This morning I read the Conference address given by M. Russell Ballard. I must admit I cried. It addressed the areas where I seem to feel empty. I love filling the role of being a mom but I must admit that lately I have struggled with the feeling of being unnoticed and not appreciated. I know this comes from my children being much too small to understand how to say "thank you"... I need to realize they do appreciate it but can't understand or express it at their age. Second, I have a busy husband. I know he appreciates what I do and I need to just console myself to the fact that being a mother and wife is not a thankless job. Just because we don't hear how much we are needed doesn't mean we aren't (I just need to reassure myself of this every day). My heart goes out to my own mom. There must have been thousands of times she felt this same way. I come from a famliy of eight. She is amazing. I have always been grateful for everything she has done for me but I haven't told her near enough. She contined (and still does) to sacrifice her whole entire life for our family. I wonder how many times she must have felt unappreciated. That's just it. She has always been valued in the most incredible way by me, my dad and my other siblings but have we told her enough? I don't think a mother can ever get tired of hearing how much they are valued, loved and appreciated.
I just wanted to hightlight a few points of Elder Ballards message that hit home to me.
1. He (our Father in Heaven) has a plan for His righteous daughters to receive the highest blessing of eternity.
2. There is no one perfect way to be a good mother.
3. We need to remember that the full commitment of motherhood and of putting children first can be difficult. First, recognize that the joy of motherhood comes in moments. There will be hard times and frustrating times. But amid the challenges, there are shining moments of joy and satisfaction.
4. I wish I had treasured the doing a little more and the getting done a little less. Take time to listen, laugh and to play together.
5. Find some time for yourself to cultivate your gifts and interests. Water cannot be drawn from an empty well, and if you are not setting aside a little time for what replenishes you, you will have less to give to others, even to your children.
6. I hope you never wonder if you have worth in the sight of the Lord.
Sunday, May 4, 2008
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Food Storage
I am engrossed in getting my 1 year food storage in place right now. I have talked with many of my friends and loved ones and you have been after this information. I have to thank the Lewisville 1st Ward Relief Society for compiling it in such a great way! I thought I would blog it so it is always readily available to you. Happy shopping and storing everyone!
1 Year Food Storage in 12 Months
1st Month Storage Goal: Grains- 300 lbs per person (approximate amount needed per person per year)
Total Needed for family = _______ (300 x number in family)
• Wheat
• Flour
• Rice
• Corn
• Oatmeal
• Pastas
• Other Cereals
2nd Month Storage Goal: Sugar- 60 lbs per person (approximate amount needed per person per year)
Total Needed for family = _______ (60 x number in family)
• Sugar
• Honey
• Jam
• Jello
• Other
Salt- 5 lbs per person- Total Needed for family = _______ (5 x number in family)
Fats- 20 lbs per person- Total Needed for family = _______ (20 x number in family)
• Shortning
• Vegtable Oil
3rd Month Storage Goal: Legumes- 50 lbs per person (approximate amount needed per person per year)
Total Needed for family = _______ (50 x number in family)
• Dried Soybeans
• Pinto Beans
• Navy Beans
• Red Beans
• Split peas or lentils
• Canned beans
• Canned nuts
• Peanut butter
• Other
4th & 5th Month Storage Goal: Dairy Products- 300 quarts per person (approximate amount needed per person per year)
Total Needed for family = _______ (300 x number in family)
• Powdered Milk (reg. nonfat, 4 qt/lb)
• Canned milk (evaporated)
• Cheese (bottled or canned)
• Other
6th Month Storage Goal:
Garden Seeds- 1 Year Supply
Multiple Vitamins (especially A and C)- Approx amt needed per person per year= 365
Water- Enough for 2 weeks- 14 gallons per person for 2 weeks
Total Needed for family = _______ (14 x number in family)
Those of you in more hot and dry areas (AZ and NV) may want to store more
