please!!!!! pick up your enrichment crafts and quiet books!!!!!

alright ladies... there are some who have not picked up their supplies for the crafts and/or quiet books they ordered (AND PAID FOR). unfortunately i don't have the room to store them. so, here is the deal. PLEASE pick up your stuff this week if at all possible. with the baby coming and being in labor for the last 2 weeks i'm loosing my mind and i can't guarantee i'll be able to keep track of them if you leave them with me much longer. anything left at my house later than december 1st, i'll assume you no longer want unless i have heard from you other wise. sorry to be a stickler on this, but i still have crafts from 3 yrs ago sitting in my basement and i have no clue who they belongED to... cause i guess now they are mine. i will NOT deliver... sorry.

November Bulletin

Pilates...

Sisters, Tiffany Peterson in a fitness instructor in the 27th ward. We wanted to invite anyone who would like to attend; the class is held at the Stake Center. Please let the sisters in your ward know that they are welcome to come.
The more the merrier!

Tara Springer
AF 27th ward

"Just a reminder that I will be teaching a Pilates class Thursday at 9 AM at the church. Just bring your own floor mat and a water bottle. Pilates is similar to yoga, it is a mind body class, but I feel it is less intimidating. It is for all fitness levels. All of those that have been coming are beginners, as since I just had a baby 3months ago, I am back to beginner status myself. We have had a lot of fun and would love to have more sisters join us. We will be in the primary room.
Any questions?
call Tiffany Peterson
772-0687"

Super Saturday Sign-ups...

Alright ladies, it's that time of year again! Here's what we are doing for Super Saturday...

Crafts will be done from 9:00-11:00. Which means nobody can show up at 12:30 and expect to do their projects and eat lunch (sorry ladies). Please get there on time. We have an awesome speaker coming and she is full of information you will want to hear. If you don't have time to finish all your projects you are more than welcome to take them home to finish. We will be happy to give you the instructions so you can finish them later.

Speaking of projects, here's what's on our agenda...

prices will be posted soon, and pictures will be posted as soon as blogger will comply.

(tile- questions ask michelle wright or sharon bell)

(advent calendar- questions ask haley murdoch or sandy barney)

(bath salts- ask julie crump)

(humanitarian- purses)

11-12:00 we will be hearing Shandra from "My Food Storage Deals". I have not personally heard her talk, but I know many who have and absolutely LOVE her!!! She is the wonder woman of food storage. And she does it all on a budget taking it one week at a time. She is a fountain of knowledge and ideas. You won't want to miss her!

Lunch will be served from 12-1:00. Sign ups for food will be coming around on Sundays (starting today). There will be a nursery provided from 9-1:00 for those that will be needing it. And as soon as blogger starts working for me again (hopefully by tonight) you will be able to sign up for the food and projects right here on the blog.

Magic Mix

Magic Mix

The basic instructions for Magic Mix are as follows:

2-1/3 C. Powdered Milk (not instant-if you do use instant, double the amount)

1 C. All Purpose Flour (Yes, use All Purpose)

1 C. (2 sticks) Margarine (***HAS TO BE REAL MARGARINE, NOT SPREAD***) or Butter, at room temperature

Combine dry milk, flour and margarine/butter into a large bowl and refrigerate.
Mix butter with dry milk and flour in Kitchen-aid, or good mixer with whisk attachment.

Now you're ready to make your delicious fudgesicle. The next time you hear the ice cream man's tune playing in your neighborhood have your kids make these. They are super easy, delicious, and also great portion control...if you can stop at just one :)

fudgesicle:

Make the Magic Mix Pudding recipe as follows:

1/2 C. Sugar

1 C. Magic Mix

2-3 T. Cocoa (optional)

2 C. Water

1 t. Vanilla

Combine Magic Mix, sugar and cocoa in saucepan and mix well. Add water, stir over medium heat until pudding bubbles. Add vanilla and beat. (*note* you won't refrigerate this like you would if you were making the pudding, just go straight to the next step after adding the vanilla)

Add 1/2 C. milk (1-1/2 T. Powdered Milk + 1/2 C. Water) to pudding and stir.Pour into ice cube trays with toothpicks or little dixie cups with spoons. The best way to get the toothpicks to stay put while you're freezing is to cover the ice cube trays with aluminum foil and then stick the toothpicks in.

