Christmas Dinner

We had such a great turnout at our annual RS Christmas Dinner. Janene did an amazing job organizing and coordinating all the cooking and decorating. Thank you to the Enrichment Board members for all of your help with the food and cleanup, to President Srderholm for an uplifting message, to Sam, Carolyn, Maureen and Karin for the GORGEOUS place settings, and to all you ladies who stayed late to do dishes. Like I always say...Rogers Ward is the best!



Ashley was in town! Decorated by Carolyn Stout
Janene, Vicky and Mandy. Table decorated by Carolyn.
Mechel Wall happily sitting at a table decorated by Maureen Henrie.
Kelly, Susie and Courtney with a girl I don't know, sorry! Table was decorated by Karin Christensen.
Carol, Wanda, Shirly, Rhyanna and Joanne (I think?) sitting at a table decorated by Sam Lively.
Lynn, not sure?, Emily, not sure?, Michelle, Ashley and her mom sitting at a table decorated by Maureen Henrie.
Merry Christmas everyone! What a beautiful dinner. Thanks for the friendship and service shared this year. On to 2009!

Anybody have any...

extra stuff they can donate?

There is a family whose house burned down and they are in need of some household items. In particular they need:

twin bedding (a couple of sets needed)
crib sheets
king size bedding
refrigerator
small appliances - toaster, blender, mixer, etc
dressers

If any of you have anything you can spare, please call Carolyn Stout and let her know. Thank you sisters!

Service for our adopted Grandparents

As some of you may know, we are adopting an Assisted Living Center. We are hoping to make the lives of these ladies (and a few gentlemen) warmer all year...starting now!

So we are going to have a service/playdate on December 9th at the church. We are hoping to tie fleece lap blankets for these folks. If you can, bring 1 1/2 yd segments of fleece to tie. (Fleece is 30 % off at Hobby Lobby this week) If you can't bring fleece, come and visit and tie fleece! We will start at 9:30 am and go until we are finished! Feel free to bring a snack, goodies are never a bad idea....

Donations needed for Missionary Stockings!

We are in need of donations to fill up the stockings for some of the missionaries that serve in this area. We have 27 stockings to fill! So put a few extra items on your grocery list or whip up a batch of your famous fudge and let's pitch in to help these servants of the Lord feel loved and cared for this Christmas.

Here is a list of suggestions for stocking stuffers:

Hot chocolate packets

Nuts

Dried fruits

Candy

Beef jerky

Restaurant gift certificates

CDs of sacred music

Pens or pencils

Thank-you cards

Lotion for sisters

Deodorant

Lip balm or chap stick

Postage stamps

Apple cider packets

Other mixes, homemade or store bought

Snack packs (like the 100 calorie kind)

Small packages of Kleenex for pockets or purses

The stockings are for 13 senior Sisters, 11 senior Elders, 3 young Sisters, for a total of 27 local missionaries.

These donations need to be in by December 7th, so let's get going! Bring donations to church or bring them to Carolyn Stout.

Photos from our classes

We had a great time at Alissa's sewing bibs for humanitarian aid. We finished 18 bibs and learned how to make them for ourselves! Thanks Alissa!

Janeen Engle working on a bib.
Carolyn Stout and Alissa Brown.


November 18th we had a bread making class at Emily Rownak's house. She demonstrated how to make a FANTASTIC loaf of wheat bread. We learned and we ate! Thanks Emily!

Emily showing us how to add walnuts to a loaf and roll it up for the pan. Shelly is paying close attention.
Susie Gorden, Janeen Engle, Janene Adams and Shelly Smith

Bread class ....mmmm...yummy

Hello Sisters! Sorry this is last minute. The bread class is this morning at 10:30 am at Emily Rownak's house. You and I both know that when Emily makes the bread for sacrament, we've been tempted the take another piece...c'mon admit it!

Call me for directions!

See you there.

Maren

Sewing Class

Hello Ladies! We are planning a small Enrichment Activity on Thursday at 9:30 am at Alissa Brown's house. It is a simple sewing class and we will be learning how to make the Humanitarian bibs. Please give me a quick reply if you would like to attend so we know how many to expect! Also, all you young moms, these bibs are great and would make a good addition to your own bib stash at home.

Maren
mowglihuff at hotmail.com

P.S. This is the first of many simple sewing projects we will be working on, so if this doesn't grab you, maybe the next one will!

Primary Dates to Remember

Priesthood Preview - This Sunday, Nov. 9 at 6 p.m. For all boys who will turn 12 in 2009 and their parents.

