Tuesday, December 30, 2008



Out to Lunch bunch at the Chef's Table December 8th.

Friday, December 12, 2008

Latest Humanitarian Quilts

A special thanks to Linda and the RS sisters who have helped her finish these lovely quilts which were recently donated to the Humanitarian organization. More are close to being finished. Anyone who interested in helping Linda with this wonderful effort, please contact her.

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Mini Mug Mixes from R.S. Christmas Open House

Pineapple Upside-Down Mini Cake Mix

Place individual serving cup of pineapple container in the bottom of 2 cup oven-safe mug. Can use other individual fruit cups.

Combine in small bowl:
½ cup all purpose flour
½ teaspoon baking powder
pinch of salt

Spoon into bag and tie with ribbon. Place in mug.

Spoon ¼ cup packed brown sugar into separate bag. Tie with a ribbon and place in mug.

Assemble preparation instructions on decorative paper and insert into mug with mix.

Pineapple Upside-Down Mini Cake

1 tablespoon butter
Pineapple Upside-Down Mini Cake Mix (larger bag)
Topping Mix (smaller bag)
2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons granulated sugar
1 ½ tablespoons shortening
1 egg
3 tablespoons milk

Spray inside of 2-cup mug with nonstick cooking spray. (Do not use smaller mug, or batter may overflow.)

Place butter and topping mix in bottom of mug. Microwave on HIGH 1 minute; stir until well blended. Drain pineapple; add to mug. Set aside.

Place granulated sugar and shortening in small bowl. Press ingredients together on side of bowl with large spoon until light and creamy. Add egg; stir until well blended. Add cake mix; stir until until well blended. Add milk; stir until smooth. Pour into mug.
Microwave for 3 minutes or you can bake it - place on a baking sheet in the oven at 350 for 30 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes. Makes 1 -2 servings.

Chocolate Fudge Cake Mix

Combine in small bowl:
3 tablespoons all purpose flour
3 tablespoons semisweet chocolate chips
2 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
1/8 teaspoon baking powder
pinch of salt

Spoon into bag and tie with ribbon.

Place in 2 cup microwave-safe mug

Assemble preparation instructions on decorative paper and insert into mug with mix.

Chocolate Fudge Cake

¼ cup milk
3 tablespoons melted butter, melted and cooled
¼ teaspoon vanilla
Chocolate Fudge Cake Mix
Vanilla Ice Cream (optional)
Colored Sprinkles (optional)

Combine milk, butter, and vanilla in medium bowl; stir until well blended. Add cake mix; stir until smooth.
Spray inside of mug with nonstick cooking spray; spoon batter into mug. Microwave on HIGH 2 minutes. Let cake stand 3 to 4 minutes. Serve immediately, topped with vanilla ice cream and colored sprinkles, if desired. Makes 1-2 servings.

Pumpkin Bread Mix

Combine in small bowl:
½ cup all purpose flour
2 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon packed brown sugar
½ teaspoon cinnamon
1 tablespoon currants-
or Choc chips
1/8 teaspoon baking powder
pinch of salt

Spoon into bag and tie with ribbon. Place in 2 cup oven-safe mug

Spoon ¼ cup powdered sugar into separate bag and put in mug.

Assemble preparation instructions on decorative paper and insert into mug with mix.

Pumpkin Bread

Pumpkin Bread Mix (larger bag)
Glaze mix (smaller bag)
3 tablespoons canned solid-pack pumpkin
1 egg
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 teaspoon lemon juice or water

Spray inside of mug with nonstick cooking spray.

Combine bread mix, pumpkin, egg, and oil in small bowl; stir until well blended. Pour batter into prepared mug.

Microwave 3 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean. Add lemon juice to glaze mix bag (powdered surgar); close bag and knead until blended. Cut small corner from bag; drizzle glaze over bread.
Makes 1-2 servings.

