February 2012 Newsletter!

The Focus for February Will Be:

72 Hour Kits

and

Finances

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Here's the Stake Version PDF:

2012 February Newsletter Packet PDF

Here's the Prepared Not Scared Version PDF:

2012 February Prepared Not Scared Newsletter Packet PDF

Don't Forget to...

Keep working to complete your

PREPAREDNESS GOALS

for

January

You still have a few more days!

The Dry Pack Focus for February is:

Dehydrated Carrots!

I'll be posting some YUMMY recipes in the next

couple of days!

They're Here . . . Are YOU Ready?

Last year I told you about a

DAILY

EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS

ASSIGNMENT

I had prepared for YOU!

It was supposed to start on January 1st of this year

but because of my computer virus'

it was a little delayed.

(2 Nephi 2:11 should sum things up!)

It's MY scripture!

Anyway...

I'm going to post a week's worth of assignments

at a time until I get caught up and
then I will post one a day.

Here's the one for January 1st!

Take a few minutes if you haven't already to write

your goals down.

Don't Forget to include the family...

"Many hands make light work!"

January 2nd:

Awwww...

A New Notebook!

Just the thought of it brings pure JoY!

I added a cover to my black notebook.

Here's the PDF:

My Food Storage and Emergency Preparedness Notebook PDF

January 3rd:

Write this down in your notebook

and make a plan!

Here's are a few a links from earlier posts I did on

Food Storage in Small Spaces:

Food Storage In Small Spaces 1

Food Storage In Small Spaces 2

January 4th:

This is one of my FaVoRiTe Scriptures!
Add this scripture to your notebook.
What does EVERY NEEDFUL THING mean to YOU?
Work as a FaMiLy to make...
Prayer
Fasting
Faith
Learning
Order
and
Preparing Every Needful Thing
a priority in your HoMe!
January 5th:

The 3 Box System is EASY!
Set aside 30 minutes a day to DECLUTTER.
In that 30 minutes you will need to make decisions fast.
Give Away, Put Away or Throw Away.
Each item will belong in one of the boxes.
Don't spend too much time thinking about it.
The more time you spend, the more likely you are to
keep something that you don't really NEED.
Know the difference between a NEED vs. a WANT.
Don't put things away as you go.
It will take more time and the chances of getting
distracted along the way are not worth it.
Take the "Give Away" stuff to the car.
Don't let it sit in your home! Little by little
the clutter will find it's way out of the bag
and back into your life.
I've had the opportunity to go into a lot of homes
to organize. 
We are overwhelmed!
We have gone from keeping the basics...to well beyond
in our spending or collecting.
I have seen first hand as I work with women
that the STUFF has not made them happier.
Everything we bring into our homes
will demand our attention.
Decide BEFORE you go to the store,
what THINGS are really worth your time!
Be strong and remember...
LESS IS truly MORE!
January 6th:

MAKE YOUR KIDS A PART OF THE
DECLUTTERING PROCESS!
Teach them how to live simply.
Just 10 things to start with and then go from there.
Incentives always make the process more FuN!
Are you still breathing....?
Just one more!
January 7th:

That's it for today!
Are you worn right out?
Remember:
It's not a race,
It's more like a marathon...
Pace Yourself and EnJOY the Process!

2012 Goal Pages

2012 Goal Pages are Here!

They come in 2 different sizes and styles:

8 1/2 x 11

5x7

and 8 1/2 x 11

Note:

We made this style into a placemat.

It was a great way to keep our goals in mind!

Laminate the placemats so that

they can be wiped off easily!

Here are the PDF Files:

2012 Goal Page Packet 8 1/2 x 11 PDF

2012 Goal Page Packet 5 x 7 PDF

2012 Goal Page Packet 8 1/2 x 11 Option 2 PDF

Here's the Link to the FHE Goal Night Post:
Family History FHE Goals Lesson PDF

Have a GREAT Night!

Young Women...

This was something I was working on for the

Young Women just before I was released

and put into my

Food Storage and Emergency Preparedness calling.

It's a fun way to get to know the young women

and it's a great reference for birthdays.

The testimony card will be a treasure

that can be used for New Beginnings.

It's also a great gift for the parents!

We were planning on giving a copy to the

Young Woman and to her parents when she

graduated from mutual!

Here it is:

Cover Page

Information Page

Photo Page

Testimony Page

Just for FuN Pages

Cut cards and attach them to blank index cards.

Cards can be kept in a Recipe Box

or can be hole punched and held together with

C-rings.  Ribbons look way cute tied to the c-rings.

Add photos and memories to the ME cards

throughout the year.

The cards can be put together in a book

to be given to the graduating girls or as a Christmas Gift

at the end of the year!

For Birthdays...

Each of the girls can write a special memory

or something they love about that particular young woman.

These pages can be shared with the mutual group

and then added to the book and kept to give later.

Here's the PDF:

All About Me Packet PDF

This would be a

FuN Getting To Know YOU Activity!

Address Cards!

Just thought I'd share

My Address Book!

Here it is...

Cover and Back Page

Emergency Contacts and Numbers Cards

Tabbed Alphabet Cards

Blank Address Cards

I cut the cards out and put them together with

C-rings.  I just punched 2 holes in the bottom.

I laminated the front and back covers.

You can also use a Roladex!

Just cut the cards and slide them onto the

Roladex runners!

Cute and Easy...Just the way I like it!

Here's the PDF:

Address Book Packet PDF

Pictures coming soon!

