November 2017

November minutes:
~ Agenda:  Cooky Exchange!  =)
~We had 1 contest: 
           Prettiest Treat Package Contest
~ Dues:  We collected a nice pile of shelf stable food & cash for the Commerce TX food bank
~ 10 people & 4 "babies"  were in attendance.  =)  Lots of new people!
~ Refreshments were: Pot-Luck Cookies, and Deborah, Debbie & Adrienne provided other non-sweet nibbles.
 ~Door prize & Contest prizes were given by: Debbie and Adrienne McKee
~ Deborah & Daniel Hale provided the location.  (THANK YOU!)
~ We sent a cards to Elizabeth Hunter & Charity Hunter!
~Daniel won the door prize, and Debbie had the prettiest package.

Instructions for the Cooky Exchange

~Instructions~

Please bring a plate of your treat that we can eat at the meeting and 2 dozen to exchange.

PLEASE follow the instructions below for the exchange!

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Q: How should I bring my cookies/treats?

A: Already wrapped, in sets of 6 (if they are small, consider sets of 12). Please tag them with your name, so the new owner will remember who brought them! (you can use zip-locks, or plastic wrap, or any other way that you come up with)

(Hobby Lobby has lots of good wrapping choices this year)

Q: How many packets of cookies/treats should I bring?

A: 4 packets per person~ that way each person can take home 2 dozen!

Q: How many different kinds should I bring?

A: One kind per-person.

Notes: 

DO NOT bring Plain-Old-Everyday-Cookies! (they can be homemade, or from a bakery)

Oh, and there will be 2 PRIZES! 

~One for the prettiest packaging

~And one Door Prize

May 2017

Wow- such a long time has passed since we met as a group!

May minutes:
 ~ Agenda:  China Craft Day! 
~Refreshments were pot-luck
~ Dues this month: We made name tags for Elizabeth to take to her English students in China. 
~ A short Prayer was had
~ 10 ladies were in attendance~
~ We sent a card to Charity Hunter

November 2016

 

November minutes:
~ Agenda:  Cooky Exchange!  =)
~We had 2 contests: 
           Prettiest Treat Package Contest
           Best Apron Contest
~ Dues:  We collected a nice pile of shelf stable food for the Commerce TX food bank
~ A short time of Prayer was had
~ 9 ladies were in attendance!!!  =)
~ Pot-Luck Cookies, and Debbie & Adrienne provided other non-sweet refreshments

 ~Door prize & contest prizes were given by: Adrienne McKee
~ Debbie McKee provided the location.
~ We sent a card to Elizabeth Hunter!
~ Skipping December

 The treats to exchange!

the Best Apron Contest contestants-  Missy (in the middle) won!

Bethany & Katheine won the Prettiest Treat Package Contest
and the Door Prize!

Plenty of treats to eat!

October 2016

October minutes:
 ~ Agenda:  a late lunch at Cracker Barrel
~ Everyone shared favorite Thanksgiving traditions, memories, recipes, stories & a craft idea!
~ Dues this month went to help the Beeman family attend the National Bible Bee! 
~ A short Prayer was had
~ 6 ladies were in attendance~ it was Jodi's (not pictured) first time to join us! =)
 ~ We sent a card to Nancy Wesson

~ Next month is the Cooky Exchange!  

Monday, November 14th

September 2016

"Thanks to the wonderful sisters in Christ who came to help get the Carver Good News Club prepared for their upcoming semester.
I think everyone had nice fellowship as the cut things out, strung beads together, stuffed party bags and learned more about one another and Good News Clubs.
Thanks again, Adrienne and Debbie for your vision of a service club."
~Sharon Hunter

 "I wanted to offer a huge thanks! It was so fun to see everyone, and work together, too. And what a blessing to me, personally, and to our new Good News Club Workers that will be learning how to do things and not have to also have to do so much prep work. I think the other GNC ladies are jealous of me, cause I had you! Carver is blessed!!"   ~Amber Pitts

September minutes:
 ~ Agenda & Dues:  We helped the Good News Club at Carver get ready for this semester's clubs by cutting out/assembling game actives.
~ A short time of Prayer was had
~ 11 ladies were in attendance!!!  =)
~ Pot-Luck Refreshments
~ The door prize was provided by Adrienne McKee
~ Sharon Hunter provided the location.
~ We sent a card to Elizabeth Hunter!
~ October will be a Cracker Barrel Lunch

August 2016

Reminder!!!!

