Ben & Jerrys

Free or Almost free PInt of Ben & Jerrys Ice-cream. Go hear and register and they will email you a $3 off coupon for a pint. Great way to start off the new year. push your back button to print two!
http://www.bandjpromotions.com/

My Mom Gave Me This Quote...

I love it and I thought I'd share it...

May we all be able to say that we are part of the Stable Few!
Hope you all have a Wonderfully Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

2 Free 8X10's

Don't forget to pick up 2 Free 8X10's from Walgreens... and Snapfish


Free 8×10 Print When You Pick Up At Walgreens, coupon code: WALLFREE

Free 8×10 Print at Walgreens, coupon code: FREEGIFT

FHE Ideas for families with young-ins

For those that would like or need ideas for some fun Family Home Evening Ideas here is a cute blog I just came across.

http://nataliesfhespot.blogspot.com/

Redbox

Has anyone tried this awesome new invention?? Well tonight I did for the first time and it was the coolest easiest way to rent a movie. You can go online at www.redbox.com to search and reserve the movies before you go down to the store. If one location doesn't have the move you want you can check another more then likely it's just down the street. It is $1.00 per movie per day so you just have to make sure you return it by 9:00pm the next day and it is only a $1.00. They have most new releases and are located in Walmart, Walgreen's, McDonald's and I am sure many other places. You can return the movie at any Redbox so that's nice. If you go online and register you can get your 1st movie rental FREE..

Christmas Eve idea

My daughter, Brandi brought this home today. She is in the special ed program at Basha high and they make things like this to sell. (It keeps the kids busy). They have them in the office on a table. Some other really cute things too.

Here's a fun idea to do with your kids for Christmas Eve. I have done it the last 3 years and even though most of my kids are older they love to do it. You sprinkle the "Magic Reindeer Food" on your lawn to help the reindeer find your home. You put oats and some glitter (for the magic part, it makes your lawn sparkle in the moonlight) in a baggie. The poem says: Sprinkle on the lawn at night. The moon will make it sparkle bright. As Santa's reindeer fly and roam. This will guide them to your home.
These are also fun, cheap gifts to give friends, neighbors & people you visit teach.

Stocking Stuffers

OK this is kinda random but I thought I would post anyways. I have about 12 things of toothpaste tubes. Colgate and Crest.....
I would love giving these away for anybody for stocking stuffers or if you just need some toothpaste. Just respond to this post and I can either email you how to pick up or drop off.. I have sisters that live all over that I see frequently so if you live closer to them I will drop them off their for pick up.
Merry Christmas!!!

VillaWare Grand Wrap Tortilla Maker

I noticed that you can get these on Amazon now so I thought I'd post the link in case anyone was interested. This is what I use to make my tortillas each week, and I love it! They were going to discontinue making this product so I ended up paying more for mine :(
If it's something you're interested in you might want to watch it and see if Amazon offers it then you don't pay tax or shipping which would be a nice bonus ;)
http://www.amazon.com/VillaWare-V5955-Grand-Tortilla-Flatbread/dp/B00005R85X/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=home-garden&qid=1229450616&sr=8-1

The Present

I actually saw this on the recipe blog that Kristy posted recently and love it so I thought I'd post it here - let's make today count :D

Organizing Recipes

I have been looking for a way to organize my recipes on my computer. I have a recipe box with index cards, but it seems like lately all the new recipes I have tried have come from blogs or allrecipes.com. My laptop is in my kitchen so I often just check the computer for a recipe.

So my latest find is Google Notebook. It is perfect for storing recipes! It is easy to use, can be accessed from anywhere (that you have computer access), and it is free! Here is what you do:

*From google.com, go to "more google products" and click on Notebook.

*click "Create a new notebook" called Recipes (or whatever you want to call it).

*click "new note" to add your recipe. You can enter text (from your recipe cards), or just cut and paste from a recipe online. Try highlighting the recipe, then click your RIGHT mouse button. There is an option that says "Note this (Google Notebook)" It just goes right into your google notebook from there. So cool!

*after your recipe is added, click on "label". These are your recipe dividers. The nice thing is that you can give it more than one label (something you can't do with index cards!) You decide what labels you want. For instance, if it was Chicken Enchiladas, I'd call it: chicken, mexican food, family meals. I am using the "family meals" label for dinners that I can put on my 90-day menu. You could call it anything you want.

You can also leave notes to yourself on each recipe in the "comment" field.


This has been so fun! I was able to transfer a bunch of recipes tonight that I had in a computer recipe program. It was very quick to do and I think it will be much easier to use. Another thought is that it will be so easy to pass the recipes on to my children. They can just access my google notebook and copy whatever they would like into their own google notebook!

