May 4th at 7:00 PM
I am teaching a class on how to make the summer memorable with your families and not breaking the budget doing it. I've tried many things over the years and will be sharing with you pages of ideas and activities. These ideas are great for families, date nights and fun with grandkids. In addition to this, I will show you two recipes for "on the go" treats to make your outings more enjoyable. I hope you join me!
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Bag Meals
I just read about a really interesting food storage idea Bag Meals . Basically you have a meal in a bag that you can pull off your shelf and cook. It's a supper easy idea to try and might inspire you. Check out the blog at http://preparednotscared.blogspot.com/search/label/Bag%20Meals
Saturday, April 23, 2011
Stove Top Cooking
My daughter has been wanting to learn how to cook. We've been having fun experimenting with different recipes. Here is a fun cookbook by The provident homemaker that I really like. If you click on Stove top treats it will take you right to the cookbook. Happy Cooking!
Saturday, April 16, 2011
The cost of food storage
The provident homemaker is a site ran by the stakes provident living leader. She put together some interesting facts on how much a year supply of food would cost you. Click HERE to read all about it. I found it very interesting to see the cost break down.
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Garden boxes
I'm so sick of this.
Mother Nature teased us and gave us a brief and I do mean brief moment of gardening excitement. We started building new boxes and as you can see we got all the stuff to get started and then WHAM!! Snow! Our apricot blossoms seemed ok so were keeping our fingers crossed that they make it.
So we did get started and here is a few pictures to hopefully get you excited about getting your garden going when the weather cooperates.
Get any wood you can get your hands on. This is what we had.
Then we just nailed them together. When I say we I really mean Matt and my Dad. I had other important matters to CHASE after. 2 is such a fun age!
I forgot to mention that before we put the box in place we laid down a weed barrier. This helps keep the grass and weeds from getting into your boxes. We are putting the weed barrier in between the boxes as well. Then we are going to cover it with bark so that we do not have to mow in between them.
Here is our dirt. In a previous post I talked about what you needed to make a great weed free dirt. Two of our boxes will have the new dirt and 2 will have dirt that was just from the yard. I'll show you over the coarse of the summer the difference in weeds.
Then we busted open the bag of compost, peat moss, and vermiculite and mixed well.
Hopefully by this weekend we can get a few plants in the ground.
The emergency preparedness committee is planning an FHE night to demonstrate square foot gardening. It should be packed full of great information! .
Happy gardening!
Mother Nature teased us and gave us a brief and I do mean brief moment of gardening excitement. We started building new boxes and as you can see we got all the stuff to get started and then WHAM!! Snow! Our apricot blossoms seemed ok so were keeping our fingers crossed that they make it.
So we did get started and here is a few pictures to hopefully get you excited about getting your garden going when the weather cooperates.
Get any wood you can get your hands on. This is what we had.
I forgot to mention that before we put the box in place we laid down a weed barrier. This helps keep the grass and weeds from getting into your boxes. We are putting the weed barrier in between the boxes as well. Then we are going to cover it with bark so that we do not have to mow in between them.
Then we busted open the bag of compost, peat moss, and vermiculite and mixed well.
Hopefully by this weekend we can get a few plants in the ground.
The emergency preparedness committee is planning an FHE night to demonstrate square foot gardening. It should be packed full of great information! .
Happy gardening!
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Bean Museum Fun and Free!!!
I had an earlier post about the Bean Museum that is on the BYU campus. Over spring break I took my kids. It is an amazing place to visit. Here are a few pictures of our experiences.
Place: Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum
Location: 645 East 1430 North, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
Hours: Mon.-Fri. 10 a.m. to 9 p.m, Sat. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Closed Sunday
Cost: FREE
Location: 645 East 1430 North, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
Hours: Mon.-Fri. 10 a.m. to 9 p.m, Sat. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Closed Sunday
Cost: FREE
Saturday, April 9, 2011
Hill Aerolspace Museum
Hill Aerospace Museum is a fun and hands on place to take your kids. They have a hands on section for kids to try experiments, dress up as an airman, flight simulator games, and more. My kids really enjoyed dressing up and pretending to fly a spaceship. We've been there a couple of times now and my kids still find it entertaining. And best of all it's FREE!