Cream of Chicken Condensed Soup:

1 C. Magic Mix

3/4 C. Chicken Broth (either from a can, bouillon, or liquid from canned chicken)

1 t. Dry Parsley

Dash of Onion Salt

Mix together with wire whisk over medium heat, stirring constantly. Bring to a boil and remove from heat.

For more tips and tricks for using food storage in your everyday recipes, please visit www.everydayfoodstorage.NET

Got Milk/Got Water?

Oct 7th at 7pm in the Relief Society Room.

Sister Fraughton will be teaching us how to use and store our powdered milk.
Brother Swain will be covering the ins and outs of water storage.

Spouses are invited. If you are interested in coming and need a nursery provided please let us know so we can plan ahead.

Quiet Books

i'm a little behind, but better late than never, right? i will be ordering the quiet books on monday morning. if you haven't had the chance to order or see the books feel free to give me a call (my number is on the ward list) or email me Hayleaves[at]yahoo[dot]com . i would just post a picture of them, but my camera is fighting a mean battle with death and loosing... hopefully she'll pull through, but hopes aren't too high around here.

prices for the books are listed below (with tax included this time)...

book of mormon $2.33
joseph smith $1.66
abc $3.21
prophets $1.66

once again, YOU MUST GET YOUR OWN PHOTO BOOKS TO PUT THE PICTURES IN!!!

if i don't have your money by the time i order, your books will not be ordered (sorry).

-Haley Murdoch

SEPTEMBER 2ND

sorry i've been slacking on my blogging duties ladies, you'll have to forgive me. just wanted to let you know about our upcoming FOCUS group. it's this coming wednesday at 7pm. president sermon has been so kind as to agree to give a little mini-class on financial preparedness and sister fisher will be talking to us about pandemic preparedness (something i think we all need to be more prepared for!!!). refreshments will be served and a nursery will be provided. and if your hubby can't handle missing all the wonderful information and tips we will be getting he is more than welcome to join us. see you on wednesday!!!

Institute

Beginning on Thursday, Sept. 3, Patty Epperson, from our Stake, will be teaching an Institute Class on the Book of Mormon at the Hillcrest Stake Center. This class, sponsored by BYU Continuing Education, will be taught at 9:30 - 11:00 a.m. each Thursday in the Relief Society Room. There will be a nursery available for those with young children. For more information you can check online at BYU.edu .

easy homemade bread recipe

for all you who missed the pantry secrets class last tuesday... we missed you! but because it was such a success and the food was divine i thought i'd post the recipe here.

10 1/2 c BREAD flour or wheat flour
(you can mix and match to your desire-do not use all purpose flour!!!!)
1/2 c sugar (white or brown), or 1/3 c honey or molasses
1 T salt
3 rounded T saf-instant yeast
3 T liquid lecithin**
4 c hot tap water

mix dry ingredients. add lecithin and water. mix for 1 minute and check consistency. if dough is too dry, add more water. dough should be very sticky. mix for 5 minutes in mixer or 10 minutes by hand. (do not add flour to the dough after it has finished mixing.) spray counter and pans with pam. shape loaves and cover with a dish towel. let raise 25 minutes. bake at 350* for 25 minutes. this recipe makes four loaves of bread.
**squeeze or pour approximately 3 T of lecithin directly into the bowl. DO NOT MEASURE. for whole wheat bread, use the same recipe but add one cup of applesauce as part of the hot tap water and 1 additional tablespoon lecithin. mix for ten minutes.
***if using a kitchen aid mixer. cut recipe in half so you don't burn up your motor!!!
check out pantry secrets blog at http://www.howtomakebread.blogspot.com/ to get supplies, kitchen tools, tips, recipes and more!

also, for those who did come... did this lady remind you of anyone in our ward????

if any of you would like a copy of the handout email me and i'll send it on over (but you'll have to try to make sense of my notes on i wrote on mine)

Walking Group

The walking group will start every Monday, Wednesday, Friday at 6am and every Tuesday, Thursday at 7:15am. Meet at the flagpole in the cemetery.

WARNING...

just a warning to those who are planning on the pool play this week. it is free swim day for city days... which means that many of us are not brave enough to join the CROWD at the pool. i am one of the cowards that will not be there. if you go, GOOD LUCK! and i hope to see many of you next week!!!

Planning for Super Saturday...