Friday, October 17, 2008

Free Journaling Class online


Chicken & White Bean Chili recipe form Sept Enrichment 2008

Chicken & White Bean Chili Easy Quick version

3 cans of Northern White Beans-drained
1 16 oz jar of salsa
1 16oz can chicken broth
1 12.5 oz Costco can chicken
Heat together and serve with chips and top with tomatoes.

Sprinkle on top grated Monterey or Pepper Jack Cheese- if desired


Chicken & White Bean Chili - regular version

3 cans of Northern White Beans-drained
2 cups salsa- I like the Paul Newman MEDIUM for this
2 cups chicken broth- I like the Better Than Bouillon in a jar
(it is sold by the bouillon cubes)
3-4 cooked chicken breasts-shredded

1-2 cups- grated Monterey or Pepper Jack Cheese-
add this after it has cooked in the crock pot for several hours so it melts nicely.

Cook in crock pot on low for 4 hours. Serve with chips and top with tomatoes.

Thursday, October 9, 2008

October dates to remember

October 15th we have another Playdate at 10 am - call Kim Hooper for all the details

Oct 13th - Out to lunch bunch 11 am We will be going to Flower Girls and Dough Boys, 35 North Barrett Ave, American Fork, UT 84003

October 16th, 17th and 20th - UEA weekend + for Alpine School district

October 21st Ward temple night 7 pm session with refreshments afterward at Ken & Kayelene Hornberger's. Be in the chapel at 6:30

October 22nd - Bookclub at 12:30 at LaDawn's. For October we will be reviewing The Brothers #1 in the Great & Terrible Series by Chris Stewart. For November we will be reading The Price We Paid by Andrew D. Olsen. This book was suggested by Bishop Hawkes. December we will have a Christmas book exchange. Plus of course we will be reading Jesus the Christ - We plan to have it completed by the end of the year - so keep reading!


November 18 - Annual Craft Night Enrichment meeting. The Young Women are also invited. So please check the Kitchen counter for all the signups. We will begin at 6:30 and a light dinner will be served.

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

A couple changes in our activities for Sept. month -

27th remember the R.S. general broadcast at 6 pm at the conference center for those that have tickets and will also be shown at our church house with light refreshments served after.

We're making some baby quilts for the humanitarian center on the 29th at 9 am at Ludlows. The place has been changed to LaDawn's instead of Linda Crandalls.

On Tuesday the 30th we will also meet again at LaDawn's for Book club. This was changed from the 16th! We will be reading Faith in Service by Chad Hawkins.

For October we will be reading The Brothers #1 in the Great & Terrible Series by Chris Stewart. For November we will be reading The Price We Paid by Andrew D. Olsen. This book was suggested by Bishop Hawkes.
Plus of course we will be reading Jesus the Christ - We plan to have it completed by the end of the year - so keep reading!

Sunday, September 7, 2008

September 8th - Monday - "Out to lunch bunch" meet at Pam Grange's at 11 am and we'll carpool. This month we will be going to Red Lobster to try out some new items on their menu.

September 9th - "How prepared are we?" Home Family and Personal Enrichment Meeting. We will begin at 6:30! See previous email for all the details! Bring your friends and neighbors!!! We are going to have a great evening!

September 16th - Tuesday - Book club at LaDawn Ludlow's at 12:30. Look for sign ups for our luncheon. This month we're reading Faith in Service by Chad Hawkins and chapters 29-32 in Jesus the Christ.

September 27th - General Relief Society Meeting at the conference ceter in SLC at 6 pm.

September 29th - Monday humanitarian quilts at Linda Crandall's. (Just go down her basement steps at the end of her driveway) Just come and put in a few stitches or come and help finish a few baby quilts - whatever you have time for we'd love to have you join us.

Sunday, July 27, 2008

Our next Book Club will be this Tuesday - July 29th. We are reading "Prince Caspian" by C.S. Lewis. We are also reading the next 4 chapters of "Jesus the Christ." I believe that puts us at chapters 21-24 for July. We will have a potluck lunch - so bring something to share! You can sign up or just bring something.

