November Announcements

Don't forget about the RS Monday service project! If you can go, please contact Susan Holder and let her know.

The weight-loss group has been canceled until January. We will let you know when it will start up again.

The ward will host a Thanksgiving Dinner on Thanksgiving Day. I'll post more information when I get it.

We are still collecting recipes for our recipe book. Please turn in at least one so we can have a really good book. :) If you came to Super Saturday and took my pie crust class, you already have a preview of what the book is going to look like. ;)

This is the last call for the memory books for Bishop Bardin, Brother Blaty, and Brother Hubbard. Please have your pictures, letters, or stories turned in to me by Sunday.

We'd like to thank Lindsay Anderson, Melissa Holder, Steph Gibson, and Sam Moss for organizing and putting together Super Saturday!! And thank all of those who came and supported them! It was a great time.

October Newsletter

The October newsletter is now available. You can either click the link to it on the sidebar or click here to download it.

Super Saturday

Super Saturday is going to be on November 6th. Sign-ups and money are due on Sunday October 24 so all the supplies can be bought. Be sure and write your email address on the sign-up sheets...some projects require some prep work that will be emailed to you. Here are a few of the projects that are available to sign-up for (there are a couple more that have sign-up sheets too). Keep in mind some of these will qualify for a RSU goal (make a holiday decoration, learn something new, etc). ;)











Hope to see you there!

October Desktop

I was playing the other day and made this for my laptop. I still had April on there and Ali was giving me grief over it. So I thought I'd share. This is for a 1280 x 800 screen but I can make it smaller if you want. To find out what your screen resolution is go to your desktop. Right click and go to Personalize. Then, choose Display Settings. There will be a picture of a monitor on there and you should see something like the 1280 x 800 or whatever numbers yours is...it'll be under the slider that has Resolution on top of it. These instructions are for Windows Vista. It's been a long time but it seems like you went to the Control Panel to get to the Display Settings in Windows XP but I can't remember for sure. I have no idea where to find it in Windows 7 so if anyone knows, please comment so others can figure it out too. Let me know if you need a smaller size and I'll work on it! The supplies for it came from the Shabby Princess, Harvest Spice kit. It's a freebie one if you are interested! You can download the 1280 x 800 pixel one here.

You will need to have some type of photo-editing software to add your pictures (one that will support .png files). If you need help with this, let me know and I'll write a tutorial with screen shots and help you out.

Relief Society University 2010-11

RSU has begun again!! We had 12 people that completed enough goals to "graduate" and we hope to have even more at the end of our RSU year (next September). More goals have been added to each area and the requirements for each degree has been raised a little. So read over the introduction so you can figure out what you need to do to earn a degree. If you have any questions about any of it, contact someone in the RS presidency. Here's a link to the new RSU program.

This year's graduates are:

Lindsay Anderson (Associates)
Doriana Burnham (Associates)
Julie Emms (Associates)
Kim Hackworth (Associates)
Susan Holder (Associates)
Liz Johnson (Associates)

Steph Gibson (Bachelors)
Jen Houston (Bachelors)
Diane Hubbard (Bachelors)
Susie Loveless (Bachelors)
Karen Ness (Bachelors)
Chrissy Sweeney (Bachelors and Salutatorian)

Sam Moss (Doctorate and Valedictorian)

Congrats to them and to those who accomplished some of the RSU goals!

September Charity Chatter

is now ready for download! You can download it here or click the link to it on the right sidebar.

Food Storage Challenge

INCREASE YOUR FOOD STORAGE WITH $5 a WEEK

Set aside $5 a week and then buy specific items each week. You have a kitty set aside that you put the $5 in and you can't touch it for any reason but to buy the food storage item for that week. You put in whatever remaining change you have back into the kitty. It is not on the list but you can also add 6 lbs of dried yeast and 6 lbs of shortening. For every two additional people you have in your family try to add more to the amount that you buy each week.

