Christmas 2012…

Another Christmas has come and gone. Where does the time go? We hope you each had a blessed Christmas, we sure did.

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Thought…

"I have found that, rather than dwelling on the negative, if we will take a step back and consider the blessings in our lives, including seemingly small, sometimes overlooked blessings, we can find greater happiness."

—Thomas S. Monson, "Consider the Blessings", Liahona and Ensign, November 2012

Thanksgiving…

“Thankfulness is measured by the number of words; gratitude is measured by the nature of our actions.”

President David O. McKay

“We often take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude.”

Cynthia Ozick

“Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.”

William Arthur Ward

Every day may not be good, but there is something good in every day.

Cream Cheese Pumpkin Pie…

2 c. pumpkin puree
1 (8 oz.) package cream cheese (room temp)
1 c. sugar
1 t. cinnamon
1/2 t. nutmeg
1/4 t. ginger
1/2 c. milk or cream
2 eggs
1 t. vanilla
1/2 t. almond extract
1 pie crust

Cream the cream cheese and pumpkin until smooth. Mix in sugar and spices. Add liquid ingredients and mix until completely blended together. Pour into pie crust and bake @ 375 for approx. 60 minutes. (May be longer.) Pie is done when a metal knife inserted comes out clean.

Thoughts…

"I pray that we will humble ourselves as little children and reach out to protect our little children, for they are the future for us, for our Church, and for our nations."

—Dallin H. Oaks, "Protect the Children", Liahona and Ensign, November 2012

"The most powerful teaching of children is by the example of their parents."

—Dallin H. Oaks, "Protect the Children", Liahona and Ensign, November 2012

Thought…

 Don’t think too much.

You’ll create a problem

that wasn’t even there

in the first place.

Happy Halloween…

The Minnie Mouse costume Evelyn is wearing this year was my sisters… my mom made it 20+ years ago.

Tips for Crochet Beanie Size…

0 to 3 months
Hat circumference 11.5" - 13"
Hat height: 4.5” to 5"
3 to 6 months
Hat circumference: 14" - 17 "
Hat height : 5.5” - 6"

6 to 12 months
Hat circumference: 16" - 19 "                                               
Hat height: 6.5"

12 months to 3T
Hat Circumference: 18" to 20"
Hat height : 7"
3 to 10 years
Hat Circumference: 19" – 20.5"
Hat height: 7.5"
Pre-teen to teens
Hat Circumference: 20.5" - 22"
Hat height: 8” - 9"
Women's
Hat Circumference: 21.5" - 22.5"
Hat height: 10"
Men's
Hat Circumference: 23" - 24"
Hat height: 10" - 10.5"

Measure the size of the head. Wrap a measuring tape around the head (forehead, back of head, above ears) to find out the circumference of the head. Remember the hat will stretch., so make it an inch or two smaller. A hat that has been made using a double crochet will stretch more than one made using a single crochet.

For example, you want to crochet a hat of 12.5-inch circumference. Divide this measurement by 3.14 (value of pi). So, 12.5/3.14 is approximately 3.98, which can be rounded off to 4. Stop expanding when you have reached a diameter of 4 inches.

• Ch 2.
• 8 dc into the 2nd ch from hook. Join with slip stitch to beginning of round.
• 2 dc into each dc (16 st)
• Increase in every alternate stitch, i.e., 2 dc + 1 dc + 2 dc + 1 dc + ... (24 st)
• 2 dc + 1 dc + 1 dc + 2 dc + 1 dc + 1 dc + 2 dc ... (32 st)
• 2 dc + 1 dc + 1 dc + 1 dc + 2 dc + 1 dc + 1 dc + 1 dc + 2 dc ... (40 st)

Keep increasing in this manner until desired size has been reached. As mentioned earlier the hat measures 12.5 inches in circumference, so stop expanding when 4 inches diameter is reached. From the next step onwards start working even, i.e., 1 dc into each dc. Once you have stopped expanding and started working even, the edges of your circle will start to bend. Continue working even until desired length has been reached. Any stretch can use any stitch: sc, hdc or dc.