BYU Women's Conference Journal!

I'm sure this is coming late for most of you,

but I promised .... and Smith's don't break promises!!!
Here's the BYU Women's Conference Journal

Cover

Journal Page

Journal Page 2

Back

Binder Spine Covers

Here's the PDF:

BYU Women's Conference Journal Packet PDF

(I added page 2 if you noticed it was missing in the first PDF!)

Hope you have a GREAT time at the Conference!!!

Up-Coming Preparedness Fair!

I LOVE going to the Fair!

The kind of fair I'm talking about

doesn't have anything deep fried, cow pied,
or crash up derbified.

This fair has . . . FREEZE DRIED!

Even better, right?!?

It's the Fruit Heights

TRI-CITY PREPAREDNESS FAIR!

WOOT...WOOT!

It makes me so happy to be able to talk to

other people about what they are doing to become

better prepared.

The date is April 30th

from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm

901 South Mountain Road LDS Church

and if you're looking to purchase preparedness items,

the Presbyterian Church across the street 

796 South Mountain Road

will have venders.

The focus for the LDS Church will be:

Home Storage

Food and Non-Food Items

72 Hour Kits

Sanitation

Alternative Cooking

Fuels

and TONS MORE!

Here's the Flyer:

Tri-City Preparedness Fair Flyer PDF

I will be hosting a booth on Powdered Milk.

Woot .... Woot!

Hope to see YOU there!

Camp Kitchen Organizer!

Today's Project

is a

Camp Kitchen Organizer!

My friend Crystal Cheney shared it with me

and I have to tell you...

This thing is AWESOME!

It's a great way to organize

EVERYTHING

you will need to cook and prepare meals . . .
OUTDOORS!

Here's What You'll Need:
A Tool Organizer
There are a couple difference types.
One will fit over and around the top of a 5-gallon bucket.
The other looks like the one in the picture above.
Either one will work great.
(She found the one in the picture at Home Depot.)
You will also need Cooking Supplies.
Check through your drawers for extras, or purchase
a few things each month.
The dividers make it nice for organizing:
Spatulas
Tongs
Spices and Seasonings
Salt and Pepper
Spoons
Basters
Knives
Ladles
Measuring Cups and Spoons
Egg Timer
Hot Pads
Kitchen Shears
Funnel
and whatever else you use in your kitchen!
It will hold everything you need
but the kitchen sink!!!

Easy and Efficient
and in an Emergency Situation
I have a feeling this would come in
pretty handy!
...Thanks Crystal...

Thanks to the Hoytsville Girls

for letting me hang out with you last night.

What a GREAT group of LADIES!

WOW . . . This is AWESOME!!!

I just saw a link to this video on the

Sugardoodles Facebook Page.

(That Melanie is the BEST!)

It was truly inspired and amazing!

Way to Go . . . Irvine Stake!

Their Message:

Get It

Learn How To Use It

and then

Go Beyond Just the Needs of Your Own Family

So That YOU Will Be Able To Bless Others As Well.

Heed the Prophets Council,

Exercise Faith,

and

GET IT!

Start at the very beginning . . .

I would encourage those of you who are new to this blog,

to start from the very beginning.

Almost every day in 2010

I posted something that you could do

to help

PREPARE YOUR FAMILY

both SPIRITUALLY and TEMPORALLY.

This year has been CrAzY for me and I

haven't been able to post as regularly as I would like,

but being PREPARED and helping others to

become better prepared is so important to me.

I hope you will take the time to review

last year's posts.

Up-date your kits, practice fire safety,

earthquake safety, and emergency evacuations,

as well as practicing provident living.

I only have 8 more days until my oldest son leaves

for his mission.  WOWWIE!

I'm hoping life will settle back into some kind

of a routine shortly after so that I can get back to posting

on a regular basis!

When that happens . . .

You Can Look Forward To Seeing:

The rest of the Bag Meals,

Family Home Evening Lessons,

Preparedness Projects,

Food Storage Recipes,

Family Activities,

Date Night Ideas,

Gardening, Dehydrating, and Sprouting Hints,

Practical Preparedness Plans,

Organizing Hints and Helps,

More with Vital Records,

and

Holiday Games and Ideas.

I truly believe that becoming prepared is a process.

Make it a part of your day...

 EVERYDAY!