Great Spiritual Thought

Today at my Primary Presidency Meeting, we had a really good Spiritual Thought from the President. I loved it so much I wanted to share. It is worth the read and really think about this to yourselves, your loves ones, your spouse.

Topic: Faith, Hope, Be not afraid.
This came from my Primary President which she heard in Ward Counsel Meeting yesterday morning. She said the our Bishop heard it from our Stake President and he got it from the General Authority that's over our area, which comes straight from the First Presidency. Pretty neat huh?

Let's Begin reading in our Scriptures...
Helaman 7:7-9
"Oh, that I could have had my days in the days when my father Nephi first came out of the land of Jerusalem, that I could have joyed with him in the promised land: then were his people easy to be entreated, firm to keep the commandments of God, and slow to be led to do iniquity and they were quick to hearken unto the words of the Lord-"

D&C 1:17
"Wherefore, I the Lord, knowing the calamity which should come upon the inhabitants of the earth, called upon my servant Joseph Smith, Jun., and spake unto him from heaven, and gave him commandments."

D&C 88:89-91
"For after your testimony cometh the testimony of earthquakes, that shall cause groanings in the midst of her, and men shall fall upon the ground and shall not be able to stand.
And also cometh the testimony of the voice of thunderings, and the voice of lightnings, and the voice of tempests, and the voice of the waves of the sea heaving themselves beyond their bounds.
And all things shall be in commotion; and surely, men's hearts shall fail them; for fear shall come upon all people."

D&C 45:26-27
"And in that day shall be heard of wars and rumors of wars, and the whole earth shall be in commotion, and men's hearts shall fail them, and they shall say that Christ delayeth his coming until the end of the earth.
And the love of men shall wax cold, and iniquity shall abound."

Moroni 7:45
"And charity suffereth long, and is kind, and envieth not, and is not puffed up, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil, and rejoiceth not in iniquity but rejoiceth in the truth, beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things."

*We are now told that we need to have strict obedience when we follow the counsel of our Prophet. We are now told that this is serious, because some members of our faith are choosing which counsel, which calling, and which commandment to obey.* Hello, we don't choose, we do what is asked. I have never seen how much is needed in Primary until I was sustained in my calling in October. I don't think that this is happening in just my area, but of course this is where I see the conflicts happening. My Primary President said that she felt the spirit really strong in Ward Counsel and she (and I)believes firmly that if we strictly obey our Prophet we will be blessed. We were put on this earth during this time for a reason.
Back in D&C 1:17, what does the end say...who is called? That's right Joseph Smith is called from heaven to recieve the commandments. What the last line in the last scripture? Right again, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.

Recipes

I came across this blog and wanted to share it. The recipes look yummy and simple, that's perfect for me!!

http://recipemamas.blogspot.com/

Christmas idea

Here's an easy idea that's cheap to do. Get small baggies - They are called Bagettes and found in small boxes at your craft store. I used the 3" X 5" ones for these. Fill them with a little shredded/crinkled colored paper also found at the craft stores. Fill with candy. Cut your paper to fit the size of your baggie. If you have stamps you can use them or you can use clipart from the computer to decorate the top. I added a square of colored paper behind the stamped paper for more color. Fold the decorated paper tops and staple to the top of the baggie. I use cardstock for the paper. You can use this idea year round - just use different clipart/stamps and paper. They make cute gifts for school teachers, your kids friends, & great for the people you visit teach. Last year I made some with sandwich bags & quart size bags and put hot chocolate packets with stir sticks, marshmallows and candy canes in them.

Tanya Hansen's Enchiladas

You know how they say when you do your visiting teaching it blesses the sisters you teach as well as you? Well today I went visiting teaching and it blessed me and my family ;)
My companion is Tanya Hansen, I picked her up this afternoon to go to an appointment and she smelled like enchiladas. She told me about how she had been making them all morning getting ready for an upcoming wedding that she's catering. We went to our appointment then I dropped her back off at home. Well I left her house totally craving enchildas so about 10 minutes after I dropped her off I called her back at home asking for the recipe. She also told me about a handy tip that is probably common knowledge except to me ;)
She told me that she makes a huge batch then puts them on cookie sheets and freezes them. Once they're frozen they can be taken off the cookie sheet and broken apart and labeled in ziplock bags. How smart! So you keep them in the freezer and you have a quick enchilada dinner any night of the week. There's no sauce on them so they don't get soggy.

Enchiladas
Filling: shredded meat, green chilis, shredded cheddar cheese, onions (I cooked mine), black beans (I added that), mexican seasonings til it tastes like you like it.
Corn Tortillas: Fry them in oil just for a second until soft then dry on a paper towel.
Place a thin layer of sauce on bottom of cooking dish. Fill the tortillas, roll and place in dish to cook in oven or on cookie sheet if freezing.
Place sauce over entire pan and cover with cheese. If cooking from frozen state dip in sauce then place in cooking dish. Pour remaining sauce over pan and top with cheese. Cook at 350 until cooked through.

