Other Great Websites!

Okay, I have been doing some more research for money saving help/ideas and I have found a couple more FANTASTIC websites. I know that there are others out there (like me) who can use this information. So, I thought I would share them with you!

This site is called: Everyday Food Storage
http://everydayfoodstorage.net/
It offers recipes and different ways to use food storage in your everyday cooking. It has fantastic how-to videos, great recipes and tips.



This site is called: My Squarefoot Garden
http://www.mysquarefootgarden.net/
This site shares information about how to have a successful garden. She uses the 'squarefoot method' which works well in a space limited area, and allows you to get the most produce for the space you have. On this site you can find out about what growing zone you live in and sign up for email reminders about what you need to be planting based on your growing zone. This girl is a cousin to one of the girls that do the Emergency Preparedness/Food Storage site that I shared earlier.



One more site: Coupon Mom
http://www.couponmom.com/
This is a site that I remembered since my last post. I'm planning on getting really good at coupon shopping again! :) This site offers free membership and you can get tons of money saving deals/offers/lists. You can sign up for coupons/deals emailed to you. My favorite is a list (by state and then by store) of sale items, corresponding coupons (if any) and percentage saved. This is a great way to stock up and save (I know firsthand - when Cassie lived closer she was awesome at it, and I followed her lead).



I LOVE these sites! I hope you will find them as useful as I do. Let me know what you think!

Food Storage

My sister-in-law shared a website that is great (Thanks, Heather)! I wanted to share it with everybody.

http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/getting-started/



I am getting going on Food Storage/Emergency Preparedness with the help of this website. They help make it so it is not so overwhelming!

On this site you can sign up for email reminders. They send you a reminder with a list of things to accomplish every two weeks. The methods they use (binder, lists) are exactly the way I already have some things done (yah lists!!). They have also set things up in excel (yah excel!!) so that you can customize it for your family. (If you don't like excel they have pdf versions too).

This site was made by two sisters-in-law. They, along with several friends and sisters wanted to get going on food storage. The task seemed overwhelming. The friends and sisters turned it over to these two to organize. The idea was that they research and figure it out and tell the rest what to do in an easy, non-overwhelming manner. They set up the blog/website to keep in touch with everyone. It worked so well that many others are using it too.

Check it out! Tell me if you are participating so that we can collaborate and compare notes!

Also, I am looking for a coupon whiz/website/more information in my area (dang Cassie I miss your coupon skills) so that I can coupon shop the food storage items I get. Anyone know of someone who is a coupon queen?

Tayler Goes to District History Day

Tayler participated in the district History Day competition. He had to set up his project in the huge auditorium the night before. The next day he had to check in 45 minutes before his appointment time, and he had to be standing outside the auditorium door 10 minutes before his appointment. When they called his name, he went inside and stood in front of his project and was interviewed by a group of three judges. He did a really good job and told the judges about his project and why he chose Joseph Smith.


Our family came back later in the day so that we could walk around and look at other people's projects. Then later that night there was the awards ceremony. The kids from Tayler's school sat next to our family and friends.

Tayler received a medal and a certificate.

Tayler's project didn't go on to the next level, but he did an amazing job! His picture was featured in the morning announcements that are telecasted to the school and he got his name up in lights on the schools marquee.

Great Job Tayler!

Shelly's Thomas Jefferson Project

It seems like the time for projects, since we have been BOMBARDED with them! I thought it was only fair that I share Shelly's latest creations too. She had to find out information about Thomas Jefferson, write a report, and create a diorama. The diorama is from an event in Thomas Jefferson's life.


Now it is official!! I do not have ANY more sticky anything. No packing tape, no photo corners, no double sided sticky tape. Between History Day (Tayler), Science Fair (Ryan), the Hupa Indian diorama (Ryan) and the Thomas Jefferson diorama (Shelly) I am completely out of sticky stuff! I better get some more because more projects have just been assigned - Ryan has to do a 4th grade mission project on San Luis Rey de Francia, and Shelly has to do another diorama on a dimetrodon dinosaur. GRRREEEEAAAAATTTTT!!! :) Kids and their projects!

Ryan's Science Fair Entry

Ryan had to do a Science Fair project. I helped him pick a topic and it turned out pretty fun! His question was 'Is an egg stronger up and down or on it's side?'. He made two holders out of modeling clay, one for the up and down eggs and one for the eggs on the side. Then he balanced a lightweight cutting board on a piece of wood and the egg in its holder. He piled books on top of the cutting board until the egg broke. Then he counted and weighed the books, and drew a sketch of the broken egg. Then he had to clean up the shells and the mess before he could do the next egg. He did six eggs upright and six on their side. It took us TWO HOURS to break a dozen eggs. But it was a LOT of fun! (Be sure to pause the music below on this page to hear the sound)

He started counting down "3...2...1" and that confirmed that we watch WAY TOO MUCH Mythbusters in our home :)

In case you were wondering, according to his research an egg is stronger up and down. Those eggs held an average of 18 books (or 10 pounds) while the eggs on the side only held 12 books (or 7 pounds)! He had to create a backboard with all of his information. It turned out really good! Ryan was one of four selected from his class to enter the school Science Fair competition! Congratualtions Ryan!