Pursuit of Preparedness

“Wives are instrumental in this work, but they need husbands who lead out in family preparedness. Children need parents who instill in them this righteous tradition. They will then do likewise with their children, and their stores will not fail.”
Keith B. McMullin, ‘Lay Up in Store,’ Ensign May 2007

This weeks item is
Salsa

Lesson for Sunday

The lesson this Sunday, June 28th will be on the talk given by Elder Robert D. Hales. It is in the May 2009 Ensign on page 7. The talk is called Becoming Provident Providers Temporally and Spiritually.

Pursuit of Preparedness

“I know of no other way to prepare for these times of adjustment than to be certain that during times of employment, preparations are made for less prosperous times, should they occur. Start now to create a plan if you don’t already have one, or update your present plan. Watch for best buys that will fit into your year’s supply. We are not in a situation that requires panic buying, but we do need to be careful in purchasing and rotating the storage that we’re putting away. The instability in the world today makes it imperative that we take heed of the counsel and prepare for the future”
-L. Tom Perry

This weeks item is
split peas

If your family doesn't like split peas, you could always just do canned peas. If your family doesn't like peas, find a vegetable that they will eat.

Hancock Fabric 40 % off Coupon

Here is a coupon for 40 % off at Hancock Fabrics. Click the link below and then print. This should help you in purchasing your supplies for your hat.

Hancock 40 % off Coupon Click Here

A Reminder

Just a reminder of our Enrichment Activity tomorrow. Megan will be teaching us how to save money on groceries. For more information
Click Here.

Pursuit of Preparedness

"If ye are prepared ye shall not fear."
-D&C 82:10

This weeks item is
Egg Noodles

Gardening Enrichment Classes for 2009

Please mark these dates in your calendars! We would love to see you there!

Tues. June 23rd: Sew wide-brimmed hats. At Church. 7 p.m. See supply list & get pattern to cut your fabric in advance of class. Click here for more info

Tues. July 21st: Bonsai. At Church. 7 p.m. $5 each, paid in advance. We will provide you with a potted Japanese Juniper. Bring small scissors and prunners/clippers. A member of the Las Vegas Bonsai Society will instruct us on creating our own bonsai to take home. At this class we will top prune the plant. We will follow-up with this class in 2010 by root-pruning the plant & re-potting it. (Due to the stress imposed on the plant with pruning, we can not prune the top and roots at the same time. Start looking for a shallow pot in which to put your plant. We'll have some pot examples at the July class.) With proper care, you can hope to have this plant for the rest of your life, willing it to your children or grandchildren.

Tues. August 25th: Ann Harris, Photo presentation "Plants in Africa," Harris Home, 7 p.m. Refreshments served. Ann recently served a mission in Africa with her husband. She is an accomplished artist and will certainly help us to see some of the beauty she experienced while there.

Tues. Sept. 22nd: Garden tour, Kim Stewart's garden. 6:30 p.m. Dinner served.

Tues. October 20th @ 5:30 P.m. SHARP. Spectacular Rose Garden Tour:
Meet at Nanette Hilton's home to carpool to Marie Kaplan's home in Anthem where we will tour her garden which includes over 300 roses. You will be impressed with Marie's creativity in her garden layout and how inviting a yard without grass can be. Marie is a Master Gardener and member of the South Valley Rose Society. Her garden is average size but amazing in its variety and quality of roses. You will be inspired! We will arrive at Marie's garden as the sun sets for a beautiful view over the valley looking northward and eat at Cafe Rio on our return home. Please RSVP to Nanette at 454-2661 or singingbrush@hotmail.com.

Tues. Nov. 17th: Garden cook-out in my backyard. Hilton Home. Husbands or friend invited. Hot dogs, drinks & marshmellows roasted over open fire pit (provided). Bring a salad or dessert to share. If its cold, wear a jacket since we'll be outdoors.

Tues. Dec. 15th: Plant exchange. Hilton Home. Bring a small plant, bulbs, seeds, pot or anything garden-related to exchange. Do not spend over $5 on your gift, though it can be of greater intrinsic value if you've grown or made it yourself, having not invested more than $5. Wrap your item for giving. You can begin work on this right away! :) We'll play a fun, nice game to see who goes home with which gift.

Pursuit of Preparedness

“I know of no other way to prepare for these times of adjustment than to be certain that during times of employment, preparations are made for less prosperous times, should they occur. Start now to create a plan if you don’t already have one, or update your present plan. Watch for best buys that will fit into your year’s supply. We are not in a situation that requires panic buying, but we do need to be careful in purchasing and rotating the storage that we’re putting away. The instability in the world today makes it imperative that we take heed of the counsel and prepare for the future”
-Elder L. Tom Perry

This weeks item is

dried corn, corn meal, or cans of corn.

Jewelry Class

We will be having a Jewelry Making Class this summer. I will have the jewelry to show you on Sunday and asign up sheet. You can also view them on here. I realize that these pictures are not the greatest so make sure you look at them in person too.

The class will be held on Saturday July 18th at 10:00 am at the Tropicana Building. It will be lots of fun so we hope you can make it.

Here are the pieces you can choose to make. Please leave us a comment with your name, which piece you would like to make and how many. Thank you!

Light blue bracelet $3.00

Brown bracelet $3.00

Dark Blue bracelet $3.00

Purple Necklace $7.00

Teal Necklace and Earrings $7.00

Brown Necklace and Earrings (only 1 earring is pictured) $7.00

Blue Necklace $7.00

Gardening Class/ Sun Hats

You are all invited to attend the Gardening Group Class. We will be making cute Sun Hats to use while gardening or playing in the sun.

When: Tuesday June 23rd
Were: Tropicana Building
Time: 7 p.m. -9:00p.m.

I attached the flyer. You can click on it to see an enlarged copy. There is a list of the needed materials. Call Nanette with any questions.

Please leave us a comment and let us know if you plan on attending. We will also be passing around a sign up sheet and a flyer on Sunday.

Being Frugal is Fabulous

Your invited to a Fabulously Frugal Class at Megan Dougherty's home. She will teach us how to save $100 or more each month on groceries.

When: Tuesday June 16th
Time: 7:00 PM
Where: Megan Dougherty's Home

Please leave us a comment and let us know if you plan on attending.
Can't wait to see you there!

Pursuit of Preparedness

I hope everyone is trying to work on their food storage. I for one have caught the bug. I have been working on my 72 hour kits and feel that I am making some headway.
So, if any of you are trying to add a few things each week, here is the next item.

This weeks item is cans of soup or soup mixes.

Just get as many as you can afford at this time If it is just one can, that is better than nothing.