Playgroup Schedule

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Luke & Laura's New Addition!

Congratulations Luke and Laura!
We are so happy your beautiful baby boy has arrived!

Free Day at This is the Place

Friday June 11, 2010, is "Huntsman Day" at This is the Place Heritage Park.

You and your family will receive FREE admission (normally $7 to $9 per person) as well as FREE ice cream thanks to Jon Huntsman Sr.  This is the Place Heritage Park is open from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Make a Splash Kickoff Party

The Salt Lake County Library's Summer Reading Kickoff Party at Wheeler Farm (6351 S. 900 E.) is tonight, Thursday, June 3 from 5:30-8:00 p.m.  There will be lots of activities, crafts, giveaways and community partners. There will be special performances, and you will be able to sign up for the Summer Reading Program at the Kickoff Party. It's an outdoor event so families are encouraged to bring a blanket to sit on and are welcome to bring a picnic dinner.

School's Almost Out

If you have children or grandchildren hanging out with you this summer you may want to find some fun activities to do.  We now have an extra page on the Movin'Up Blog (see above) that contains a list of places and activities that are free (or almost free) to do this summer.  If you have items to add please email them to Lisa or a member of the Relief Society Presidency.  Have a safe and fun summer!

Wedding Dresses

Beautiful New Wedding Dresses

Originally $200 to $1350

Now $100 to 350

Some Temple Ready

Exquiste Details

Sizes 4 to 14

If interested Call Nancy at 801-808-8099

Moving Sale

This Saturday from 7 a.m. to Noon, Lori M. will be having a

Moving Sale

She will have many items for sale, including:  books, bookshelves, a dresser, and free firewood!

We Want YOUR Finger Food Recipes!

Tuesday evening many of you brought your favorite finger foods to share at our Relief Society Activity.  They were FABULOUS!  Please send in the recipes, bring them to Relief Society, or give them to a member of the presidency or to Lisa so we can post them for everyone to enjoy.

~ hungrily yours ~

The R.S. Presidency

Container gardening: Herbs

Or: How to have your fun and eat it, too!

“Gardening” in pots and containers allows you to grow herbs in any small but sunny place. Even if you do not have a patio, balcony or other outdoor space, containers can be set in a sunny window. South- and east-facing windows are best. Herbs can be grown in windows that receive less light, as they thrive with fewer hours of direct sun.

Choosing containers:

1. Choose pots that are big enough to accommodate your desired plants. Too small pots can restrict the root system and dry out very quickly. Pots that are too big may not be able to drain properly. Choose pots that fit well into your growing area.

2. Terracotta pots absorb a lot of moisture, so take that into account when watering. The inexpensive plastic pots work well, and may be placed in another more decorative pot for dressing up your windows or patio corners. Wooden containers are susceptible to rot, so use a plastic lining.

3. Make sure your pot has adequate drainage. Holes should be ¼ to ½ inch across..

Growing Mixture

Make sure your planting soil drains rapidly but retains enough moisture to keep the roots evenly moist. Purchase a good quality potting mixture, and make sure it says that it can be used for growing vegetables.

Sunlight

Your container garden will need at least five hours of direct sunlight each day. If you place your containers in a window, particularly a west-facing window, take into consideration the extra heat that comes through. Place herbs with similar light requirements in the same area. Herbs which tolerate full sun are basil, rosemary, and thyme. Lemon balm, tansy, oregano and parsley like partial shade. Bay, chamomile, coriander, ginger, mint and tarragon tolerate full shade.

Watering

In an exposed outdoor location, container plants loose moisture quickly. Some plants will need to be watered daily, especially during hot, dry weather. Inside plants should be monitored as well. Water should go through to the drain holes each time. But don’t overwater!

What to grow

The most common herbs to grow in pots are the culinary herbs. Herbs picked and used immediately always have a much stronger, fresher flavor than any you can buy at the supermarket!

If you enjoy several different types of cooking styles try growing groups of herbs for each style.

Consider the following:

Mexican: Chili peppers, cilantro and basil

French: Thyme, lavender and French tarragon.

European: Parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme (The “Scarborough Faire” mix!)

Asian: Basils, anise, lemon grass, garlic chives, chile peppers

Middle Eastern: Mint, coriander (which is the seed from cilantro plants), chiles

Other combinations can be tried as well, such as herbs to add to your salads and barbecue sauces. Having pots of chives and cilantro close to, or on, the patio table, will encourage your family and guests to snip fresh herbs to add to their salads or baked potatoes.

My New Life

5 Tips for Organizing Your Closet

Jenna has done the research for us and presented these five fabulous tips for Organizing our Closets.  Jenna acknowledged that not all of these ideas will fit everyones situation but they are a great place to start!

1. Start from scratch. That means you need to get everything that's in your closet out! It's only temporary but you will need to pick a day when you can carry every single item out of your closet.

