Chip or Cracker Dip, yummy yummy

This dip is so yummy and you can use it with crackers or chips...

 Ingredients:
Sour Cream
Bacon Bits (real bacon)
ranch mix
sharp cheddar cheese

 mix them all together

 And tada....  So easy and then ingredients you usually have on hand!!!

Visiting Teaching for December

I found this great site for lots of different printables for December, it's called Spiritually Thinking.
She has found tons of cute ideas and here they are...


 Go check out her site for the links :)

The VT message for December 2011, is called An Extensive Sphere of Action, (PDF version HERE)

***I will add more VT ideas as I get them***

IDEA 1

There are three versions of each quote, just click on the image you want to download for free (should print out to 4x6)

I had seen this and thought this would be a great idea. As the message is about our Sphere of Action as sisters being great, this would be a cute way to reinforce the message, by getting a glass ornament and inserting a picture (if you have one) of your sister into the middle of the 'sphere', get it:), you could jazz it up with some beads, like this one, flowers/leaves/ candy/ribbons/strips of paper etc., whatever you fancied. You could even print out your testimony, little scroll style, and insert that.

I also thought this would be cute with a picture of the Savior inside, because really, He is at the center of all we do. I've included some images below that would be cute inside, but you can also just google 'Savior' to find other images. Just right click on these to copy to your computer.

Click HERE, or

for another version, HERE

Savior Images for Ornament Inserts

A couple of other ideas:

Reindeer Washcloth / Flannel

This is a washcloth/flannel, with a bar of soap inside

Poem says: "Everyone loves this time of year, all the laughter and good cheer, A season that is full of hope, And a reindeer that's a flannel and a bar of soap."

Click HERE for original source

Reindeer Hot Cocoa Cone

Click HERE for instructions

IDEA 2

Christmas tag printable, click HERE

IDEA 3

Also available in Spanish. Click HERE

IDEA 4

I love this, a visiting teaching surprise snowball, filled with goodies, to go along with Elder Ballard's 'sphere' quote. Click HERE.

IDEA 5

Click HERE

IDEA 6

Click HERE

IDEA 7

Bookmarks. Click HERE

IDEA 8

Click HERE for download

IDEA 9

Click HERE

Great Holiday Crafts

The first craft I found is this cute and simple wreath from Matt & Becky

The next one I found is this cute ornament from The Sew*er

Rag Curls (with socks)

Madi and I decided to curl our hair with socks, here is some pics :)

 Take the sock and roll the hair in it like a roller, then tie the ends together...  This time I did only three socks, the next time I put two on top so it was curlier.

YUMMY DIP

This recipe looked really yummy to me!!!!  Maybe I'll have to try it for Thanksgiving

Brown Eyed Baker has this yummy recipe

Chicken Spread


8-oz. cream cheese
Small onion, finely chopped
Small can (4.25-oz) canned chicken
1 T. mayonnaise
1 T. soy sauce
Blend all ingredients together with a hand mixer until creamy and combined.
Serve with your favorite crackers


And I already made a really yummy dip

16 oz Sour Cream
Package of Ranch Dip
3 tbs of Bacon bits (in the bag)
1 cup of Sharp shredded cheese

This is so good, I like it best with chips :)

Thanksgiving Craft

I finally finished my Thanksgiving craft, look how awesome it turned out...

I went to Woods Creation in West Haven and bought the already cut lumber :)

I stained the wood

Cut out the letters with cute scrapbook paper

I painted the Turkey