I am looking for MACHINE EMBROIDERY PATTERNS for a Young Women’s Quilt we are making. I need machine embroidery patterns for Laurel logo (Temple Spires) Mia Maid logo (Open Scriptures) & Beehive logo (young girl in prayer) as well as the Y. W. Torch w/ Stand for Truth & Righteousness.  Would appreciate any leads or assistance.  Thanking you in advance.

Carol

 It is recommended that you keep your central air unit shaded from the sun. You also need to keep a 3 foot radius around it for air flow. An easy fix that has saved us money this year is an idea I had to shade it with a large patio umbrella. We had grass around the air conditioner so we used a small metal pipe and angled it in the ground beside the air conditioner and placed the umbrella in that. PVC pipe would also work. You could also use an umbrella stand, depending on the area around the air conditioner.

Another idea I saw on-line recently is to place a bowl of ice in front of a fan. It creates an indoor swamp cooler effect. It really works.

~ Barb

 A family we love lost their home last month because their Ford Expedition caught on fire by ITSELF while sitting in their carport, in the middle of the afternoon. Apparently there is a RECALL being sent out about them - a problem with the cruise control switch. If you have received a Recall notice, please don’t wait to take care of it. This family with 4 small children were lucky to get out right before their ceiling collapsed.

~K. Merkley

Please help me find a quote!  It went something like, “…don’t let our children learn that church is boring.”  I thought I saw or heard it within the last few months, maybe in conference or the Ensign?  We are using this in a teacher inservice.  Thanks! 
 
 - Amie

 Does anyone know where to buy a neck cooler in Utah County? My son is going on trek next week and I’d like to buy him one.Thanks

- Barb

I am helping out a summer young women’s activity to help the girls in their personal progress projects.  We thought it would be fun to learn how to cut fruits and veggies in a fun and fancy way.  This could be making a watermelon basket, fruit/veggie bouquets, or cutting the food to garnish in a fancy way.  Does anyone know where I can find information on how to do this (books, websites, blogs, tips, techniques, pictures, etc.)?  Thanks!

- Janetta
 

Hi.  I just got back from a stake youth handcart trek. I had 10 kids in my family. I wanted to give them a little something to remember trek by. The stake is making I survived trek 2008 t-shirts. I just wonder if anyone has any ideas for a little handcart gift. Thanks so much. - Janarah

I am looking for an object lesson for girls camp about loyalty. Any ideas?
 
 - Elaine

We have 4 children (10g, 8b, 6g, and 2g).  Money is tight (and gas is so expensive) and I’m looking for Summer Staycation (since we’ll be staying near home) ideas.  Our family is in some transition this year…Dad left his FT job and began freelancing a few months ago.  Because his hours have been sparse at start-up, I went back to work.  Now we’re both working about ½ time (him a bit more than me). 

I don’t want our summer schedule to be “Sleep until you wake up, eat cold cereal while in a cartoon-trance, run wild through the neighborhood in your swimsuit, crash & burn from sugar highs & lows, and random complaints of rampant boredom.”  That’s what we’ve done for the last couple of summers.  ;) 

I thought tonight after boy’s baseball game we’ll make a big list of what everyone “wants” to do this summer…we will explain that we won’t be able to do ALL of them, but we’re hoping to get some great ideas to put on the calendar. 

Any ideas??? 

Thanks!

Melissa
http://thedillon6.blogspot.com

Our Primary would like to put on a play for the ward Christmas party this year.  Does anyone have any plays, skits, or ideas?  Thanks so much! 
 
 - Amie

I am making thank you gifts or presents to give to the camp leaders. The YCLs will end up giving the gifts to them (all in all we have about 50 leaders including priesthood). Our camp budget is two dollars for each gift.  Any ideas??

- Thanks!