For August we will be reading "Twelfth Angel" by Og Mandino. (I've seen it for a s low at $.75 for a used copy online at Half.com and on Amazon for as low as $1.95 plus shipping which is usually $3.49. These two sites were the only ones I've checked. Other sites may also have great prices too. We hope by planning ahead you can get some great prices on the books we're reading or that you'll be able to find them at the library.) Also of course we'll be reading the next four chapters 25 - 28.

We've changed the book club book for Sept to:"Faith in Service" complied and illustrated by Chad S. Hawkins. This is pretty new and it's been on sale at Deseret book and at Seagull. This book is about recent experiences of LDS servicemen and servicewomen. Also again "Jesus the Christ" chapters 29-32.

Out to Lunch Bunch will be going to the BYU Commons at the Cannon on August 4th. We'll meet at Pam Grange's at 11 am and carpool there.- It has recently been remodeled and is just reopening. Brian Hooper is one of the top chefs there.

Mom & me will be August 6th at Mary Kaye Ware's home - 429 South 60 West - at 10 am.

We have Enrichment coming up in Sept that you won't want to miss and for November Enrichment we will have a craft night with the YW in preparation for Christmas giving.

Any questions or if you want to sign up for anything see the binders either in R.S., YWs or Primary. Come and invite your neighbors to come too! We'd love to have you all!!


Jan Hornberger and LaDawn Ludlow

Remember if you're interested in tickets for the General R.S. Meeting in Sept. sign ups are in the binders

Monday, July 21, 2008

BYU dance teacher receives award
Published: July 12, 2008
PROVO — After more than 40 years teaching dance at Brigham Young University, Sara Lee Gibb recently received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Dance Education Organization at a conference in Baltimore.
"Sara Lee Gibb epitomizes the qualities implicit in the Lifetime Achievement criteria — exemplary leadership, research, scholarship and service to dance education," said the group's executive director, Jane Bonbright. "This is the highest award given nationally by the National Dance Education Organization for the contribution to dance education."
Gibb is the dean of BYU's College of Health and Human Performance.
Gibb's work as a performer, choreographer and scholar has influenced dance education around the world. She served as president of the National Dance Education Organization for four years. As a coordinator for the $700,000 Research in Dance Education project, Gibb oversaw the efforts of field researchers in reviewing dance literature and research from 1926 to present and publishing a research review.
A professor of dance who has served as chairwoman of the dance department and associate dean of the College of Health and Human Performance, Gibb developed the Dance Teacher Preparation program at BYU, founded the BYU Children's Dance Program and created courses in dance methodology, body therapies and pedagogy.
She served eight years as a member of the board of directors of the Utah Arts Council, including three years as chair of the board. She also worked with the National Association of Schools of Dance as chair of the Commission on Accreditation and currently serves as vice president.
"Sara Lee is truly one of the most prominent leaders of dance in American higher education," said Sam Hope, executive director of the National Association of Schools of Dance. "Her leadership in various artistic and educational settings, her cultural vision and her personal integrity are all well-known in the field."
A BYU alumnus and a member of the BYU faculty since 1965, Gibb has completed teaching residencies in Japan and Korea and has taught in China. Over the past 11 years, she has fostered a unique partnership with dance administrators and artists throughout China. She also accompanied the BYU Dancers' Company on two international tours, teaching dance in South America and Australia.
© 2008 Deseret News Publishing Company All rights reserved

Tuesday, July 8, 2008

Check this out -

Our own Paula Abbott is featured in the "Mommy Diaries, A Day in the life of Orem Supermom" When you click on the article at the bottom clink on page forward for the rest of the article.


http://www.uvmag.com/julyaugust08/46_47.htm


Monday the 7th of July our "Out to lunch bunch" went out to Ginger's Garden Cafe in Springville. I think we have another favorite lunch place! The food was great! and the company as always outstanding!

LaDawn Ludlow, Linda Crandall, Pam Grange, Teresa Muse and her mom - who was celebrating her birthday, La Von Farley, Marci Schramm and Rhonda Burk. Jan Hornberger was taking the picture :)

Thursday, July 3, 2008

"Faith in Service"

We've changed the book club book for Sept to:
"Faith in Service" complied and illustrated by Chad S. Hawkins
It's currently on sale at Seagull and Deseret Book.