Primary Program Practice - Saturday, Nov. 16 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. This is our only practice in the Chapel this year, so please try and get your little ones there. Also, please help them work on memorizing their parts. We will practice during Primary on Sunday and it would be awesome if they all had their parts memorized by then. If you have lost your parts or have any questions, contact Molly Lysenko.

Primary Christmas Activity - Saturday, Dec. 6 10-12 at the Ward Building. Children will be asked to bring a $1 gift to donate to a local children's shelter. If this is not doable, please let a member of the Primary Presidency know and we'll make sure your child has one to bring, too.

Baby items...

Hi everyone, I am trying to empty my attic and have several baby items that I am giving away. I have a swing, bouncy seat, lots of baby clothes boys size 3-9 months and girls infant sizes as well. If you are interested please let me know. Thanks, Mary Jean 464-9272 or ozarkies@gmail.com

Primary Program Practice

Please mark your calendars for the Primary Program Practice on the morning of Saturday, November 15. The program will be on November 16 - what an exciting time to see what we have covered during Primary this year!

FREE PIANO

Hi Ladies!

I know someone who has an older Kimball upright piano who is willing to give it away for free to anyone who will pick it up. I haven't seen it, but am told it's in good condition. If you're interested call me (Vicky) at 631-3878.

Dutch Oven Recipes

Dutch oven Recipes

Easy Poppy Seed Cake
1 yellow cake mix
1 small pkg instant pudding
4 eggs
1/3 c oil
1/3 c water
1 c sour cream
1 tea extract(vanilla, almond, lemon)
1 Tbsp poppy seed
Combine all ingredients. Beat 2 minutes. Stir in poppy seeds. Pour in dutch oven. Cook for about 40 min.

Taco Soup
1 lb ground beef
1 onion, diced
1 pkg dry taco seasoning
1 16oz can corn
1 28oz can kidney beans, drained and rinsed
2 16 oz cans cut tomatoes
1 8oz can tomato sauce
corn chips
grated cheese
Brown meat in dutch oven. Add onions and cook until translucent. Stir in seasoning mix. Add corn with juice, beans, tomatoes and tomato sauce. Stir until well mixed. Simmer using bottom heat for about 30 min. Serve with chip and cheese.

Corn Bread
2 c cornmeal
2 c flour
1 pudding in the mix yellow cake mix, prepared as directed on pkg.
1 tsp salt
2 1/2 Tbsp baking powder
2 c milk
2 eggs
2/3 c oil
Mix together dry ingredients then mix in the eggs, milk, and oil. Combine the cake batter and cornmeal mixture, then pour into a well-oiled 14 or 12 inch dutch oven. Cover and cook for about 35-45 minutes.

Potatoes
Sliced potatoes
onions
bacon bits
1 can Cheddar Cheese soup
Mix together and cook in dutch oven.

Chicken Dinner
Chicken tenderloins
carrots
potatoes, diced
can of Cream of Chicken soup
Mix in dutch oven and cook.

Peach cobbler
5 cans of peaches
2 white cake mixes
butter
Pour peaches in dutch oven juice and all. Sprinkle cake mixes on top of peaches. Top with butter slices and cinnamon.

Pictures from Dutch Oven Cooking Activity

We had a great time learning how to use a dutch oven! Thank you, thank you Heidi for teaching us and feeding us all! The food was amazing! We had Taco soup, Chicken-potatoes-carrots with gravy, cornbread, potatoes with bacon and cheddar, poppy seed cake, and peach cobbler. Awesome! We also learned:

*how to start the coals
*how to arrange them on the dutch ovens
*when to line a dutch oven with foil
*how to rotate the ovens and lids to cook evenly
*how to know when it's done

Heidi checking the "doneness" of various dishes.Notice how close the chairs are to the fire....It was FREEZING!Carrie Rigby, Vicky Post, Jennifer Wall, Mechel Wall, Lurana TeshimaEmiy and Ammon Rownak
Mark Hufford enjoying the leftovers.
Heidi Sederholm, Carrie, Vicky, Jennifer and Lurana
The whole group.
Heidi, Carrie, Emily and Ammon, Amanda Millerberg.

Katie Stout, Sam Lively, Carolyn Stout, Courtney Gorden
We'll put the recipes for these dishes up soon!

Sam's Baptism!

Sam Lively is getting baptized on Saturday at 7:00 pm!! If you can, please come! Let's show her how much we care!

Rogers Ward Halloween Carnival

Make a Smilebox greeting

Enrichment Activity coming up!

He ladies! For anyone interested, we will be having an Enrichment Activity on Thursday, October 16th at my house (Maren). We will be learning about dutch oven cooking and Heidi Sederholm is going to show us all about it!