Each day we can do something.

It doesn't have to be an all day event.

It can be as easy as... checking the batteries in your

flashlight or taking a few minutes to  collect

some important documents.

Starting in May

I will give be posting a

Preparedness Assignment Each Day.

365 ASSIGNMENTS IN ALL!

Are YOU up for the Challenge?

I can't wait!!!

Check back later for an AMAZING IDEA

that I got from my friend Crystal Cheney!

(Who by the way . . . is a PREPAREDNESS ROCKSTAR!)

It's EASY and CLEVER!

The PDF Files are READY!!!

Bunny Bingo

5x7 PDF:

Bunny Bingo 5x7 Packet PDF

Bunny Bingo

11 x 8 1/2 PDF:

Bunny Bingo 11 x 8 1/2 Packet PDF

Bunny...Bunny...Who's Got the Bunny?

Bunny Bunny PDF Small Token:

Bunny Bunny Small Token PDF

Bunny Bunny Large Token:

Bunny Bunny Large Token PDF

Print this file on crack n' peel.

Cut the pictures and attach them to a wooden disc.

They are available at any craft store.

Play the game like Button Button!

Tic Tac CRACK!

5x7 PDF:

Tic Tac CRACK Packet PDF

8 1/2 x 11 PDF:

Full Page Tic Tack CRACK Packet PDF

Print, Laminate, and Cut out Tic Tac Toe Pieces.

Sticky back velcro can be added to each of the squares

and each of the pieces.

Make sure to put all of the hook sides of the velcro on the board

and all the loop sides of the velcro on the pieces.

Played like Tic Tac Toe!

Don't Eat Peep!

5x7 PDF:

Don't Eat Peep Packet PDF

8 1/2 x 11 PDF:

Full Page Don't Eat Peep Packet PDF

My Conference Journal

with Speakers Pictures!

Here's the PDF:

My Conference Journal with Speakers PDF

Thanks Valerie!

These pages include pictures of speakers from

Saturday Morning through Sunday Afternoon Speakers.

It also includes the Priesthood Session and the

Young Women's General Meeting.

HOP!

5x7 PDF:

(In Process!)

8 1/2 x 11 PDF:

(In Process!)

12 More BUNNY Cards are on the way

along with

12 More HOP! Cards.

Have a GREAT Day!

Don't Eat Peep!

This game is about as
EASY
 as it gets!

You Will Need:

1 Game Card per Group

and

Some Easter Candy!

Instructions:

Print, Laminate and Cut Game Cards.
Here's How To Play:

Have one person in the group

leave the room.

The rest of the people in the group will

choose one of the PEEPS in the squares

on the game card.

A piece of candy will be placed on each

of the squares.

Everyone calls the person back into the room.

That person gets to eat the candy from each square

until . . .

They get to the CHOSEN  PEEP!

As soon as they get to that square

everyone yells,

"DON'T EAT PEEP!"

and their turn is over.
A new person gets to take a turn,

a new peep is chosen,

and the process is repeated!

Your Little One's will LOVE this game!!!

Here's the PDF:

Don't Eat Peep 5x7 PDF

Don't Eat Peep 8 1/2 x 11 PDF

Thanks Valerie!

Nobody can do a PDF like YOU!

Here It Is!

The BUNNY BINGO is ready!!!

Game Cards:

(Includes 12 Cards)
...AND...
Just in case you need a few more,
I'm in the process of adding 12 more cards!

Calling Cards
come in 8 1/2 x 11 and 5x7 size!

Page 1:

Page 2:

Page 3:

Here's the PDF:

(I'm just taking the files over to Valerie's so I can get a better PDF!)
It will be up shortly!

Instructions:

Print, Laminate, and Cut.

That's It!

Use Jelly Beans to mark the cards

and you're good to go!

The Preschool Version or HOP!
Is On The Way.

Calling Cards:

You will also find a . . .
Bunny, Bunny . . . Who's Got the Bunny
Front:

Back:

Tic Tac Crack!
(This one is played like Tic Tac Toe.)

and a
Don't Eat Peep Game!

I will also be posting the
Conference Journal Pages with the
Speaker's Pictures.

Two Pages for the Saturday and Sunday Conference Sessions
as well as the Young Women's General Meeting
and the Priesthood Session!