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Food Prices Are Going Up!!!
I just received this letter from the stake provident living leader:
"The Church tends to ride out the waves, and usually only changes prices once a year. Wheat just went up 50%, sugar just passed $21 for 25 lbs, and more. Please make sure you refer your ward to the updated prices.
If you need any of these items still, I highly recommend Macey's caselot, which started today, and the Bosch Kitchen Centers' "Conference Sale". The latter has 50-lb bags of hard wheat for $16.50-18, depending on how many you buy.
Macey's has 45-lb buckets of wheat for about $18, 25-lb bag of sugar for $12.99, and 25 lb. flour for $7.99. And their 2-lb bags of brown or powdered sugar, at $1.25, is like paying $15.63 for 25 lbs. That's cheaper than the Home Storage Center's previous white-sugar price."
Macy's, Harmons and Smiths are doing their case lot sales right now if you need to stock up on can goods. Here are some good prices.
Best prices are as follows:
Applesauce: Harmons .50
Mandrin Oranges: .43 Macy's
Raman Noodles: .10 Smiths
Beans: .50 Harmons, Smiths
Green Chillies: .39 Harmons
Canned Vegies: .47 Macy's
WF Cake mix: .77 Macy's
WF Ketchup: .77 Macy's
Pinapple: .90 Smiths
Spagetti O: .66 Macy's
WF refried beans: .49 Macy's
Creamed soups: .59 Macy's
Mushroms: .43 Macy's
Tomatoes: .50 Macy's, Smiths
Sugar: Macy's 25lbs 12.99, Smiths 4lbs 1.89
Brown or powdered sugar 2lbs at Macy's for 1.25
"The Church tends to ride out the waves, and usually only changes prices once a year. Wheat just went up 50%, sugar just passed $21 for 25 lbs, and more. Please make sure you refer your ward to the updated prices.
If you need any of these items still, I highly recommend Macey's caselot, which started today, and the Bosch Kitchen Centers' "Conference Sale". The latter has 50-lb bags of hard wheat for $16.50-18, depending on how many you buy.
Macey's has 45-lb buckets of wheat for about $18, 25-lb bag of sugar for $12.99, and 25 lb. flour for $7.99. And their 2-lb bags of brown or powdered sugar, at $1.25, is like paying $15.63 for 25 lbs. That's cheaper than the Home Storage Center's previous white-sugar price."
Macy's, Harmons and Smiths are doing their case lot sales right now if you need to stock up on can goods. Here are some good prices.
Best prices are as follows:
Applesauce: Harmons .50
Mandrin Oranges: .43 Macy's
Raman Noodles: .10 Smiths
Beans: .50 Harmons, Smiths
Green Chillies: .39 Harmons
Canned Vegies: .47 Macy's
WF Cake mix: .77 Macy's
WF Ketchup: .77 Macy's
Pinapple: .90 Smiths
Spagetti O: .66 Macy's
WF refried beans: .49 Macy's
Creamed soups: .59 Macy's
Mushroms: .43 Macy's
Tomatoes: .50 Macy's, Smiths
Sugar: Macy's 25lbs 12.99, Smiths 4lbs 1.89
Brown or powdered sugar 2lbs at Macy's for 1.25
Monday, April 4, 2011
Fun Museum
With Spring break around the corner are you looking for fun stuff to do that won't break the budget. Try the Bean Museum in Provo. It's my favorite price. Free!!!!
Place: Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum
Location: 645 East 1430 North, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
Hours: Mon.-Fri. 10 a.m. to 9 p.m, Sat. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Closed Sunday
Cost: FREE
Place: Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum
Location: 645 East 1430 North, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
Hours: Mon.-Fri. 10 a.m. to 9 p.m, Sat. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Closed Sunday
Cost: FREE
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