Time: 6:30 pm
Address: Maren's house
515 Ane Ave, in Lowell.

Directions: Get off on the Lowell Exit and turn left off the bypass. Go up the hill to Bloomington (71B). Turn left onto Bloomington, right onto McClure, right onto Oak St. and right onto Ane Ave. We are in the end of the cul de sac.

I highly recommend carpooling, but if you can't, we'll figure it out. If nothing else, you can park on the lawn. You'll fit right in around here! Please let me know by comment or email if you plan on coming so that we can get an idea of how much food we'll need. Thanks!

Maren

Congratulations Finkbeiners!

Desiree had her baby on Sunday...at home! Wow! A girl!!
Her name is Eve Alexis and she was 7 lbs 7 oz and 20 in. long! We can't wait to see!

Pumpkin Patch

I am trying to get a group together to visit a fun pumpkin patch in MO on Friday morning, October 17th.   Here is the website for more info/directions/etc:

http://www.rightchoicescornmaze.com

They are closed during the day on weekdays, except to schedule school field trips, but said they would accomodate us.  The discounted group rate will be $3 per person, which includes a science/ag lesson about corn, guided tour through the maze, and a wagon ride.  Also we can use the playground area.  For an extra $2 the kids can ride the cow train, and for $1 shoot the corn cannon.  

 If you are interested please email shellysmith1@gmail.com by Monday, October 6th by noon so I can get a head count and make our reservation for our group "field trip"  If this date doesn't work for you, be sure to take your family another time!    Check their website for rates/hours/directions.  

:) Shelly Smith 246-0651

Sample Sale in Bentonville

Lynar gets notices of sample sales from time to time and I thought this may be of some interest to some of you.

Sample sale this Friday, October 3rd - 8:30 to Noon, Cash preferred

Beau Terre North - 1305 NE McClain Road, Suite 1, Bentonville

Handbags - Fashion and Basic
Arts & Craft totes
Sewing totes
Scrapbook totes


*We still have a ton of candles if anyone is interested to come and get all they want. They will be gone by this weekend. Most of them that are left are more of decorative candles. All sizes and colors available. Over 20 large boxes full still!

Jen

Digital Expo

Hello Sisters!

I will be hosting a Digital Expo on October 11 from 9AM till 10PM and wanted you to know in case there is something you want to learn about digital media.
If you are wanting to learn to take better digital photos there is a class from 9-11:30 on that subject taught by Deborah Billingsley (amazing photographer), then lunch will be provided and you can stay for another class on basic video editing from a professional videographer from 12-2:30.
If you want to learn how to take an oral history for writing someone's life history (or your own!) there will be a workshop on that from 3-5 pm (free!)

THEN, if you want to start a digi-crop group, bring your friends from 5-10 because this is where you will learn how to digi-crop and find others that love to do it too! If you have a group forming, and you all come, you will get a special gift. If you are looking for people to crop with, come and we'll form a group that night.
If you are staying for the digi-crop, bring some snacks and I will have some things there for you to much on too.
I know Saturday is very busy, and if you only have 30 minutes or so, schedule a "drop-in-crop" and I will sit down with you to do a simple project (this requires an appointment though)
The day costs $25 for the whole thing. The 3-5 class is free and the "drop-in-crop" is $5.

Tell your friends! Visit my web site www.digicrop.net for the location, time and more information. PLEASE RSVP ASAP if you are coming!

Thanks,

Mechel Wall

Pictures from our Project Day

We held our "Project Day" on September 20th at our building. We had a great turnout and enjoyed the company and the food.
Abby and Amy Bradford talking to Ashley Rieske. Shelly Smith and Mechel Wall in the background.
Jen Young, Carrie Rigby, Janeen Engle holding Ian Smith and Lanelle Brandkamp working on projects and having lunch.
Mechel Wall with Kimberly Wheeler and her mother (sorry, I don't know your name!). They were working on FHE board. Thanks, Mechel for helping us out SO MUCH with this project!
Ashley Rieske (with baby Elle) and Molly Lysenko working on nativity scenes.
Amanda Millerberg, Jessica Magnusson, and Carin Christensen cutting and laminating their FHE Christmas packets.
Robin Dunlop, Emily Rownak, Carolyn Stout, Celeste Stout (with Ella Bradford I think!) and Grace Beidleman getting dishes ready for the sand blaster. Lanelle Brandkamp organized the food for this event and did a fantastic job! YUM! Thanks so much to everyone who helped (fantastic Enrichment Board) and showed up to participate. Most of all, kudos to Janene Adams who worked like crazy to put this all together--including making one rockin spreadsheet to keep track of it all!