Monday, June 30, 2008

Our next Book Club will be July 29th. We will be reading "Prince Caspian" by C.S. Lewis. We will also be reading the next 4 chapters of "Jesus the Christ." I believe that puts us at chapters 21-24 for July.

For August we will be reading "Twelfth Angel" by Og Mandino. (I've seen it for as low at $.75 for a used copy online at Half.com and on Amazon for as low as $1.95 plus shipping which is usually $3.49. These two sites were the only ones I've checked. Other sites may also have great prices too. We hope by planning ahead you can get some great prices on the books we're reading or that you'll be able to find them at the library.) Also, of course, we'll be reading the next four chapters 25 - 28 of Jesus the Christ.

Sept. 16th for Book Club we will be reading "Faith in Service" complied and illustrated by Chad S. Hawkins. It's currently on sale at Seagull and Deseret Book. And, of course, we'll read the next four chapters in Jesus the Christ, 29 - 32. (By reading 4 chapters a month, we're planning to finish Jesus the Christ by the end of the year.)

Mom & Me will be this Wednesday at 10 am at the park by the Fitness center and MVH. It will be the first Wed. of the month. Bring your sack lunches if you'd like and have a great time together!

Out to lunch bunch - July 7th - next Monday at 11 am. Meet at Pam Grange's and we'll carpool. We're going to Ginger's Garden Cafe in Springville. We're trying to introduce everyone to some different places you may have not tried before or even known they were there! Next on August 4th we'll be going to BYU for lunch.

Make a note on your calendar our next Home Family and Personal Enrichment meeting will be September 16th! For our Enrichment in November we would like to have another craft evening to prepare for Christmas giving. If you have a craft or have seen something you think would be fun to do, please let me or LaDawn Ludlow know. We are starting to put some ideas together so let us know soon.

Remember, if you'd like to join the group on Thurs. to attend a temple session just call LaDawn and let her know and she'll pick you up!

Please watch the Sunday bulletin for preparedness ideas from Marilyn Powell. She is trying to help us follow the counsel of our prophets by getting better prepared.

If you have any questions or if you know of anyone who does not get these announcements and would like to, please let me know (Especially any of our new move-ins).

Love you all and hope to have you join us if you have time in your schedule!
Jan Hornberger - janscastle@gmail.com or 225-6487

Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Joan's Scandinavia Highlights



We went to this church today. The story was retold in a recent conference, but I remember it being told originally. President Kimball was visiting this cathedral with 2 or 3 of the Quorum of the Twelve. He told a caretaker here that, “While you have statues of Christ’s 12 Apostles, these men are REAL apostles of the Lord Jesus Christ on the earth today!" This cathedral is a few blocks from our hotel in Copenhagen.

Here is a picture of what very well could be Grame’s mother’s home when she left Sweden for Utah at around 10 years of age. It's a neat story of how we literally stumbled across this home.

Thursday, May 29, 2008

Happy June birthdays!

Happy Birthday to You!

2nd - Carly Stockle
3rd - Sherri Kasperson
7th - Jennifer Bishop
14th - Kathy Calkins
18th - Stacie Hunsaker
18th - Angela Cottrell
21st - JoAnn Cannon
24th - Tammy Cardon
25th - Kathryn Conarroe
27th - Rhonda Burke
30th - Joan Kempton

