Are you there?

I made a handout for our combined adult church meeting using the 3 General Conference Talks that our Bishop is using to make his presentation. Costco 1-hour prints for 4x6 were $.13 each - super easy and inexpensive! Size 1920x1280 pixels exactly to upload for a perfect 4x6.

Robert D. Hales said one day he was reading the newspaper while his grandson was playing and chattering nearby and then his grandson took his face in his hands and pressed his nose against his and asked 'Grandpa! Are you in there?':

That message was the start of my handout as I really liked it! Are we understanding the hearts of our children by conversing AND doing things with them?

The blessings of the scripture by Elder D. Todd Christofferson

That our children might see the face of the Savior by Cheryl C. Lant

Our duty to God: The mission of parents and leaders to the rising generation by Elder Robert D. Hales

Want the handout? It's found here.

Father's Day Card

I used the GC talk Our Duty to God: The Mission of Parents and Leaders to the Rising Generation from Robert D. Hales, but I tried to keep it light in case those not LDS wondered what all the messages referred to and still wanted to use this card ;)

image found at www.jackshandsjillsheart.com (only have to buy the image once, then print out as many copies as you need - but please don't share or redistribute the file - thanks!)

VT Message May 2010

I loved the message from President Uchtdorf 'You Are My Hands' so I made a handout for visiting teaching in May:

You can find the handout here and the flower embellishment here.

A similar message is 'Helping Hands, Saving Hands' by Elder Koichi Aoyagi.

My husband just noticed the dirt under the fingernails - LoL He said 'they could have cleaned the dirt out of their nails before taking this picture'. It just means these hands have been working, right? Makes it more realistic . . .

Easter Eggs dyed raw

Oh yes, you can dye all your eggs without hard boiling them first:

I've been dying raw Easter Eggs for 10+ years and it really just makes more sense to me - I mean how many hard boiled eggs can you eat in 2 days before they start tasting funny? I remember only getting like 4 eggs to dye because there were 5 kids. If you dye them raw you can dye all the ones you usually buy at a time. No, I've never hidden these eggs - that's what plastic eggs are for =) And the best part is opening your fridge and seeing all the happy colors for weeks because they just keep longer than the hard boiled ones ;) I've used vinegar coloring tablets and they don't make the eggs taste funny nor do they ever get colored on the insides.

Yup, sometimes you lose one or two because you drop them and they crack, but lower the eggs with a spoon and it should work beautifully for little helpers.

General Conference afternoon session on Saturday:
Better to do it at home than at the church building for Priesthood session I suppose ;)

Strawberry Shortcake Recipe

Heat oven to 350 degrees

Crust:

1 box cake mix (white or yellow)

1 cube butter, melted

1 egg

Mix and press into bottom of lightly greased 9x13 pan on bottom and sides

Filling:

8 oz cream cheese

2 eggs

1 tsp vanilla

1 cube butter, melted

2 cups powdered sugar

Mix cream cheese until fluffy, add eggs and vanilla, then butter and last powdered sugar - beat until smooth. Pour into crust.

Bake 45-50 minutes

Add Sliced Strawberries:

Whip Cream:

Add some fat free half & half and devour ;)

Ummmm, yummy!