Nov 20, 2013

THANKSGIVING

Oh the beauty of a Thanksgiving Dinner.  For those of you who are making your own meal, or if you have to take dishes, I have compiled some of the deals for you.  Remember, that places like Smiths and Walmart will price match too, so you can do that on some things so you don't have to run around like crazy!  This is not a comprehensive list, just some of the more common needed items for the day.  I also have not double listed items.  For example, yams are on there once at the very best price you can get them.  If you have something that you want me to help you find the "best" price on, message me and I will do my best to help you find it.

November 18th-November 28th
  
o   If you spend $50 in groceries, than you can get a Norbest turkey for $0.69 a lb!  The ad price normally is $0.99.  Their weekly ad also contained a $1.00 off coupon to use as well!
o   Celery $0.99
o   Stove Top 5-6 oz Stuffing $0.99
o   Dole Pineapple Chunks 20 oz $0.99
o   Meadow Gold 1/2 pint Whipping Cream $0.69
o   Coke, Pepsi, 7Up, A&W 2 Liter Bottles $0.79
o   Libbys Canned corn, green beans or peas $0.49
o   Western Family Butter $1.99
o   Meadow Gold/Viva light Egg Nog Quart $1.49
o   3lb Bag clementine Cuties $3.88
o   Ocean Spray Cranberries 12 oz $1.99
o   Nabisco 8-15.3 oz Ritz, Town House, Club or Wheatables Crackers $2
November 20th-November 28th
      o   15 lb Russet Potatoes $1.99
o   No. 1 Jumbo Yams $0.45
o   Western Family 32 oz Powdered or Brown Sugar $0.88
o   Guittard 11.5-12 oz Baking Chips 3 for $5
o   Rhodes 19-48 oz Roll Dough $2.97
o   Marie Callender’s 28-46 oz frozen pies $3.78
o   Cool Whip 8 oz Whipped Topping $0.98
o   Western Family 6 oz Pitted Olives $0.98

November 20th-November 28th

o   If you spend $25 in groceries, than you can get a Private Selection turkey for $0.69 a lb!  
o   Philadelphia Cream Cheese 8 oz $1.00 (buy 3 get 1 free $1 final Cost)
o   Kroger Butter 16 oz $1.99
o   Kroger Vegetables 3 for $1.00
o   Mini Peeled Carrots 16 oz $0.99
o   Kroger Sour Cream/Cottage Cheese/Dip 16 oz $1.00
o   Kroger Egg Nog ½ Gallon $2.99



Nov 19, 2013

A Time of Thanksgiving

I have 2 toddlers... Well, I guess I should rather say 2 kiddos at or under the age of 3.  They are full of life and anxious to learn.  With Thanksgiving right around the corner we have been doing a push to remember all the things we are grateful for (and focus on those things).  We also make sure at the end of the day to add in things in our bedtime prayers.  That way prayers aren't becoming monotonous and the kiddos can come up with things pretty easily (because we have just worked on their turkeys).

I can't take credit for much of the idea, but I wanted to share it with you.  There is still plenty of time to get enough "hands" on there and make it a very grateful turkey.

I got the idea from Enchanted Learning.  It has some really great ideas and why reinvent the wheel?  I found the little face just by searching turkey clipart and found it on ABC teach.  From there, I just searched for pictures of things my kiddos would be grateful for.  They can't read, and so it would do them no good if I simply wrote down words.  I found pictures of things we do, see and enjoy.  I then traced their hands on orange, red, and yellow paper (if you fold it into fourths and trace once, after you cut you will get 4 hands!  saves some time).  Each night before our bedtime routine, we take their turkeys off the wall, talk about things that happened throughout the day, and then I give them a couple of pictures to select a "thankful" from.  I glue it on the turkey and then we talk about all the thankfuls.  My kids are loving it and there have been a few nights they remind me to do the turkey.

Hope that you are able to find a way to help your kids to see all their blessings and to find ways to count them!