I created a SECOND Conference Journal
in a more masculine format, just
in case your husband would like one for himself.

I am in the process of making
a BYU Women's Conference Journal as well!

Here's a Sneak Peak . . .

at the New BUNNY Bingo Game!

I'll be posting the PDF and Calling Cards Tomorrow!

As far as Easter goes,

we celebrate it in two parts.

One part is fun with an ADULT EGG HUNT,

and LOTS of ACTIVITIES FOR THE KIDS.

We love getting together and any extra excuse we can find to get

together and laugh and play as a family works for us.

Then comes the second part . . .

THE BEST PART

which celebrates the TRUE MEANING

of Easter.

I will be posting ideas for each the next few days!

I'm on the countdown with my missionary.

He leaves in 16 days

so when I can't sleep because I'm thinking of that . . .

I CREATE!

Should be a FuN couple of weeks!!!

A Mother's Conference Journal!

I LOVE CONFERENCE!!!

The gospel never ceases to amaze me,

especially at Conference time.

I love to watch as people from all over the world

come together in obedience, to listen to a Living Prophet

and Apostles.

It's just AMAZING!!!

I have always taken notes during each of the conference speakers.

I know that the talks can be printed off almost immediately

after the session is over now days,

but for me ... writing it down makes it more personal.

I have received so many answers during this process.

I don't know if it's because writing it down makes

me listen more intently or what.

Just in case you haven't noticed .. . I'm a very visual person,

and even though just writing in a regular notebook was

fine, I wanted to make it into something I would

want to look at over and over again.

Hence . . .

MY CONFERENCE JOURNAL

was created.

Here It Is . . .

Cover Page
(This page slips into a 3-ring Binder.)

Back Page

Spine

Page 1
(Slip these pages into a sheet protector.)

Page 2

Page 3

Page 4

Page 5

I usually print two pages per speaker.

One to write on during conference, and the other

for personal study to use with the Conference Ensign.

I added a personal challenge for me and for my family

to the page I use during Conference.

This seems to be when the things I need to do in

my home and with my family stand out to me.

Even though we are being addressed

as a huge group . . .

The messages can be very personal!
These binders can be added to every conference.
It's an AWESOME reference as well as a
Fun Visiting Teaching Gift!
(Thanks for the idea Valerie!)
I'm soooo excited for Conference!

It feels like Christmas every Conference weekend  . . . I LOVE IT!!!

Here's the PDF:

My Conference Journal Packet PDF
Note:
These pages can be printed in black and white
if you don't want to use colored ink!

Hope you have a GREAT Conference Weekend!

Still more ideas to come!!!

A Few Conference Ideas ... Are On The WAY!!!

As I was wondering through the store

trying to think of ways to help my family

REALLY LISTEN

to Conference, I couldn't help but notice that the shelves

were filled with colored plastic eggs.

They were EVERYWHERE!!!

The more I thought about these wonderful

little things,

the more I began to realize that . . .

The plastic egg possibilities are endless!

Here's a way to make this Conference

EGGS-tra Special using plastic eggs!

Place a basket of plastic eggs on a small table in the room

you will be watching conference.

Have each family member write a question or two

from each of the talks on the cards included in the PDF.

Questions Like:

What did President Monson talk about?

What were two scriptures mentioned in the firsts session?

What color was President Eyring's tie?

Fold the cards and put them inside of the eggs.

The filled eggs will go into a separate basket.

If you have a bit of an age difference,

you may want to divide the eggs into two different colors.

One color for the older kids and the other for the

younger children.

That way, your littles won't give you the deer-in-the-headlights

face when you ask them a deep question about the atonement or

something like that!

Smaller children can also color pictures of

what the speaker is talking about on the

back of the Question Cards.

After each session

(Which just happens to be near meal time ... and a great time for a gathering!)

sit down as a family and take turns opening the eggs.

If you can answer the question correctly . . .

YOU WIN!

Prizes can be anything from

Treats to Points!

Points could used for some AMAZING PRIVILEGES like:

No Dishes for YOU!

Oh, the JOY! ... I just happen to be the best listener ... EVER!

(At least when it comes to conference talks!)

Here are the Question Cards:

Here's the PDF:

Eggs-tra Special Conference Cards PDF

It might take a little more effort to...

but it will be soooo worth it!

More Conference Helps

Are On The Way!