TIP: While the closet is bare, you may as well give it a quick vacuuming and do whatever you can to tidy up the space a bit.

2. Now that you have a clean palette, you need to sort each and every item and place each article of clothing into one of the following piles:
• Keep for Daily Wear
• Keep for Special Occasions
• Donate or Give Away
• Trash It

3. To help you decide which pile certain garments belong in, you may need to take the time to try things on and make sure they still fit. If something doesn't fit exactly as it should right now, but you are 100% certain that it will fit fine very soon, then you should put that item in the "Special Occasions" pile.

TIP: Do yourself a favor . . . You need to be brutally honest during this process. Be very selective about the things you cannot currently fit in but still wish to keep. Besides, the more room you clear out, the more room you will have to buy clothes that do fit!

4. Once each and every item has been assigned to a category, then you need to determine exactly where you will be storing those items earmarked "Special Occasions". One thing is for sure: such items do NOT belong in your closet that is filled with daily apparel.

TIP: Consider devoting a closet in a spare bedroom for this purpose or designate some space in the attic or the basement.

5. Finally, one by one, carry each item to it's respective spot:
• Your closet for your daily apparel
• Your "Special Occasion" area (a spare closet, basement, attic or garment boxes)
• Bags or Boxes for donation to others

TIP: Stick to your guns. . . Don't talk yourself into switching piles at the last minute. Like most things, your first instinct is always the best choice! And don't allow any non-clothing items back into the closet. NO Suitcases, vacuum cleaners, coats, boxes, bags or linens! These items all belong elsewhere.

Yes, Organizing things CAN by FUN!

Cleaning out the closet is such a cleansing, uplifting thing to do. It is just one of the many ways that we can all rid ourselves of "junk" and things we no longer want, need or even like anymore.  And as you clean out the closet don't forget to save the items in the "Donate" pile for the Swap being held at the Ward house on Saturday June 19th.

Relief Society May Evening Meeting

At tonight's Relief Society meeting there were three great lessons presented:

1) Growing herbs in containers by Rachael S.

2) Organizing our Closets

(This closet photo was found on the Internet so don't think someone has come into your house and taken a picture of your children's closet.  Ha ha ha)

And

3) Getting the most out of your visits to the Temple

Look for individual posts on each topic this week!

Thank you to everyone for bringing all the wonderful finger foods.  We will need to gather the recipes for these items and post them as well.  There were many delightful dishes shared tonight.

In The Kitchen with Charlotte

 

Making the dough

 

Nice soft dough.

 

Rolling out the dough and spreading the filling

Roll dough up like a jelly roll

 

Cut dough into small pieces and place into muffin tin.

Once they have risen and baked, hurry and eat them

before anyone else can!

Meg patiently waited for some too!

 

A House the Lord Built

(story adaptation by Alesa D.)

In a nearby land, there was a house

A white, white house

A house the Lord built.

And in that house there was a family

A smiling family in a white, white house

A house the Lord built.

"There are smiles that make us Happy"

And in that family there were healthy members

Healthy members in a smiling family in a white, white house

A house the Lord built.

"Veggie Tales Theme Song"

And amongst those memebers there were helping hands

Helping hands on healthy members in a smiling family in a white, white house

A house the Lord built.

"He's Got the Whole World in His Hands"

And with those hands came joyful singing

Joyful singing and helping hands on healthy members in a smiling family in a white, white house

A house the Lord built.

"I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing"

And with that singing was a house of order

A house of order with joyful singing and helping hands on healthy members in a smiling family in a white, white house

A house the Lord built.

"Whistle While you Work"

And in that house, that house of order, dwelt pure, pure hearts

Pure, pure hearts in a house of order with joyful singing and helping hands to healthy members of a smiling family in a white, white house

A house the Lord built.

"He That Hath Clean Hands and a Pure Heart"

With pure, pure hearts comes added love

Added love with pure, pure hearts in a house of order with joyful singing and helping hands on healthy members in a smiling family in a white, white house

A house the Lord built.

"I Love You Truly"

Added love brings giving thanks

Giving thanks with added love and pure, pure hearts in a house of order with joyful singing and helping hands on healthy members in a smiling family in a white, white house

A house the Lord built.

"Thanks For The Memory"

Giving thanks we act with loving kindness

Loving kindness, giving thanks with added love and pure, pure hearts in a house of order with joyful singing and helping hands on healthy members in a smiling family in a white, white house

A house the Lord built.

"Love One Another"

In a nearby land, there was a house

A white, white house

A house the Lord built.

"I Love to See the Temple"

We look forward to seeing everyone at the Temple June 9th!

It's Showtime!

What do THESE and . . .

These 2 have to do with  . . .

this?

Come find out!

Saturday, May 8th, 7 pm

Grandview 1st Spring Sing

"A House the Lord Built"

And you thought road shows were a thing of the past!