7th Month Storage Goal: Meats- 60 lbs per person (approximate amount needed per person per year)
Total Needed for family = _______ (60 x number in family)
• Meat (canned)
• Cheese (canned or bottled)
• Poultry (canned)
• Tuna
• Other fish (canned)
• Smoked or dried meats
• Frozen meat
• Frozen poultry
• Freeze-dried meats
• Freeze-dried fish
• Freeze-dried poultry
• Other
8th Month Storage Goal: Canned Fruits and Vegetables- 365 lbs per person (approximate amount needed per person per year)
Total Needed for family = _______ (60 x number in family)
• Peas
• Greenbeans
• Corn
• Peaches
• Apricots
• Tomatoes
• Tomato or fruit juice
• Frozen fruit
• Frozen vegetables
• Dehydrated fruits
• Dehydrated vegetables
• Freeze-dried fruits
• Freeze-dried vegetables
9th Month Storage Goal: Miscellaneous
• Yeast
• Baking Soda
• Baking Powder
• Vinegar
• Spices
• Pickles
• Soup
• Grinders
• Manual Can Opener
• Gardening Supplies
10th Month Storage Goal:
Bedding (enough to keep each person warm if no other heating is available)
• Quilts
• Blankets
• Sheets
• Sleeping Bags
Fuel
• Coal
• Wood
• Paper logs
• Matches
• Candles
• Light (batter or crank powered)
Paper Products
• Kleenex/ Toilet Paper
• Soap & Other necessary hygiene items
• Garbage Bags
11th and 12th Month Storage Goal:
72 Hour Emergency Kits
1 Year Food Storage in 12 Months
1st Month Storage Goal: Grains- 300 lbs per person (approximate amount needed per person per year)
Total Needed for family = _______ (300 x number in family)
• Wheat
• Flour
• Rice
• Corn
• Oatmeal
• Pastas
• Other Cereals
2nd Month Storage Goal: Sugar- 60 lbs per person (approximate amount needed per person per year)
Total Needed for family = _______ (60 x number in family)
• Sugar
• Honey
• Jam
• Jello
• Other
Salt- 5 lbs per person- Total Needed for family = _______ (5 x number in family)
Fats- 20 lbs per person- Total Needed for family = _______ (20 x number in family)
• Shortning
• Vegtable Oil
3rd Month Storage Goal: Legumes- 50 lbs per person (approximate amount needed per person per year)
Total Needed for family = _______ (50 x number in family)
• Dried Soybeans
• Pinto Beans
• Navy Beans
• Red Beans
• Split peas or lentils
• Canned beans
• Canned nuts
• Peanut butter
• Other
4th & 5th Month Storage Goal: Dairy Products- 300 quarts per person (approximate amount needed per person per year)
Total Needed for family = _______ (300 x number in family)
• Powdered Milk (reg. nonfat, 4 qt/lb)
• Canned milk (evaporated)
• Cheese (bottled or canned)
• Other
6th Month Storage Goal:
Garden Seeds- 1 Year Supply
Multiple Vitamins (especially A and C)- Approx amt needed per person per year= 365
Water- Enough for 2 weeks- 14 gallons per person for 2 weeks
Total Needed for family = _______ (14 x number in family)
Those of you in more hot and dry areas (AZ and NV) may want to store more
7th Month Storage Goal: Meats- 60 lbs per person (approximate amount needed per person per year)
Total Needed for family = _______ (60 x number in family)
• Meat (canned)
• Cheese (canned or bottled)
• Poultry (canned)
• Tuna
• Other fish (canned)
• Smoked or dried meats
• Frozen meat
• Frozen poultry
• Freeze-dried meats
• Freeze-dried fish
• Freeze-dried poultry
• Other
8th Month Storage Goal: Canned Fruits and Vegetables- 365 lbs per person (approximate amount needed per person per year)
Total Needed for family = _______ (60 x number in family)
• Peas
• Greenbeans
• Corn
• Peaches
• Apricots
• Tomatoes
• Tomato or fruit juice
• Frozen fruit
• Frozen vegetables
• Dehydrated fruits
• Dehydrated vegetables
• Freeze-dried fruits
• Freeze-dried vegetables
9th Month Storage Goal: Miscellaneous
• Yeast
• Baking Soda
• Baking Powder
• Vinegar
• Spices
• Pickles
• Soup
• Grinders
• Manual Can Opener
• Gardening Supplies
10th Month Storage Goal:
Bedding (enough to keep each person warm if no other heating is available)
• Quilts
• Blankets
• Sheets
• Sleeping Bags
Fuel
• Coal
• Wood
• Paper logs
• Matches
• Candles
• Light (batter or crank powered)
Paper Products
• Kleenex/ Toilet Paper
• Soap & Other necessary hygiene items
• Garbage Bags
11th and 12th Month Storage Goal:
72 Hour Emergency Kits
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
The Man Rules
I laughed so hard when I first read this that I had to blog it. Hope you enjoy the manly perspective to what we do to them on a regular basis!
