Week 46

FOOD STORAGE TIP OF THE WEEK

Food Storage:  30 Lbs. of Wheat or Flour

Extra Item:  11 Lbs. of Macaroni or Spaghetti


All the above items are available from the Cannery!  The next Cannery date for our ward is Thursday, December 8th at 5pm.  Please be there at least 15 minutes early to fill our your paperwork and for the orientation.  We look forward to seeing you there!

Following are the new prices for this week's items:

Wheat, Hard Red - #10 Can (5.8 lbs.) @ $3.50
Wheat, White - #10 Can (5.8 lbs.) @ $3.50
Flour, White - #10 Can (4.8 lbs.) @ $3.40
Macaroni - #10 Can (3.4 lbs.) @ $4.30
Spaghetti - #10 Can (4.3 lbs.) @ $4.95

Family Preparation:  Complete a contact card for each family member.  Have each family member keep these cards handy in their wallet, purse, backpack, etc.  Samples can be found in the FEMA "ARE YOU READY? GUIDE", p. 25.  You can download the guide from the following site:  http://www.ready.gov/are-you-ready-guide

Spiritual Preparation:  Read "The Healing Power of Forgiveness", by president James E. Faust, Ensign, May 2007, p. 67.



Food For Thought:

Jim and I would like to give you all a Thanksgiving poem this week that we each picked out as our personal favorite.  Guess which one belongs to who?  :)

Giving Thanks

For the hay and the corn and the wheat that is reaped,
For the labor well done, and the barns that are heaped,
For the sun and the dew and the sweet honeycomb,
For the rose and the song and the harvest brought home --
Thanksgiving! Thanksgiving!

For the trade and the skill and the wealth in our land,
For the cunning and strength of the workingman's hand,
For the good that our artists and poets have taught,
For the friendship that hope and affection have brought --
Thanksgiving! Thanksgiving!

For the homes that with purest affection are blest,
For the season of plenty and well-deserved rest,
For our country extending from sea unto sea;
The land that is known as the "Land of the Free" --
Thanksgiving! Thanksgiving!

~Author Unknown


A Turkey Speaks

I have never understood
why anyone would
roast the turkey
and shuck the clams
and crisp the croutons
and shell the peas
and candy the sweets
and compote the cranberries
and bake the pies
and clear the table
and wash the dishes
and fall into bed
when they could sit back
and enjoy a hamburger.

~Author Unknown

We wish you all a bountiful and blessed Thanksgiving!