(obviously this woman has never planned a super Saturday....)

Alright Ladies, the enrichment committee has started thinking about super Saturday. We have an awesome lady coming to talk to us about our food storage. She has a million ideas on how to store it, how to use it, and how to keep track of what you have and what you need. You can check out her blog if you'd like. She's been featured on Good Things Utah multiple times and you may want to stop by her booth during our city days next week. Her name is Shandra, and I can't wait to hear all that she has to share.
We would really like any ideas of things YOU would like to do. Have you seen anything lately that popped out at you and said "I would be an awesome Super Saturday idea?". Is there anything you are dieing to learn? If "YES", please leave a comment here or talk to Julie Crump, Haley Murdoch, or Michelle Wright.

Enrichment Blog Update

Okay gals, I'm going to try to keep up on the blog. I promise I will update at least once a month. I've tried to make it really simple to keep up on what's going on. On the right hand side of the page you will find different lists. One is Enrichment Nights coming up, one is Focus Groups, and one is our Favorite Links (leave a comment if you think one should be added to this list). If you continue to scroll down you'll find a tutorial on how to leave a comment, and below that is a list of our blog followers. If you aren't a follower I would suggest you join. It should email you every time we update the blog so you can always know what's going on. Please feel free to leave a comment on suggestions for the blog, enrichment nights, or focus groups. We are always looking for feedback. Thanks Girls!!!

Pantry Secrets

August 4th we have the opportunity to join the 5th ward for their enrichment. They have invited Pantry Secrets to teach us how to make a universal dough used for bread, pizza crusts, rolls, etc. It is a great and EASY recipe that takes under an hour from start to finish. I hope you can join us. You can visit their website by clicking on the name.

AUGUST 4TH @ 7PM
AT THE CHURCH

Movie Night

This month we are going to try another Movie Night. I know those who have gone in the past have had a great time. This month our pick is "Ice Age". We will meet Wednesday, July 29th @ 6:15 in the church parking lot.

July 29th @ 6:15
Meet in the church parking lot

July's Book Club

"The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society"
by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
Julie Johnson's Home
394 S 460 E

Saturday, July 25th @ 1pm

Book and Activity Ideas for Children

This is a great way to solve the never ending question... "what are we doing today?"

Step #1- pick a children's book, one you think your child would like
Step #2- pre-read the book
Step #3- is there a message in the book you'd like to emphasize? is there something in the book that stands out?
Step #4- find a craft or activity that goes along with the book (make sure it's age appropriate for your children)
Step #5(opt)- think of a treat that would work with the book, craft, or activity
Step #6- bring the book, your ideas, and your favorite chocolate to share with some of the other sisters on July 15th @ 7pm in the church (Relief Society room).

For those who are lost... here is an Example:

Activity: Let your little one's dress up like they are going to a dance (my little girl picked her tutu and tap shoes, my little boy put on his church tie and cowboy boots). Let them listen to different kinds of music (classic, country, r&r, oldies, jazz, fast and slow) and dance with them. Nothing is funnier to my kids than to watch their mom TRY to keep the beat.

Snack: Rice Crispy Treats (cause they snap, crackle, and pop), music shaped sugar cookies, or mini-make-it-yourself-pizzas (cause everyone is different just like the pizza toppings we like).

Don't over think this. Any children's book that your kids likes will work. If all else fails there are lots of ideas on the web.

JULY 15TH @ 7PM - MEET IN THE RS ROOM

Friday's Pool Play

Starting this Friday we will be having Pool Play at the Rec Center with our kids (or w/o if you prefer). We plan on meeting @ 1:30 out by the pool. We would love to see as many of the sisters and their kids or grand kids as possible. If you don't have a pool pass ask for Michaun at the front desk. She is willing to give us the group discount on the day passes. Hope to see many of you there!
FRIDAYS @ 1:30 -MEET @ THE REC CENTER

Tuesday Mornings in the Park

Hey ladies, we had our first Tuesday morning in the park and we missed so many of you!!! Thanks to all those that did come. I know my kids loved having someone they knew to play with... and it's always nice to have a conversation and not have to answer "why?" a million times. We got started a little late, so if you do come, and nobody is there yet, wait for a little bit. We are bound to show up sometime.
MARTIN PARK, TUESDAY MORNINGS @ 9:30 - WHENEVER