We are on Summer Break: 

we are NOT meeting in August

July 2016

 

 July minutes:
~ The McKee family volunteered their yard for an outdoor Co-Ed (bring-your-own-dinner) Diner Bonfire!
~Adrienne baked a Hot Milk Sponge Cake (from 1980's Better Homes & Gardens book)
~There were 11 & 1/2 (maybe I should just call it 12?) in attendance, (one new person- Leo) thanks for coming, everyone!
~Dues this month went to Elizabeth Wesson & Samuel Wesson they went on a mission trip to Spain.
~No door prize.
~Summer Break: we are NOT meeting in August
~You can find MORE photos on our Facebook group. =)

 

 

(The trick to make the whipped cream last a long time: beat 1c Cream until soft peaks form, then add 1/4c. Sour Cream, and finish beating. I popped the cake in the fridge for 1-1.5 hours before serving, and it looked great....They say it would last/look good even longer if you popped the cake in the freezer for 30m to 1h (to set it)....)

June 2016

Holahoop ring toss (harder than it sounds!)

June minutes:
~ The McKees volunteered their yard for an outdoor Co-Ed game night, with a bonfire!
~4 games were played:
     1) Holahoop Ring Toss (harder than it sounds!)
     2) Marshmallow Race
     3) Fill the Bottle (a water toting relay race)
     4) Corn Hole
~We had pot luck cookies & roasted marshmallows
~There were 10 in attendance, one new person: thanks for coming, everyone!
~Dues this month went to Peter & Maggie Sample-  as they Pastor/missionary a small town Church.
~No door prize.
~It was decided that the July meeting would also be out of door, and co-ed- but a Dinner, not a game night.
~You can find MORE photos on our Facebook group (here). =)

Fill the Bottle (a water toting relay race)

Would you guess  that these guys were carrying paper cups of water?

Marshmallow Race

 

Getting ready for Corn Hole

May 2016 part 1

May minutes:
~ The Hunters hosted, and we had fun at the
Dallas Arboretum
~ the Theme was Anne of Green Gables, so we all shared a few short-ish readings & poems!
~ Dues this month went to:  Apache Creek Deaf & Youth Ranch (You know, the camp that Elizabeth Hunter worked at last Summer?)  http://www.apachecreek.us/
~ 4 Ladies where in attendance- small but good.   =)
~The door prize was provided by Suzi Beeman.
(Thank you, Mrs. Bee!)
~We sent cards to: Craig & Debbie at Apache Creek Deaf & Youth Ranch

We took lots of photos, only a few are below, find many more lovely photos on our Facebook group (HERE), and Faith's blog post (HERE).

May 2016 Part 2

Did you miss our Anne of Green Gables picnic? Wish you could have been there, but here's some pictures to make up for your absence.  (More photos here and here)

My favorite blooms

Adrienne and Elizabeth Thinking with Einstein

Debbie and Adrienne posing

Our Group selfie

April 2016

 

 April minutes:
~ We had fun at our Pot-Luck Salad Dinner!
~ Dues this month went to sponsor Hannah Hale in the Raffa Run
~ 8 Ladies where in attendance  =)
~ A short time of prayer was had.
~ The door prize was provided by Sharon Hunter.
~ A HUGE thank you to Suzi Beeman who provided the location.  =)

~Next Month: the Hunters will pick the date/time/location/agenda.  (Thank you!)

Pineapple Lush Cake   (recipe HERE)

http://pearls-in-the-kitchen.blogspot.com/2016/04/pineapple-lush-cake-recipe-too.html