Fabulous Friday

Hi All,

You may have a lot of questions about Fab Friday?
I have the answers... so ask away.

Let's begin with my contact info. That may become important.
My phone is 623-776-2723. my email: guero(underscore)nikki@cox.net

The event is scheduled for Friday, October 15.The FINAL day for money to be turned in is Sunday, October 10. Make checks payable to Nicole Gonzalez. (you can drop it by my house, stick it in the mail, ask me to stop by your house and pick it up... or give it to me on that Sunday) but please please please don't forget. Keep in mind that by the 10th - the teachers have already bought all of the supplies needed for their classes, and if you have signed up, they have already paid for your materials.

You can still make changes if you need. Just let me know as soon as possible.

The festivities will begin at 4 p.m.

We encourage ALL to come, even if you have not signed up for a craft, join us just for the fun, and companionship... and DINNER! Dinner will be really lovely. Just send me a message and let me know how many will be in your party. (we are having treats, and need to plan accordingly). If you have not already signed up for a food assignment, we could always use more crock pots with your best soup recipes!

We have not organized a formal nursery, so please let me know if you need help with that, we do have a plan!

We will eat dinner promptly at 5.

Due to time constraints - if you have signed up for the Hair Bow Class - it will begin promptly at 6 p.m. There will be a brief tutorial, and then help available for those that need it. Please don't miss the tutorial!

Everything else is sort of open-ended until about 9 p.m., when we want to begin cleaning up.

Finally, Several of you asked for pictures (so that they could forward to friends and family members ...)
there were a few problems
first, I am not a photographer.
second, these pictures are awful.
finally, for some reason my camera would not focus, and so there is no picture of the pendant. I apologize.

The Pendant necklace is really darling. They are $3 each, and come in the choice of glass or silver backs.

Nativity Plaque $17, please indicate color choice: brown, black and red

Apron $8.

Pumpkins $10 each. Please indicate "Halloween" or "Harvest" themeTemple Block $3.50. Please indicate your choice for the Temple image. There are many to choose from. Journals $1.50 each. You supply the four pieces of cardboard for each, we supply the rest of the materials.

Hairbow Class $7.00 per class fee. Each Kit comes with materials to make one headband, one mini bow set (of two), and three more clips. "Notes" board. $12 each. Please indicate color: black, brown or red

Food Storage Seminar

Peoria Stake

Food Storage Seminar

Date: Saturday, October 9, 2010

Time: 7:00 p.m.

Place: Peoria Stake Center

Our guest speaker is Wendy DeWitt, a well-known and respected lecturer on preparedness and food storage. She lectures all around the country and has been featured on BYU TV. Come learn about her food storage method built around planned meals to suit any family size. All adults are invited to attend!!

The Missing Piece

September Enrichment Activity Reminder

I did a post a little while ago with all of the info about our enrichment activity This Thursday!

click here:
SEPTEMBER ENRICHMENT INFO

For those of you (and there are many) that signed up to bring dessert, Laura Owsley will be calling to remind you! We so appreciate your help and generosity in making this activity a success.

Meant to be...

1. Please don't forget about Gardening Part I (part of the Preparedness Series)! Tonight, RS room, 7 p.m.!
Part II - a tour of the ward gardens will begin with breakfast at the Andrews home on Saturday at 7 a.m.

2. Renee, our lovely hostess, has chosen a date for the next book club meeting. It will be at her house (I will get you the address) on Thursday, October 21st at 7 p.m. We are reading the series by Scott Westerfeld, "The Uglies", "The Pretties", "The Specials". Book Club is for everybody. Our best kept "secret" - you need not read the book to attend!, but do bring a treat to share (more details to come)

3. Last, but not at all least...
A message from Kiera Newbury:
What greater way is there to share your testimony than with the gift of music? The choir will begin practicing on September 19th in the chapel at 10:20 a.m. Practice will last for approximately 30 minutes, allowing a brief break before Sacrament meeting. Please bless our ward family with your voice. (Kiera tells me that a knowledge of music or ability to sing is not required!) Please encourage spouses to participate, as well.
Questions? Call Kiera Newbury 623-486-4617

I really enjoy youtube clips of the hymns sung by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. I thought it fitting to include one as inspiration. When I looked up the choir, the first hymn that popped up today was "Praise to the Man".
While enjoying that (through my headphones - it is 5 a.m. and my family is sleeping), I turned to LDS.org to find us an inspirational quote about music.
The very first one that popped up was one about the very same hymn. This quote is by our beloved Prophet, who was clearly very inspired by music and the hymns as well:

"The words of William W. Phelps's great hymn always stir me: 'Praise to the man who communed with Jehovah! Jesus anointed that Prophet and Seer. Blessed to open the last dispensation, kings shall extol him, and nations revere' ("Praise to the Man," Hymns, no. 27).
"The life and ministry of the Prophet Joseph Smith are indeed the substance of great things and remarkable events. They have created a legacy that will continue to increase among mankind. He was the Lord's latter-day servant who was chosen to bear witness anew of the resurrected Christ. . . .
". . . He sealed that testimony with his life's blood, dying a martyr to the truths of which he had spoken concerning the Redeemer of the world, in whose name he had carried on his ministry."
Gordon B. Hinckley, "What Hath God Wrought through His Servant Joseph!" Ensign, Jan. 1997, 3