Start Clippin'

On May 18 we'll be sharing ideas on how to shop and save with coupons. So, get clippin'.

Organization System for Important Papers

1. Create files for each month. Mine are in my desk drawer.

2. As you pay bills or receive important papers, place them in the file for that month.

3. At the end of the year, go through the files and decide what you should keep and what can be shredded.

4. Put important papers in a folder or large envelope. Label it with the year.

5. When your taxes are filed, you can add those to the folder.

6. File the folders in a separate file drawer or closet.

Up and Coming Events

May is the month we will learn about couponing, and in June we will have our annual Garden Party...more info to come!

Sweet Chex Mix

4 cups Corn Chex
4 cups Rice Chex
¾ cups Golden Grahams
½ package mini marshmallow
2 cups coconut
2 cups sliced almond
Mix the above ingredients in a large bowl and set aside

1 cup light Karo syrup
1 cup white sugar
¾ cup margarine or butter
Boil together in a sauce pan for 2 minutes and then pour over the cereal mixture. Stir until all pieces are evenly coated. Lay out on a cookie sheet to cool.
Yields 10 cups. I substituted mini wheats for golden grahams. (It’s what I had) (I would not do it in a big plastic bowl because the mixture does get hot.)

Humanitarian Projects Underway

As part of an ongoing humanitarian effort, we are excited to present two immediate ways that you can serve.
Janice has gathered baby blankets, bibs and burp cloths that are hemstitched and ready to be crocheted. If you don't know how to crochet the edges and would like to learn, please let a Shanon or a member of the presidency know and we will find a way for you to learn. I you want to serve in another way you can pick up one of the coloring packets and bring a page to life.
Additionally, Joan has put together a program where families can provide humanitarian items on an ongoing basis. You are only limited by your imagination. Recently the Millers completed hygene kits. You can literally do anything you want as a family and turn it in to a member of the presidency or myself at your convenience.
It's a great opportunity to be a part of the bigger picture and isn't that what the Relief Society is all about?

April is for Organizing

Please joing us on April 20th to clean and organize the church kitchen. Be there at 10:00 with your rubber gloves and a serving attitude!
Later we'll gather, 6:30pm, for an organizational class by Chelsea and gather ideas from each other for ways that we can become better organized!
Look for a couponing class in May!
See you there...