Empty Nesters FHE

Relief Society Temple Trip

This Friday Night Feb 20th

8:00pm session

If you would like to attend:

1. Call Columbus Temple to reserve a place 614-351-5001.

2. Let Sister Maki know you'll be joining us.

3. Meet at the church at 5:45pm for departure.

4. Bring food or money for fast food if you'd like.

Wheat 101 Class

The wheat class was a lot of fun. I hope everyone learned as much attending it as I did preparing for it. Here are the handouts for those of you who weren't able to come. If there is anyone who was not able to attend who would like more info on wheat let me know. It was a lot of work for me but if I have enough interest I will offer the class again.

Wheat Handout

Wheat Class Outline

Empty Nesters FHE

Wheat 101 Class

Tuesday January 20th 7:00pm

at Mindy's house

Come learn the basics of wheat-how to buy it and how to use it!

(even if you don't have a wheat grinder)

There will be taste testing and wheat samples to take home!

Fun With Food Storage

Fun With Food Storage

I wanted to let everyone know about a fun blog I found. It teaches a lot about food storage-how to get started and how to use it.

Time Out for Women

Time Out for Women is going to be in Cincinnati in May! If you have never been to Time Out before they are wonderful. The day is filled with spiritual, uplifting messages, as well as a lot of laughs. I went last year to Indianapolis and am very excited that it's in Cincinnati next year. It would be a great Christmas gift idea if you want to throw some hints your husband's way!

Here's the info:
Time Out for Women 2009Cincinnati, OH
Friday, May 15, 2009 6:30 - 9:30 PM
Saturday, May 16, 2009 9:00 AM - 3:45 PM
Northern Kentucky Convention Center
Exhibit Hall 1
One West River Center Blvd.Covington, KY 41011 US

Sheri Dew, Hilary Weeks, S. Michael Wilcox and others will all be presenting. You can go to this website for more info and to register:
http://deseretbook.com/timeout/event/52

Hilary Weeks was at the last event I went to. It was very inspiring to hear her sing but she was also a lot of fun. Here's a couple videos from her Time Out performances!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6ujADXp0dM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6I8FCgaoaG8

Frugal Gift Ideas Handout

I was excited to see so many sisters at our last meeting on Frugal Gift Ideas. I had a lot of fun. Jennifer taught us some really good ideas. I have my handout you can download that has a lot of ideas too.

Frugal Gift Ideas Handout

I also found another great gift idea I wanted to pass along. I recently ordered a magazine subscription to Every Day with Rachael Ray Magazine for $2. Yes, a whole year for only $2. I received my first issue yesterday. I thought a magazine subscription would be a nice gift idea and very frugal for only $2. I got on the website today and Every Day with Rachael Ray Magazine is only .99 for a whole year subscription! They have other magazines such as Family Fun, Wondertime, and Women's Day. They also have a lot of other random magazines.

The website is: http://www.lowpricesubs.com/

Have a great holiday season and we'll see you back for more HFPE meetings and activities next year! Let me know if anyone has any activity ideas they'd like to host or attend next year.

Mindy

Frugal Gift Ideas Meeting

Thursday, November 13th

7:00pm at the church

We will have a class on inexpensive gift ideas and packaging/wrapping taught by Jennifer Theetge. We will also have a lot of ideas for inxpensive gifts to give this holiday season or for any occasion.

We will also be etching glass jars and baking dishes with designs and last names. They make great gifts. You can purchase inexpensive glass jars and baking dishes at Walmart or the dollar stores. You can also save an old spaghetti sauce jar, mayo jar, or pickle jar. You can use a glass casserole dish or pie pan from home or a purchased one.

Please let Mindy know which design you would like before Sunday the 9th. You can see her for examples or with questions. Feel free to email her too: zeigler@memoriesbymindy.com

Here are your choices for glass etching:

Date Jar and Scavenger Hunt Ideas

I want to thank everyone who helped with the Sugar and Spice Enrichment meeting that we had a few weeks ago. I learned a lot and had fun. As a door prize I had a date jar (like a journal jar) filled with fun free or inexpensive date ideas. The idea is to pull out a slip of paper and do what it says for your date. There's everything from playing on the playground at the park to trying a new recipe together to going on a long drive together etc. in the jar. Here's a copy of all the little slips of paper if you'd like to make your own date jar.

Date Jar

Dawna also spoke about a scavenger hunt her and Frank did for a family home evening that could be used as a date. Here's a copy of that too.

Scavenger Hunt

Make sure you download these files now because they will expire in 30 days. Let me know how your dates turn out!