Vital Records Supply List

Vital Records Purchase List:

3-inch 3-ring Binder

(You get 2 for about the price of 1 at Costco and Sam's)

Page Protectors

(You can get a box of 100 at Costco or Sam's)

Divided Page Protectors

(For Family Pictures)

Business Card Page Protectors

2 - Zipper Pouches

(For Quick Cash, Notebook, Pens and Pencils)

CD Protectors

Sharpie Markers

Small Notebook

Carry Case

(Look for a bag or purse that will hold the FILLED binder.)

You can start with just a binder, page protectors

and the zipper pouches.

The rest can be purchased a little at a time.

Check on-line as well.

I found several stores that offered free shipping.

Watch for weekly assignments

and reminders!

Sanitation!

This is the handout mentioned in the

January Newsletter!

Ahhh . . . The Portable Toilet!

I can't tell you how many times I have put this

"Big Fella" off.

Not because a New UN-USED Portable Toilet is grose

by any means . . . some of the information I get to share

with you however, is NOT for the Faint-of-Heart!

Sooooo, Here We Go . . .

First we'll start with the picture:

Here they are all put together!

Super Cute Huh?!?

(I added the flowers for that little special touch!)

Here are the Toilet Label and Instructions for Use PDF:

Sanitation Information and Portable Toilet Labels
I created new labels...just to keep things fresh!
In gray...

and in blue.

New Labels and A Condensed Instruction Page

New Sanitation Packet PDF
Make a copy of the instruction page for each of the
Emergency Toilets you put together.
Store it inside for a quick reference.

You Will Need:

5-6 Gallon Bucket (At least 2)

Luggable Lu Toilet Cover

(Snap-on type toilet seat with lid.)

12 Plastic Liners

(Garbage Bags)

4 Pairs of Rubber Gloves

2 Rolls of Toilet Paper

Disinfectant:

Liquid Chlorine bleach, Nilogel Clean-Up Gel,

Pinesol, Powdered Laundry Soap,

Powdered Chlorinated Lime

(Hydrated Lime)

Available at the building supply stores. It can be used dry.

Be sure to get chlorinated lime and not quick lime which is

highly alkaline and corrosive.

1 Bottle of 3% Hydrogen Peroxide

Box of Baking Soda

1/2 Gallon of White Vinegar

1 Large Bottle of Hand Sanitizer

1 Roll Paper Towels

1 Pkg. Baby Wipes

1 2-Liter Bottle of Water

6-10 Gallon Container with tight fitting lid

A Supply of Old Newspapers for Wrapping Garbage

2-3 Spray Bottles

Feminine Hygiene Items

Now for the Good Stuff:

Are you wondering what this is?

It's a Portable Jane!

It works as a "Seperation Device."

To seperate what you might ask . . . ?

Well, you don't want to mix #1 with #2 when you are using

the toilets. Yep, you have to keep the two seperate!

(Notice the color-coded numbers?)

Mixing the two with no water could be toxic.

Here's the link if you are interested in purchasing your own:

Portable John/Jane

Portable John with the Jane Adapter Link

(That's one reason I decided a "Hers" Toilet might

be a good idea! The boys don't really need a seperate

seperation device . . . they're already equipted!)

Please Make Sure YOU Read the Entire Instruction Sheet.

It has soooo much important information on it!

(Thanks for the help Sherrie!)

This little project would be high on my "To Do List."

It's definately something I don't want to be without!

Happy Flushing!

January 2012 Powdered Milk Recipes

Each month I will be focusing on

one of the Dry Pack Cannery Ingredients.

January's Focus is:

NON-FAT DRY MILK!

I know the thought of drinking powdered milk

is probably not something your super excited about

but the possibilities are endless!

Adding powdered milk to your food storage will

give you tons more options and it's perfect for baking!

Just think...

Lion House Rolls

Tootsie Rolls

Cheese

Sweetened Condensed Milk

Baby Formula

Yogurt

Cream Soups

Whipped Topping

and

Pudding...Just to name a few!

Here's the PDF:

Powdered Milk Recipes Packet PDF

Here's what the recipe pages look like:

Note:

You don't have to print the pages in color.

Just go to your printer settings and you

can print in black and white.

The January 2012 Newsletter is HERE!

This big fella

should have been posted in December...

but because of the lovely virus' I downloaded

none of the pages I created were actually saved to my

external hard-drive!  I'm still trying to find out where

they ended up!  I have Backblaze and that should

have saved everything, but the virus seemed to do a lot

of rerouting! Patience must be something this

ole' girl needs to learn!

Anyway... I am in the process of retyping

EVERYTHING all over again!

No worries though,

I kept a rough-draft of everything so it

shouldn't take as long as it did the first time!

YAY!?!

Here's the Newsletter for December:

Page 1

Page 2

Here's the PDF:

January 2012 Newsletter Packet PDF

Revised PDF:

Revised January 2012 Newsletter Packet PDF

I changed the newsletter a little after the storm

we had.  The focus on the revised newsletter is

Heat and Light instead of Water.

The change only affected page 1.

Each Newsletter will include:

Words from the Prophet's and Apostles

A Food Storage Focus for the Month

A Safety Check

A Back to the Basics Challenge

The Primary Theme and Scripture

Vital Records Assignments

Purchase Recommendations

as well as

A Dry Pack Cannery Ingredient Information Page

and Recipes to go along with that ingredient!

The goal is to...

JUST TO SOMETHING EVERYDAY!

It doesn't have to be big or cost money!

Learn how to cook with your food storage.

Gather the supplies you already have around the house

Put things in order.

Make a plan for different emergencies

and practice with your family.

Hold regular family prayer and study the scriptures.

Attend the Temple.

Doing something everyday...

no matter how big or small is better than the

worry that comes from doing nothing

and hoping for the best!