 cash

November

"The time will come that goal will hold no comparison in value to a bushel of wheat." Brigham Young

Spiritual goal - Have personal prayers and scripture study every day.

Provident Living goal - Make a goal to reduce your family garbage by recycling more.

Storage goal:
100 pounds wheat per person
1 - #10 can juice mix with Vitamin C per person
Hand, shower soap
Light bulbs
At least one month prescription ahead for all doctor prescribed medication.

72 hour kit -
Soap
Toothbrushes and toothpaste
Shaving supplies
Infant needs
Feminine needs
Disinfectant
Aluminum foil

All Safely Gathered In

Every month we will be giving tips and goals in order for us all to be prepared.

October

Provident Living - Make a goal to read 30 minutes a day to our children or grandchildren. If you have no children to read to make a gaol to read at least 30 minutes a day just for pleasure. (Joint Goal: Make reading schedule for parents to take turns reading to children)

Storage goal:
50 cans soup, stew or chili per person
10 pounds cheese - dried or bottled per person
Shaving supplies
Dish soap

72 hour kit -
4 granola bars per person
2 sticks beef jerky per person
1 package chewing gum per person
hard candy or lollipops - at least 12 per person
(Note: These items will be rotated every 6 months)

Check betteries for light and radio. Replace if needed.

AUGUST BIRTHDAY'S

5 Phyllis Cornwall
6 Neva Grimsrud
7 Cindy Oler
7 Jesse Walker
10 Sabrina Roper
11 Darla Johnson
15 Kristy Gardner
15 Sherry Hall
18 Joann Damon
19 Mary Osburn
20 Susan Gough
20 Paula Issacs
25 Julie Coles
25 Marie Sorensen
27 JoAnne Falter
28 Shalana Mills

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LADIES !!!

Back to Basic Recipes

Look at our recipe page, or follow this link Back to Basics

Rag Quilts

Lisa Pratt is going to be teaching a class on rag quiltting. April 7th at our ward building. If you have any questions please contact her. She also has a list of supplies needed.

Cinderella

"Come one, come all to Cinderella's ball". Our ward is putting on a comedy of Cinderella. April 15th and 17th at our ward building. It is quite funny and should a good time for the whole family. We are also going to be taking donations for the Community Center. It is open to everyone so please help us spread the word, and invite everyone. It really has been fun and enjoyable. We look forward to seeing you there!

Pearls of Great Price

On March 18th, we will be having one of our quarterly Relief Society Meetings. We have a lot of fun activities planned as well as yummy food. We are also planning a Humanitarian Project. We will be painting toys to be donated. If you would like to help with this project by donating funds. Please do this on your tithing slip and specify that you want it to go to the 11th ward Humanitarian Project.

March Birthdays

6 Irene Frasure
6 Ruth Blaine
7 Laura Hillman
9 Faye Durrant
11 Maxine Edwards
16 Ruth Fife
16 Amelia Genera
23 Teresa Coffey
24 Kimberly George
26 Rose Fullmer
29 Jill Beck
31 Joy Day
31 Judy Larsen
31 Laura Osburn
31 Jean Preston

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LADIES

Don't Forget

Don't forget the sisters that you visiting teach. We all need to stick together and feel the love. Make sure and let everyone know about the up coming activities. As always everyone is invited.

Herb Class

The next herb class will be on foot reflexology. Sister Murdock will be teaching you the basics. As always it should be alot of fun. I am leaving the handouts from the 1st class as a comment, and I will continue to do this as I recieve them.

Canning List

I am still working on the canning list. If you have any question you can contact Nancy Palmer.

Come on Down!!!!

We are planning our Relief Society Birthday Party. It will be on March 18th. We want you all to "Come on Down" and see if the Price is Right! It should be alot of fun and we hope to see you all there.

Riverside Greenhouse

Our ward is scheduled to go to Riverside Greenhouse on May 15th. We will be learning how to do potted plants and keep them alive. As well as recieving a discount on merchandise. If you are not already signed up please contact Kathleen Reeder. If you are, mark your calendars for a wonderfully, earthly experience.

Sewing Classes

Sewing classes will start soon. If you are interested contact Ava Chiapinni or Kathleen Reeder.

Demonstration Kitchen

"Bring Back Dinnertime!"

Thursday, February 11th, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. at Sister Durochers' Residence. 1809 Christensen Dr, Blackfoot, (off of Pendlebury Dr.) Everyone is invited to come and learn about the importance of having dinner together and ideas on how to make it happen.