July birthdays (before Fast Sunday):
1st - Linda Roper

Tuesday, May 6, 2008

April's Bookclub



We had a wonderful afternoon lunch and great discussion! It was also Penni's birthday so LaDawn had a cake and candles so we could all celebrate. My granddaughter, Alyssa helped Penni blow out her candles!
Next month book club will be May 27th, Tuesday at noon at LaDawn's. We will be reading chapters 13-16 of Jesus the Christ and "Master" by Toni Sorenson.
Other books we will be reading are: (we talked about taking a break for the summer but we all wanted to finish Jesus the Christ by the end of the year - so we will continue through the summer)
June 25th - "At Home in Meford" Metford series by Jan Karon
July 29th - "Price Caspian" by C.S. Lewis - (as the movie is coming out)
Aug 26th - "Twelfth Angel" by Og Mandino - (John has been asked by an old friend to manage his old little league team, the angels.
Sept 16th - "Founding Mothers" by Cokie Roberts (the women behind the founding fathers of our nation)
(For those interested the 4th in the series of Twilight by Stephanie Meyer - BREAKING DAWN WILL RELEASE ON AUGUST 2, 2008)
We gave you this heads up in case you wanted to get a head start and check out the books at the library or get books on sale or online. A couple great places to find used books at a great price is at http://www.half.ebay.com/ or Amazon also has used books. Deseret book, Borders and others always have coupons out.
Great summer reading is just ahead!!!!!! Enjoy!!!
Love Jan Hornberger

Friday, April 25, 2008

Out to Lunch Bunch


Monday April 21st our "Out to Lunch Bunch" went to Porter's in Lehi. We had a great lunch and after LaDawn took us to her favorite "shopping" place - Broadbents on 100 West in Lehi. Our lunch bunch included Pam Grange, Marsi Schramm, (hiding in the back), Colleen Shurtz, Kayelene Hornberger, LaDawn Ludlow, Rhonda Burke, Jan Hornberger and Granddaughter, Alyssa. Jan's daughter, Kim, was taking the picture.

Thursday, April 3, 2008

Monday, March 31, 2008

April Birthdays, and then some

Dear Relief Society sisters:

I wanted to be sure and get the birthdays posted, since we won't see the newsletter calendar for a couple of weeks, unless I email it to those who have email. Anyway, here we go:

April birthdays

01 - Daisy Higbee
06 - Jacqueline McKeon
09 - Sue Wright
19 - Tami Hales
23 - Melanie Manwaring
25 - Melissa Clayton
26 - Teresa Muse
28 - April Hillquist
29 - Penni Bailey

May (the beginning of the month)

01 - Angela Fischer
04 - Renea Campbell

The rest of the May birthdays will be posted next month.

Happy Day to Everyone!!!

Friday, February 29, 2008

March Birthdays

Happy Birthday to all our sisters who were born in March:

1- Chris Garrett
1- LaDean Inouye
5- Shannon Wilde
11- Cathleen Wilde
22- Julie Merkley
25- Cheryl Radmall

Also, let's all remember Daisy Higbee, who isn't in our ward anymore, but was born on April Fool's Day!

Love,
Berta

Saturday, February 9, 2008

March Activities -- Mark your calendars

Samples for Scrapbook & Card Night -- see details below.
Thursday, March 6: My Sister's Kitchen at LaDawn's at 6:30 PM. It's a main dish recipe exchange. Even if you haven't signed up, please come and bring a main dish to share. Bring your recipe and we'll type them up so everyone can have them on Sunday. Also LaDawn will have a dessert. So come and have a fun time and learn something new!

Monday, March 10th: Out to Lunch Bunch will be going to Prestwich Farms in Spanish Fork. Meet at Pam's at 11 AM.

Wednesday, March 12th: Relief Society Birthday & Home Family Personal Enrichment Meeting, 6:30 PM at the Stake Center Chapel.
Daughters of Light Celebrating Sisterhood
Stonewood 3rd, 4th and 5th Wards invited -- Sunday Dress.
Laurels are also invited.
Susan Easton Black will be our guest speaker.
Light buffet served following the presentation.
Nursery available.
"Lay aside the things of this world and seek for the things of a better" Doctrine & Covenants 25:10.

Tuesday, March 18th: Book Club,12 PM at LaDawn's. We are reading Jesus the Christ, Chapters 3-8 and Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl.
"Everything can be taken from a man but ...the last of the human freedoms - to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one's own way." p.104

Monday, March 24th: Humanitarian Quilts at Linda Crandall's at 9 AM.

Thursday, March 27th: Scrapbook & Card Night at Carly's 7 PM. We'll post the layouts here on the Stonewood 4th Ward R.S. blog.