WEEK 1......1 JAR PEANUT BUTTER AND 1 JAR JELLY
WEEK 2......8 CANS OF VEGETABLES
WEEK 3......6 CANS VEGETABLES
WEEK 4......10 POUNDS OF RICE
WEEK 5......10 POUNDS OF BEANS
WEEK 6......5 CANS OF TUNA
WEEK 7......6 POUNDS OF MACARONI
WEEK 8......6 BOXES OF MACARONI AND CHEESE
WEEK 9......6 CANS OF CREAMED SOUP
WEEK 10.....SALT/BAKING POWDER/BAKING SODA
WEEK 11.....10 POUNDS FLOUR
WEEK 12.....1 JAR PEANUT BUTTER AND 1 JAR JELLY
WEEK 13.....8 CANS OF VEGETABLES
WEEK 14.....6 CANS OF FRUIT
WEEK 15.....10 POUNDS OF RICE
WEEK 16.....10 POUNDS OF BEANS
WEEK 17.....5 CANS OF TUNA
WEEK 18.....6 POUNDS OF MACARONI
WEEK 19.....6 BOXES OF MACARONI AND CHEESE
WEEK 20.....6 CANS OF CREAMED SOUP
WEEK 21.....10 POUNDS OF FLOUR
WEEK 22.....10 POUNDS OF SUGAR
WEEK 23.....2 TUBES OF TOOTHPASTE
WEEK 24.....1 JAR PEANUT BUTTER AND 1 JAR OF JELLY
WEEK 25.....7 CANS OF VEGETABLES
WEEK 26.....6 CANS OF FRUIT
WEEK 27.....10 POUNDS OF RICE
WEEK 28.....10 POUNDS OF BEANS
WEEK 29.....5 CANS TUNA
WEEK 30.....6 POUNDS SPAGHETTI
WEEK 31.....6 BOXES OF MACARONI AND CHEESE
WEEK 32.....6 CANS CREAMED SOUP
WEEK 33.....20 PACKAGES OF RAMEN NOODLE SOUP
WEEK 34.....8 CANS VEGETABLES
WEEK 35.....6 CANS OF FRUIT
WEEK 36.....6 POUNDS SPAGHETTI
WEEK 37.....8 BARS SOAP
WEEK 38.....6 ROLLS TOILET PAPER
WEEK 39.....8 BOXES OF PUDDING OR GELATIN
WEEK 40.....4 CANS OF MILK
WEEK 41.....3 BOTTLES OF SHAMPOO
WEEK 42.....2 BOTTLES BLEACH
WEEK 43.....LAUNDRY DETERGENT
WEEK 44.....SHORTENING OR OIL
WEEK 45.....6 ROLLS TOILET PAPER
WEEK 46.....4 CANS OF MILK
WEEK 47.....5 CANS SPAGHETTI SAUCE
WEEK 48.....2 BOTTLES LIQUID DISH SOAP
WEEK 49.....LAUNDRY DETERGENT
WEEK 50.....3 BOTTLES SHAMPOO
WEEK 51.....8 BOXES PUDDING OR GELATIN
WEEK 52.....6 ROLLS TOILET PAPER

You can increase your food storage by using just $5 dollars a week. The food reserve will grow even faster if you are able to increase the money you can spend. By changing your food habits you can find extra money for your food storage.

Some ideas are:
1. Have meatless dinners 3 times a week such as:
waffles
omelet
pancakes
beans and rice
meatless spaghetti sauce
casseroles you currently use, just leave out the meat

2. Don’t eat out or reduce the number of times you eat out each month.

3. Use all of your leftovers. Don’t let any of your food go to waste.

4. Reduce or eliminate meat completely from your casseroles.

5. Use coupons

6. Shop sales

7. Omit expensive extras from your recipes such as mushrooms, bell peppers, bacon, etc.

8. Eat the basics

9. Don’t buy chips, sodas, powdered drinks, etc.

10. Have a garden. Even planting just a couple of plants can help your food budget. If you do have a garden, don’t let anything go to waste. If you produce more than you can eat or preserve share it with others.

This is also available as a pdf download...click here.

July/August Charity Chatter Newsletter

...is now ready for download. Click the link on the right side of the screen under "Charity Chatter--RS Newsletter".

Link List

I just put a list of web sites that you may want to visit on the right sidebar. They are already linked so all you have to do is click on them. If you find a web site that you think may be beneficial for the other sisters in the ward, let me know and I'll add it to the list. Thanks!

July 18 Announcements and Lesson Link

Please let Susan Holder know if you can help out today with the sandwiches. It's at 1:00 at St. John's (6th and B).

July 24th is the FS Stake Pioneer Day celebration. Parking will at East Side Baptist with the activity taking place across the street at First Luthern School both of which are on Massard.

Girls' Night Out will be canceled this month.

Instead we encourage you to attend Andrew Hubbard's Missionary Farewell Party on the 27th at 6:00 at the Stake Center. He is asking that Relief Society bring finger foods.

The Stake Women's Conference is August 14th. Our ward has been asked to have a table of talents. Start thinking about what talent you want to display and let one of the RS Presidency know.

Steph Gibson taught our lesson yesterday on Priesthood Organization. Please click the link if you are interested in reading it.