Nov 18, 2013

A Hard Time

Sometimes it seems as though life is in a rut.  That things keep piling up and are just too overwhelming to overcome. With all the movement of life we expect picture perfect moments.  Ones that we see on blogs, Facebook, instagram, (insert whatever social network or means by which you feel not good enough or that you are not living up to what you "should" be, or that your life is not as "good" as theirs).  We are each on this Earth to have opportunities to become the best self we can be.  Not anyone else's self, our own.  I recently saw a quote that said, "it takes courage to grow up and become who you really are".  I love it.  We each are given our own pains, trials, and things to overcome in life.  Not one of us will experience the same things because not one of us is the same.  We are NOT alone though!  We have a loving Heavenly Father that is eager to hear what we have to tell him.  During this time of year we are more aware of our blessings (which is wonderful) but it is alright to occasionally say, "Hope ya know, I had a hard time".  He wants to give you comfort and help you through your "hard time".  He may not take it away, but he is there and will help you through WHATEVER you are experiencing.  I know this to be true.  I have felt his love for me, even in those moments when I just KNEW I didn't deserve it.  His love for me is unconditional and my knowledge of it only grows as I let him in.  You are not alone.  Let him in as this season continues.  Be grateful for your many blessings but find comfort in your heartaches, pains and trials.  

Nov 13, 2013

Self Reliance


Elder Hales said it better than I ever could.  If we live this principal of being more self reliant, we will see blessings in our lives beyond what we can expect.  I hope that through this blog, others can find ways to be more self reliant and provide for ourselves and our families.

Nov 4, 2013

November Specials

October came and went and now brings us to the wonderful month of November.  I love coming into the holiday season and especially love the opportunity to really focus on family and the blessings I am given and enjoy each day. 
It is also a time to begin thinking about items to give for Christmas and goals for next year.  I have had a few people buy THRIVE foods to give away as gifts.  I have also had a few people want to find out more about our "Q" that ships an order of THRIVE each month to your home to help build your home store and food storage (great and common goals for the New Year).
I wanted to share the specials for the month.  There are some great items.  I will be getting my blueberries, eggs and potato beads later this week.  * I wanted to mention that the instant milk that THRIVE has is not the same as powdered milk.  It tastes not so much like powdered milk (THRIVE carries powdered milk too; if you would like to try it and life close text/email/call me and you can come try some) and is just like regular milk.   

If you have any questions, feel free to contact me.  To get the Q-club price, you must order directly through me :)  But if there are other items you would like to purchase feel free to go to my website and write down a shopping list and I will get it ordered for you at the best price possible. 

Hope you are enjoying this wonderful season as well and I look forward to hearing from you! 
Tara Hart
801-513-7992

Oct 16, 2013

October THRIVE Life Specials


Oh, how fall is my favorite time of the year.  The colors, smells and excitement all make me just want to giggle.  I love how the new found "chill" allows me to make soups for dinner and how I get an excuse to drink hot chocolate! 

For October, THRIVE is having a sale on many of the items that will help make your soup making and other baking easier and less time consuming.  I have posted some of my favorite sales below, however, if you click HERE, you will be directed to the other specials. 

All of the prices listed below are for #10 cans and  Q-club pricing.  If you order directly through me you will get this pricing.  However, if you order online you will probably see a 1-3% increase in pricing so give me a call/text/email to get the best pricing!
Freeze Dried Broccoli:  $21.59

 Freeze Dried Beef Dices: $48.49
 Freeze Dried Chicken Slices: $36.29
Tomato Powder:$28.19
Other items are also on sale such as: Chocolate Drink Mix, Egg noodle pasta, Beef Bouillon, Mixed Bell Peppers and Baking Powder.   
If you have any questions or want to make an order, feel free to email me at: prepareyourshelves@gmail.com
Call/text: 801-513-7992

Sep 9, 2013

September Specials

August came and went and now we have new specials for September.  The best special of all would be RASPBERRIES!
I love THRIVE raspberries.  My kiddos also love them so I will add them to pancakes, waffles and all other sorts of things for them to find their "treats".   
I was also excited to see green onions on sale.  I don't like to buy them fresh because I just don't use them fast enough, so this way I don't have to worry about that. 

Some other items I was excited about being on sale (because I use them ALL the time) were chopped onion, instant black beans, blueberry yogurt bites, and Colby cheese. 
Let me know if you would like to order any of the above items at their sale prices or if you are in need of other items for your home store or food storage. 
801-513-7992 (call or text)