Friday, February 8, 2008

February Activities

Scrapbook group - Here is the layout for the scrapbook page. We will also be doing a card but I haven't finished the example yet! $3.00 for both. I need to know if you want to make them by the 20th of Feb! Scrapbooknight is on Wednesday, Feb 27th. - Carly StockleBook Club - Tuesday, February 12th - time change to 12:30 - at LaDawn's. Sign-ups this Sunday for a pot luck lunch items. The books we will be reading are Keeping It Together in a Pull Apart World by Mary Ellen Edmonds. It's about $7 or $8 at the bookstore and is only 53 pages long. The other book is Jesus The Christ. Doris Moyes will be reviewing the first 2 chapters. The books for bookclub for March will be Chapters 3-8 in Jesus the Christ and Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl

Temple trips - Thursdays at 9 AM. Let LaDawn know if you want to join them and she'll pick you up.

Stake Humanitarian Day - Saturday, February 23rd - 9 to 12 AM in the Primary and Relief Society Rooms.

Humanitarian Quilts - Monday, February 25th - 9 AM at Linda Crandall's.

Stake Relief Society/Young Women Fireside - Thursday, February 28th - 7 PM - Stake Center. The Stonewood Stake Relief Society and Young Women are co-sponsoring a special fireside for the sisters of our stake, 12 years and older, along with friends and neighbors they would like to bring. Sister Chieko Okazaki will be our speaker on “Finding Joy Through a Christ-Centered Life.” Refreshments will follow.

Tuesday, January 22, 2008

72 Hour Kits @ My Sister's Kitchen

Here are photos from our class on "72 Hour Kits" taught by Pam Grange. Pam told us of her research and how she put 72 hour kits together for her children and their families for Christmas. She gave us some excellent ideas and wonderful handouts.
Kim Hooper and LaDawn fixed a light snack of chicken cream puffs, a relish tray and eclairs.
Great web sites for information: http://www.TotallyReady.com (Good information. Also offers products.)
http://www.ldsmag.com/emergency/080123ordinaryprint.html (Gives quick access to a continuing series of several dozen articles highlighting various aspects of preparedness.)
www.RedCrossUT.org (Information, products, classes, volunteer opportunities)

www.BeReadyUtah.org (This is a division of Homeland Security. Provides good family & community preparedness information, volunteer opportunities)

http://www.ready.gov/america/local/index.html (Click on any state for state & community information.)
www.ready.gov (Homeland Security site. Excellent information. Offers downloadable material. Contains a map.)

Saturday, January 5, 2008

January Birthdays in Relief Society

Happy Birthdays to those Relief Society sisters who celebrate in January:

5th - Ann Lewis
6th - Deb Rosen
6th - Danielle McKeon
26 - La Von Farley

And since February 3rd is Fast Sunday, and publication of the next newsletter, I might just add that ARELY MONTERROSA celebrates on February 4th.

Happy Birthday, everyone -- and Happy New Year!

Tuesday, January 1, 2008

Scrapbook Night on Jan 24th at 7:00 PM

This month we will do a full two page scrapbook layout and a thank you card. The cost will be $4. The paper that comes with the card is out of print so the card will be this same design but with different paper. Still cute! Take a look at this layout and sign up early so I can order enough. I need to know by January 16th! Thursday, January 24th at my house, 7:00 PM. See you here! -Carly Stockle


Recipes for Kettle Corn and Caramel Corn

I told those who came to my home for treat exchange night the first of December that I would get them the recipes for the kettle corn and caramel corn we made that night. -Jan Hornberger

Caramel Corn
1 1/3 cup sugar
1/2 cup Karo syrup
2 squares butter
Boil for 1 minute. Pour over popped corn. (there is enough for a large bowl of popcorn)

Kettle Corn
I use a "Back to Basics" stove top popper. I know there are several other brands of stove top poppers - mine has a handle which lets you stir the corn as it pops.

1/3 cup popcorn
1/3 cup sugar
1/3 cup olive oil