My SPRING FHE, SPRING/EASTER "EGG" luncheon and Lots of Easter ideas in the April Archives 2009

Because so many of you have responded to wanting a copy of my FHE, and Easter "Egg" luncheon

that I am doing with my neighborhood lunch bunch, I have just posted ALL of these ideas at this link http://visitingteachingsurprisedocuments.blogspot.com/2010/03/april-2010-empty-nesters-family-home.html

I have been emailed by a reader who said that this link doesn't work.  It works for me so I don't know what to change BUT, if it doesn't work for you, just go to http://visitingteachingsurprisedocuments.blogspot.com

and just scroll down until you find the FHE and Egg luncheon posts.  They are the most recent posts I have made on that particular blog, so it should be easy to find.  ENJOY!!!  Katie

You are welcome to use any of these ideas, anmd, but one thing I do ask, is that you just fire me off a quick email to say Thanks or let me know how you are using it. I spend so much time creating all my ideas and things, that it is just so nice to hear back from people who are using them. I might even add your ideas to mine on this blog too so email me!  My email is ktgauger@gmail.com

I wanted to remind you to look back through the 2009 ARCHIVES for March and April on this blog, as I had TONS, and I mean TONS of fun and cute Easter Ideas in 2009 for you. To get to the archives, scroll down until you see on the right hand side of this screen the words "BLOG ARCHIVE" then click on 2009, then March and April. That will take you to the posts and just click on them to see all the cute ideas!!!! Oh and just for the record.... My favorite easter treat is Roasted Peeps with Easter M & M's squashed into the warm peep.  It is soooooo yummy!  Too bad I am now diabet and can't have any.  Boo hoo!

Happy Easter!!!! Love, Katie G.

President Dieter F. Uchtdorf's "Create"

I so relate to this wonderful video.  I love it and hope that you love it too.  Wonderful, and purposeful message! Click on this link and enjoy!   President Dieter F. Uchtdorf's"Create"

My Best St. Patricks Day Wishes to you and to those you teach.

I hope that you get this before the day is over, because I wanted to give you a little freebie printable to take to your sister you teach. Just print it off and the directions are on the side of the page. Prints 2 per page. I printed mine out on Photo paper, and they turned out darling!!!

Happy St. Patricks day, and remember.... wear green and don't get pinched!!
Love, Katie G.

Don't you just love printables?

Don't you just love printables and especially those that are for free???

I have been looking for some cute seed packet printables, and found some, but I also found some really cute other kinds of printables that I thought I would pass on to you.

This link has some really cute freebie vintage easter bunny printables, Santa and ancestor printables. They have more printables that they sell as well but there are many freebies on this site. Go to http://www.ewenmeprintables.com/shop/index.php?act=viewDoc&docId=8
These are out of season now, but they are very cute Bottle Cap Santa images and can be found at http://www.ewenmeprintables.com/Freebies/FreeSantaBottlecap.pdf and the tutorial of how to make them is at http://www.ewenmeprintables.com/shop/index.php?act=viewDoc&docId=12 This next link is a tutorial of how to make their pillow boxes http://ewenmeprintables.com/shop/index.php?act=viewDoc&docId=36

These are really cute free downloadable patterns of some cut things to make located at: http://bettestomorrowstreasures.com/store/WsAncillary.asp?ID=11

Free Easter Craft projects http://www.allcrafts.net/easter.htm#freeprojects This is the parent site that has tons of all different kinds of project, crafts and craft paterns for free. I don't really like alot of this stuff, but it gives you ideas of basic things to make and then you can doll them up the way you like. http://www.allcrafts.net/

Blank Printable seed packet template http://wormandflowers.wordpress.com/2009/06/29/printable-seed-envelope/ by they way... these seed packets can be used for other things like little tiny treats for kids, or a treat envelope for your Visiting teaching ladies, or you can put in things like paper clips, small office supplies, or even it could be the packaging for your own gift tags or whatever else you want it to be. This is a good basic pattern and you can take it and doll it up with whatever you like. I think it would be darling printed on some scrapbook paper, and cut out, and once it is folded up, it looks like a mini gift box. Add a bow and it is soooo cute!

More seed packets http://www.i-do-it-yourself.com/2009/05/diy-seed-packet-favors/

Now this site has some of the cutest ideas so take some time and just see what they have for you. You will not be disapointed. It is the same one as the above seed packet template, but it has so many more cute things to print off for free http://www.i-do-it-yourself.com/

This is all I have time to search for right now, but I will be back!!!! Love, Katie G.

Handout - March 2010 Visiting Teaching Message - "Strengthening Faith in God the Father and Jesus Christ through Personal Scripture Study"

I thought about designing up a great looking Scripture chart, but why, when there were already some really great ones already made and ready to be printed off. Thanks to all who contributed as these could really get us motivated to read daily our scriptures!

For a great Book of Mormon reading chart the size of a bookmark, go to http://lds.about.com/library/weekly/2003/readingchart_bofm.pdf

For a great Doctrine and Covenants and Pearl of Great Price bookmark size reading chart go to http://lds.about.com/library/weekly/2003/readingchart_dc.pdf

New Testament chart...http://lds.about.com/library/weekly/2003/readingchart_nt.pdf

Old Testament chart ( 3 per page) Seminary version
http://lds.about.com/library/weekly/2003/readingchart_seminary_ot.pdf

Old Testament (2 per page) Once you have copied the first page, turn over the paper and print the second half on the back side. http://lds.about.com/library/weekly/2003/readingchart_ot.pdf

READING THE SCRIPTURES ONLINE:
Want to read the scriptures online? Go to: http://scriptures.lds.org/ If you want to read them in numerous other languages, got to this same link and on the right side of the page where it says "English" click on that and a drop down menu will appear of other languages you can read them in. REALLY NEAT!!!!

Espanol? http://lds.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http://scriptures.lds.org/

AUDIO VERSION OF THE SCRIPTURES AS WELL AS OTHER CHURCH PUBLICATIONS CAN BE FOUND AT:
http://www.lds.org/mp3/newarchive/0,18615,5249-1,00.html

READING THE SCRITPURES FAMILY HOME EVENING http://www.lightplanet.com/mormons/daily/fhe/scriptures.html