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

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.

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.

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.)

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!

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

Winter in Paradise - 4th Ward Christmas Party

Kayelene's Fruit Fish

On Saturday, Dec 8, from 11 AM to 1 PM, the Stonewood 4th Ward will be holding its annual Christmas celebration at the meetinghouse. Feel free to come in your Hawaiian best and enjoy a catered lunch plucked from the islands themselves!

December Relief Society "Activities"

Thursday, Dec. 6th is My Sister's Kitchen at Jan Hornberger's at 7 pm. We'll learn an easy way to make kettle corn. Bring a plate of goodies to exchange with someone else. This will be the official ward Christmas treat trade where each sister makes treats for one other family instead of for every family in the ward. Hopefully, this will make your holiday season a little easier, a little less calorie laden and we can still wish everyone a Merry Christmas. See you all Thursday night!!

Monday, Dec. 10th is our Out to Lunch Bunch. We will be going to the Chef's Table. LaDawn has made some reservations and we can add more, so if you'd like to join us and you don't get a chance to sign up, just let LaDawn or Jan Hornberger know! We'll meet at Pam's at 11 am.

Tuesday, Dec. 11th is our book exchange for Book Club. Bring your favorite Christmas book to exchange. (Preferably a children's picture book.) If you don't have time to get one or you forget, we will have a few extra books there for the trade. PLEASE come and have a great lunch and visit and learn about a lot of fun books.

If you have any questions, just let me know! - Jan Hornberger

Christmas Advent Calendar

Count down to Christmas with this Advent Calendar of the Nativity. This Christmas Advent Calendar is available in color or black and white. Go to this site and download the PDF file, print, and cutout the pictures! (Can be made on cardstock, laminated or for use on flannel boards.) Then each day, starting with December 1st, put up one piece.

Baby Jesus is set to come on Christmas Eve, but if you'd like him to come on Christmas morning you can split the stable pieces into two days.

December+ birthdays

December birthdays:
05 - Jan Hornberger
08 - Carla Cuthbert
10 - Paula Abbott
12 - Cecilia Fischer
12 - Berta Lewis
15 - Sydnee Conarroe
20 - Angela Wach
29 - Susie Wible
30 - Sara Lee Gibb

January birthdays (before Fast Sunday):
05 - Ann Lewis
06 - Deb Rosen
08 - Denise Stephens

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Pear - Plum Tartlets
Great recipe. Came from the Betty Crocker Fall Baking 2007 cookbook, page 47. Really simple and so fast. I’ve made them with plums and peach preserves before and also used apricot instead of peach with the pears. - Jan Hornberger

1 sheet frozen puff pastry, thawed as directed on package
1 ripe pear
1/4 cup peach preserves

Heat oven to 400 F. Cut pastry into 4 squares. Place pastry squares on ungreased cookie sheet. (I used parchment paper as it makes them easy to remove to cool.)

Peel pear, remove seeds. Slice into very thin slices. Arrange slices over pastry squares, leaving 1/2 in. border.

Bake about 20 minutes until pastry is puffed and browned. Spread 1 TBL preserves over top of each warm tartlet. Cool 10 minutes before eating.

Kitchen tip: Thaw the frozen puff pastry on the counter about 15 minutes. The pastry should be chilled but still pliable when you’re ready to work with it. If the pastry gets too warm, the butter layers will flatten and the pastry won’t puff as high when it bakes.

This is the perfect dessert to make when you’re short on time.

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