We’re grateful. For lots of things.
So, after Bishop’s wise words, we wrote everything we're grateful for (and that we could fit) on white balloons and sent them Heaven-ward.
(There was more than one MALE name sent into the night sky---hopefully the balloons reach their destination or someone in the next state might find out your secret crushes, ladies….)
Oh, and we were REALLY grateful for the pumpkin pie we ate, too. ;)
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!
Early in the evening…
A little later….
Really late….
Early morning…
It was dark…
the destination was far…
they had to stay with their group and NOT get caught by the patrolling “COPS”.
But how bad can it be when THIS
is your destination?
Our cardio-friendly game of Fugitive began at the church. It ended at the temple.
Far? Yes.
Dangerous? So very dangerous with leaders on the prowl.
Easily spotted destination due to the light radiating from it? Definitely.
Hidden purposes and meaning in Fugitive activity? Yep.
PERSONAL PROGRESS GOAL OF THE MONTH:
Study the temple and its importance in our lives.
And figure out exactly WHY we should ALL run to its gates…
“Ain’t no party like a Hattie party cuz a Hattie party don’t stop…”
And it doesn’t…because we love Hattie
and think she’s Hattie-licious for reaching her New Year’s resolution.
In fact, we declared Tuesday, September 22nd (mark it on your calendars!), Hattie Day and threw an all things “H” party for all to bask in her glory…. 
Things got a little wild…
but that tends to happen around Hattie!
Here’s what everyone’s saying about her: 
Happy Hattie Day!!
YOU could be the LUCKY FASHION STATEMENT!!
How to get the look:
Wear a skirt/dress that’s too short** to church.
That’s it!!
You’re the winner!!
(**Short defined as anything that shows more of your leg than anyone wants to see, causes constant and very pesky tugging or pulling of said skirt to keep it from being mistaken as underwear or causes unnecessary contact of skin with church chair. Got it?)
WORD OF THE MONTH: MODESTY
Challenge: Create a pasta sauce so delectable, Gourmet Guru, Shea Taylor, would beg, plead and attempt thievery for the Secret Recipe that could rid the culinary world of its sundry pasta sauce evils.
2 teams
Table full of traditional and “surprising” ingredients, including (but not limited to) sweet potatoes, Italian dressing, and cinnamon
Random selection by teams of said ingredients for the Perfect Pasta Sauce**
**ALL—and we meant ALL—ingredients to be used in concoction
Separate work stations for superior performance and secrecy.
GET COOKIN'!
Each team set to work…
Sauces bubbled and boiled, filling the air with savory goodness…sniff, sniff….and onion, oh, THE ONION!!
Team 1: “Basil with a Hint of Sauce”
Team 2: “The Flaming Fork” (A special thanks to their god friend, Red Pepper who was a martyr for the cause…)
Gourmet Guru Shea and his Taste-Testing Face
The Winners and Bona Fide Culinary Artists: Team 2
(Talyn took culinary artist to a new level with her onion cup…steer clear.)