Julie Herrell's AMAZING Dinner Rolls

I am sharing this recipe on Julie's behalf, it is SO AMAZING!!! I've made my fair share of dinner roll recipes but this one was by far the softest most yummiest :D
I had my sister and her husband over for dinner Tuesday night and made these for the first time. I'd say having them turn out the first time says volumes that plus they were super easy!

Dinner Rolls
2 Tbsp Yeast
3 cups warm water
3/4 cup sugar (I used a little extra)
2 eggs
1 tsp. salt
1 cup mashed potatoes (I used potato pearls, julie told me she uses the dehyrated potatoes also)
1/2 cup butter
9 cups flour (I used about 4 1/2 each of wheat and white)

Mix in your mixer for 8 minutes. Let rest for 15 minutes, then pinch out small dough balls. Let rise in warm oven for another 20 minutes or so. Take out of oven and let oven preheat to 375, then bake for 20 minutes. The recipe says it makes about 60-70 rolls. I only got about 3 dozen so I'm sure I made mine too big.

Stapler Request

Does anyone have or know of someone that has a stapler that I could borrow with a longer reach than a regular office one does? I'm working on a project for Relief Society this week and that would make a world of difference - Thanks :D

Daily Gem: Women have a great influence for good.

This came in the daily gem and I just wanted to share.

“Too frequently, women underestimate their influence for good. Well could you follow the formula given by the Lord: ‘Establish a house, even a house of prayer, a house of fasting, a house of faith, a house of learning, a house of glory, a house of order, a house of God’ (D&C 88:119).“In such a house will be found happy, smiling children who have been taught, by precept and example, the truth. In a Latter-day Saint home, children are not simply tolerated, but welcomed; not commanded, but encouraged; not driven, but guided; not neglected, but loved.”

Thomas S. Monson, “The Spirit of Relief Society,” Ensign, May 1992, 101-102

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Brown Sugar-Glazed Sweet Potatoes

i'm sharing this recipe because it was a hit at thanksgiving, even with those who are not sweet potato fans!

Brown Sugar-Glazed Sweet Potatoes
Sweet potatoes, peeled, cut into chunks (not sure how many but 10+ seems about right)
1 1/2 cup packed golden brown sugar
¾ cup butter
1 T ground cinnamon
1 tsp salt
1 tsp ground nutmeg
½ tsp. ground ginger


Preheat oven to 375F. Arrange potatoes in 13 x 9 x 2-inch glass baking dish. Combine sugar, butter, cinnamon, salt, nutmeg and ginger in heavy small saucepan over medium heat. Bring to boil, stirring until sugar dissolves. Pour over potatoes; toss to coat. Cover dish tightly with foil.

Bake potatoes 50 minutes. Uncover; bake until potatoes are tender and syrup thickens slightly, basting occasionally, about 20 minutes.

Santa Claus Letters

Write a Free Letter to Santa!
Since 1914, children have had the joy of receiving letters from Santa Claus for free. Every letter mailed to Santa Claus before December 21st, will receive a letter back from Santa Claus himself! The earlier you can send in your letter the better.
Send your letter to:
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Phone: 812-937-2687
E-mail: scmcurator@psci.net

Primary Tips

Okay, this isn't meant as a stress you out post, just as a tip post. I am the primary secretary in my ward and i have a love/hate relationship with it. I really do love my calling, it keeps me busy and i'd rather be busy then twiddling my fingers. I guess my frustration is the teachers.

Tips:
If you have a calling in primary that requires you teaching your class on sunday, please make sure to do the following so you don't upset your presidency:
*Find a sub for your class if you aren't going to be there!
*If you are teaching with your husband and you aren't going to be there, find a male sub. Church policy is there has to be 2 men or 1 woman.
*Read your handbook/manual and teach from that instead of bringing coloring pages and crayons for the whole lesson.
*When your class is selected sharing time, please make sure to include the kids so they don't just stand up there picking their noses.
*If you are single, don't bring your girlfriend/boyfriend to class.
*if you are frustrated, make sure to express your feelings with the presidency instead of venting to bishopric and then having rumors fly around.
*if you are planning on moving, tell your presidency instead of fleeing and not telling anyone.

as you can see this is not an easy topic for me. it is a challenge for me right now. these tips i just listed are what happens almost every sunday!! it is so frustrating. i never knew how hardwork and busy primary is until i got placed in the presidency. i was telling my husband that i have the pee-on job, but i don't mind it if i don't have to deal with the teachers. i usually get to walk the halls and do my own thing getting primary settled not talking to anyone. so when certain teachers aren't there without a sub i find myself complaining to my poor hubby who has to listen to me every sunday. so please try to remember these tips. :)