I'm a Survivor

May 16, 2009. Our Stake Relief Society had a Enrichment on "Surviving". We had 3 speakers and several booths set up with ideas on different topics.
The speakers had as their topics "Surviving the Pandemic", "Surviving with Humor" and "Surviving Money". These were great speakers!

The booths ranged from "Surviving beyond Cheerios", "Surviving the Clutter"...
"Surviving More than a Day"...to "Surviving pot planting" and more. (Sorry I can't remember all the booths that were set up...)

To my booth, "Tribal Feedings or "Surviving on what you have"
I talked about having a 6 week menu planned to help you to set up your shopping list, which helps you do see what you really use and what you need for 6 weeks. Then it is easier to add food for 6 months to 1 year. I had some different ways of rotating your food once you get it home from the store. I had examples of shelf life for many foods, and the life span of things in your fridge..(for example, Mayo should only be in the fridge for less than 2 months after you open it.) I also had a binder, I.C.E. (In Case of Emergency) and what should be in that binder.
What do you take if you have 10 minutes to get out of the house? Oh, and where is it?
This was a great opportunity to bring food storage back to priority in our home. We get comfortable in the "Feasting" years that we forget about the "Famine" that could happen at any time from illness to job lay off to natural disasters.

I think for some the thought of starting food storage is a bit overwhelming so they just don't start. Others just don't know where to begin. I know for me, the idea of where to store it and then the possibility of MOVING it makes it so I don't want to do it. I HATE clutter. Everything needs a place and finding the place for it bugs me. I am trying to get over this.
I feel very blessed in being asked to do this booth. It is my goal to get our house organized with food storage. I have an incredible husband who helped me in so many ways to get ready for this one day, who supports me to get ready for the rest of the year. I am Blessed!

Wonderful Town

This year for Klaira's school musical production, Clovis North performed "Wonderful Town".

Klaira was what they called "Part of the Ensemble" but was very busy.

The kids worked for WEEKS, from after school until some times 9 at night. They even had one night were they practiced till late, then got up OHMYGOLLYITSSTILLDARK early to be on the morning local news, to go to school to practice after school again.

This is Kyle...who was in the play...a friend of hers.
Klaira is in a new school that opened up (This is her second year) with 7,8 and 9 graders. (Klaira was in 8th grade now finishing up the 9th grade) so the oldest kids are in the 10th grade. Most people who saw the show could not believe that there were not any Jr. or Sr. in the cast.

This is Bee...she is really cute! She was also in the play!

Yep...with me! This was my second time seeing the show. On this night they had 2 interpreters so the deaf and hard of hearing could come and enjoy the program. What a fun night! I hope they do more! I work with one of the gals that did the interpreting and then several of the other interps. from work came! I don't have enough sign language to know all that they were saying, but oh how fun to watch them!

What a great experience for Klaira. She is already planning on the production for next year! I think she has the performing bug.

Love Living in Fresno

During this time of year in Fresno, in the early morning and the early evening you can smell the orange blossoms. It is an incredible smell! I also have Jasmin growing in my back yard and it is all in bloom. I have not been able to find these smells in bottles yet and probably never will. Oh what a smell! LOVE IT!

EFY

Sooo...Klaira got back from Anaheim and her choir festival on Monday, April 6. Jeff and Klaira washed laundry like crazy and Klaira fell asleep for most of the rest of the afternoon. The next morning Klaira got back on a bus. I know..how crazy is that!

(Pretty Crazy)
She took a 2 1/2 hour trip up to Sonora to the Learning Center that Clovis Unified School District owns and the Stake (Church group) uses for EFY (Especially For Youth) every year. The kids were put into groups. Klaira was put into the orange group.

(I think there was about 7-8 different groups).
Klaira went up Tuesday and came back on Thursday.
The time was spent with activities, games, dances and special speakers.

One of the special speakers this year is a great singer/songwriter name Kenneth Cope.

(We are so thankful for Brother Cope for his time, energy and testimony that he shared.) Klaira came home very uplifted. This week is a spiritual high for the kids and the adults and they look forward to it every year. ( The youth run the whole camp! They did an amazing job!) Jeff and Colton were able to go up at night since it was just up the road from where Jeff and Colton are working. It was wonderful that Jeff could spend some time there with Klaira.

I hope that next year I can attend also with Klaira. Now we are looking forward to Girls Camp in June.