At last a guy has taken the time to write all this down! (They are all number 1 on purpose)
1. Men are NOT mind readers
1. Learn to work the toilet seat.
You're a big girl. If it's up, put it down.
We need it up, you need it down.
You don't hear us complaining about you leaving it down.
1. Sunday sports... it's like the full moon or the changing of the tides.
Let it be.
1. Crying is blackmail.
1. Ask for what you want.
Let us be clear on this one:
Subtle hints do not work!
Strong hints do not work!
Obvious hints do not work!
Just say it!
1. Yes and No are perfectly acceptable answers to almost every question.
1. Come to us with a problem ONLY if you want help solving it. That's what we do.
Sympathy is what your girlfriends are for.
1. Anything we said 6 months ago is inadmissible in an argument.
In fact, all comments become null and void after 7 days.
1. If you think you're fat, you probably are.
Don't ask us.
1. If something we said can be interpreted two ways and one of the ways makes you sad or angry, we meant the OTHER ONE.
1. You can either ask us to do something
OR tell us how you want it done.
Not both.
If you already know best how to do it, just do it yourself.
1. Whenever possible, please say whatever you have to say during commercials...
1. Christopher Columbus did NOT need directions and neither do we.
1. ALL men see in only 16 colors... like Windows Default Setting.
Peach, for example, is a fruit, not a color. Pumpkin is also a fruit. We have NO idea what mauve is.
1. If it itches, it WILL be scratched.
We do that.
1. If we ask what is wrong and you say "nothing," we will act like nothing's wrong.
We know you are lying, but it is just not worth the hassle.
1. If you ask a question you don't want an answer to, expect and answer you don't want to hear.
1. When we have to go somewhere, absolutely anything you wear is fine... REALLY.
1. Don't aks us what we're thinking about unless you are prepared to discuss such topics as baseball or golf.
1. You have enough clothes.
1. You have too many shoes.
1. I am in shape. ROUND is a shape.
1. Thank you for reading this.
Yes, I know I have to sleep on the couch tonight;
But did you know men really don't mind that? It's like camping.
At last a guy has taken the time to write all this down! (They are all number 1 on purpose)
1. Men are NOT mind readers
1. Learn to work the toilet seat.
You're a big girl. If it's up, put it down.
We need it up, you need it down.
You don't hear us complaining about you leaving it down.
1. Sunday sports... it's like the full moon or the changing of the tides.
Let it be.
1. Crying is blackmail.
1. Ask for what you want.
Let us be clear on this one:
Subtle hints do not work!
Strong hints do not work!
Obvious hints do not work!
Just say it!
1. Yes and No are perfectly acceptable answers to almost every question.
1. Come to us with a problem ONLY if you want help solving it. That's what we do.
Sympathy is what your girlfriends are for.
1. Anything we said 6 months ago is inadmissible in an argument.
In fact, all comments become null and void after 7 days.
1. If you think you're fat, you probably are.
Don't ask us.
1. If something we said can be interpreted two ways and one of the ways makes you sad or angry, we meant the OTHER ONE.
1. You can either ask us to do something
OR tell us how you want it done.
Not both.
If you already know best how to do it, just do it yourself.
1. Whenever possible, please say whatever you have to say during commercials...
1. Christopher Columbus did NOT need directions and neither do we.
1. ALL men see in only 16 colors... like Windows Default Setting.
Peach, for example, is a fruit, not a color. Pumpkin is also a fruit. We have NO idea what mauve is.
1. If it itches, it WILL be scratched.
We do that.
1. If we ask what is wrong and you say "nothing," we will act like nothing's wrong.
We know you are lying, but it is just not worth the hassle.
1. If you ask a question you don't want an answer to, expect and answer you don't want to hear.
1. When we have to go somewhere, absolutely anything you wear is fine... REALLY.
1. Don't aks us what we're thinking about unless you are prepared to discuss such topics as baseball or golf.
1. You have enough clothes.
1. You have too many shoes.
1. I am in shape. ROUND is a shape.
1. Thank you for reading this.
Yes, I know I have to sleep on the couch tonight;
But did you know men really don't mind that? It's like camping.
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
It's that time again...
I have a foot feddish. I never used to until my older sister somehow hooked me on pedicures. I just cannot stand to have rough and cracked heels now that I am starting to break out the sandals (weather permitting). I have been going up to the Sage Day Spa for my pedicures. Though they do a wonderful job and my feet leave feeling baby soft, they are a tad bit on the pricey side. For those of you Idaho gals out there, do you know of a great place that may cost a little less? My feet are in desperate need.
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