Way Behind!

Well, here it is the end of October and we haven't updated this blog in MONTHS!!

There has been a lot going on in our lives, hasn't there?

November's enrichment will be on Journals, a little on family history, and we'll be making a *cute/cool* functional craft - a journal!

(but not leather bound ones...)

When you say? Tuesday, November 8th @ 6:30-8pm

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hold onto your horses though - before that we have our Stake Temple Day



Saturday November 5th - meeting on the 7th floor @ Noon

We have 2 endowment sessions after that reserved for our Stake.
There will be buses going down - I think at the K-mart in Selinsgrove (the normal place) - times to be found out (gotta call someone from the stake). Donations towards your seat on the bus will be accepted to defray the cost of the buses.

June's Enrichment!

Hello everyone - June's enrichment will be tomorrow already!

June 21st @ 6:30 pm @ the church.

Baking and Berries is our topic - so come hungry! :)

See you there!

Please remember your items for the hygiene kits! :)

hard at work!

If you are a Dad - READ NO FURTHER! Check out the Church's Media Library instead!

Last night we were all hard at work decorating "Ties" for Father's Day. It was a fun and somewhat messy time. :) Enjoy the pictures. Sorry for the blurry ones - I do not profess any photographic skills (hence the blurries)

Community Care Closet

Here's some information that we thought we would share! You never know when you will be in need of clothing!

Community Care Closet
650 Harter Ave., Nescopeck (the former Naugle's Lumber Yard)

Starting June 2. it will be open every Thursday from 1-3pm

Free clothing for all members of the family! Available to everyone!

Also Sat., June 18 from 9am to 1pm

Upcoming events!

Can't say you'll be bored this summer....
or broke, most of these activities are free or low cost!

• Annual Memorial Day Breakfast/brunch Monday May 30th 10am - Berwick Ward Cultural Hall

• Enrichment May 31st - 6:30 pm

• Clothing exchange - week of June 13th - @ Berwick Ward Building

• Free Summer Kids movies at the Cinema Center in Bloomsburg

• always something fun to do at the library Bloomsburg, Berwick, Orangeville
  

• things to do in the Benton Area - look under Upcoming events on left hand tool bar

• Columbia Mall - Summer Theatre Program -Free Program starts June 28th and goes through August 9th. This event will be held every Tuesday* at 11am in the Bon-Ton Court.
  

• The Children's Museum - pretty cheap, $5 admission for everyone 2 years old and up - AND they DO have free Summer Fun days - Each Wednesday beginning June 8 through August 10 from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m

Summer Concert Series - bring a lawn chair, snacks and enjoy some outdoor concerts

• Berwick
• Bloomsburg - schedule is not updated, hopefully soon though!

Check out Columbia Montour Visitors Bureau for more ideas on some fun things to do this summer!

FHE!

Do your family home evenings lack a little pizazz? Are they thrown together on the fly?

so whether your Monday nights look like this:

or THIS

Join us for our next back to basics Enrichment meeting to SPICE up your Family Home Evenings!

Tuesday May 31st - 6:30 pm

Light refreshments and childcare will be provided.

Thanks!

Thank you to everyone who participated in our Gardening Themed night! woo-hoo!
Here are pics of our presenters. We had wonderful salads and a fun time - and even learned a thing or two! :)

Judy talked about some gardening basics and gave us some great tips for keeping a garden.

• when growing melons, stick a flat rock on the underside so it can warm it during the evening hours
• water your garden early in the morning or in the evening - if you do it in the middle of the day, you are just steaming your garden
• plant marigolds alongside your tomato plants - they keep bugs away
• mulch in between rows to cut down on weeding
• mix a packet of morning glories, 4 o'clocks and moon flowers for blooms at all hours
• start out squash, pumpkin, cucumbers in a "jiffy pot"
• can't grow something great, support local farmers - go to produce auctions
• veggies that "give you gas" plant away from other plants, they need their own space
• put vaseline on the top part of a leaf to keep bugs from eating it
• place human hair clippings around the perimeter of your garden to ward off unwanted critters
  

Megan talked about gardening with kids and gave some fun ideas to get your kids (or kid at heart) involved.

• get kids involved in every part of gardening - from planning to harvesting
• plant things that children can easily pick (i.e. strawberries, green beans, cherry tomatoes)
• have fun, get dirty, learn about bugs and other crawly things
  
• don't worry about perfectly straight rows!
• plant a pizza garden (Judy mentioned this, but it would be great for kids!)
• do not use chemicals when gardening with children
• let kids decorate a milk jug for a cheap watering can

Don't you want to go plant something? a caterpillar??

Thank you to Eloise for putting together her first Enrichment meeting =)

what did YOU learn?