Tri Stake Valentines Dance for Adults

Held at the Blackfoot South Stake Center @ 7:30. Sunday dress

Gardening Class

Our first gardening class, taught by Randy Hughes, has been moved to February 16th. More details will follow. If you have any questions conatct Kathleen Reeder

Yoga routine

For the yoga routine that Luana did with us, look under comments for Yoga. So that we can do our 2 poses a day!

Essential Oils

There will be an essential oil class on January 28th, at the church, at 7:00. Mindy High will be teaching us and explaining the many uses of these products. Should be alot of fun. She has been using them for years and has found many wonderful ways to use them. For health, cleaning, and many other ways.

Gardening Class

There will be a gardening class following our Relief Society meeting on the 21st. It will be held at approximately 8:30. Randy Hughs will be teaching us a number of different things. Things we should be starting, and things we should be planning. Any questions contact Kathleen Reeder.

Knitting Class

The knitting class will be taught by Manu Hatch, if you are interested in this please contact Kathleen Reeder.

Medicinal Herbs

Linda Murdock is going to start a medicinal herb class, this coming Thursday, Jan. 14th at 7:00, at the church. Her ideas for this class is for each of to bring some remedies that may have been passed down through your family. She would like us to share them with others so that we could have an index of remedies. There will also be some guest speakers to come. If you have any questions please contact her.

Walk in the Saviors Footsteps

Don't forget our next Relief Society Meeting, January 21st. We have alot of fun activites planned to help us start the next year off right. Dr. Michael Johnson will be there to talk to us about finding the right kind of exercise shoe. We should all take care of ourselves, we don't need sore feet to go along with all those sore muscles. Sister Susan Gough will be there to teach us the art of couponing. I'm sure we can all think of better things to spend our money on. Sister Barbara Wiser has a Humanitarian project planned for us so that we can help others less fortunate that we are. We are in the service of our God when we serve others. We have an excellent dinner planned and as always it should be a whole lot of fun to get together and enjoy one another. Invite your neighbors and of course your Visiting Teaching ladies. We don't want anyone to miss out on this.

Cooking Class

As always the cooking class was a great success and a great deal of fun. This weeks cooking class was on breakfast meals. Julie Coles showed us how to make Overnight Pull Aparts, Sour Dough Pancakes, and Coconut Syrup. All of which were yummy and very quick and easy to make.
We also talked about using organizing and using our food storage. We got alot of fun and new ideas for breakfast. If you would like more of the recipes ask on of the Presidency or Sister Walton.

5K Training

A bunch of us are wanting to start training to do a 5K together this spring/summer. Some of us have a time we want to beat, some of us just want to cross the finish line in one piece, but we all want to accomplish something and have the T-shirt to prove it! If you're interested, contact Jesse Walker 221-5331

Yoga

I have had several women express an interest in having some yoga classes. The time that we are looking at is Wed mornings at 8:30 at the church. You are welcome to bring your little ones with you. (my boys always liked it when I gave them a zerbit while doing a downward-facing-dog pose! It messes up the breathing, but moms know how to adapt, right?)
Luana would be willing to do an evening class if there is enough of an interest, for those of you who have commitments during the day and couldn't make the morning class. Let Luana or I know if you would be interested.
Luana attended training in Salt Lake in the Yoga Fit program. Yoga Fit is designed specifically for strength, cardiovascular conditioning, and flexibility. In Luana's class we will be focusing on breathing, feeling, and listening to the body. We are so lucky to have Luana teach this for us, it will be amazing!
-What to bring? A mat or a towel and water. (Yoga mats may be purchased at Walmart for about $20. You could also buy a thin camping mat for considerably cheaper. A towel also works!)
-What to wear? Loose fitting clothes that you can move in. The class is done with bare feet.
Namaste!

Social Dance

We are going to start having Social Dance Classes at the church on the following Friday evenings from 7:00-8:30 pm : January 8, 15, 29, Feb 5, 12. My goal is for us to do some activities to get us moving that are a little different than what we normally think of as "workouts". Granted, we probably won't be burning very many calories while we're learning the dances, but once we have a few dances down, don't you think that dancing with your husband for 45 minutes might be a fun change from the treadmill every once in a while? Plus, I'm always up for spending time with my husband!
We are so lucky to have the Tolmans from the 9th ward come and teach us! JD and Debra Tolman met at Ricks College in a Social Dance class. JD went on to serve a mission while Debra went on to BYU where she competed with BYU's Ballroom Dance Team. In 1978, they decided to be eternal dance partners. Now, 4 children and 5 1/2 grandchildren later, they are still dancing!
We are going to start out learning the swing, and then just go from there. They are going to take things slow enough, that no matter what your level, you'll be able to do it.
Nursery will be provided by the Young Women.
Sounds like the perfect date night night to me!
It'll be fun!