Living Well 12/5

By Marie | December 3, 2024 |

November Create Club met on Wednesday, November 13th. Special thanks to Mary Fuquay for leading the craft – where they put to use tiny terracotta pots and made a pinecone Christmas Tree and Reindeer. Those who attended were: Julia Fernandez, Elsie Harrison, Shay Lloyd, Georgia Wilkerson, Jo Davis, Danny Lloyd (front row) Mary Willard, Lura Besinger, Sylvia Beene and Mary Fuquay.

MHV Christmas Party, Service and Lunch -All Yalobusha County Mississippi Homemaker Volunteer members (MHV) are invited to join us for a Christmas Celebration on Tuesday, December 5th at 11:30 a.m. We will meet at El Charito Mexican Restaurant in Water Valley for lunch (Dutch Treat). Then play dirty Santa so bring a $10 gift. We will also collect children’s books to donate to the Water Valley Head Start, please bring books with you to luncheon. MSU Cheese will be ready for pickup on Thursday, December 5th from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. Please try to have all cheese picked up by Friday, December 6th as we do not have adequate refrigeration to keep it longer. If you placed an order for MSU cheese (and have not already given us your order number) you must contact the Extension office with your order number, otherwise we cannot pick up your cheese. The Looped with Love Crochet MHV Club will meet on Thursday, December 5th and 19th at 10 a.m. at the Extension office located inside the Multi-purpose Building in Coffeeville. Home School 4-H Club – our December meeting will be held on Monday, December 9th at 1:30 p.m. We will be having our Christmas party so bring a snack to share and a $5.00 gift to participate in the Christmas game with. We will continue with our Imagination in Action Theater Arts series on January 6th. December FCS After 5- Holiday Gift Wrapping- Monday, December 9th at 6 p.m. at the Extension office. Join us as Kelsey Martin, MSU Extension Agent in Marshall County, will be with us to teach us how to create beautiful, wrapped Christmas gifts and bows. Participants will need to bring their own spool of wired ribbon, coordinating roll of wrapping paper and gifts to wrap. Holiday refreshments will be served. Registration is $5 and should be paid by Friday, December 6th to be considered registered for class. 4-H Monthly Cooking kit – It’s time to register for the December kits. The cost is $10 per kit. The last day to register for the kit is Friday, December 6th. The distribution date will be Thursday, December 12th. The December kit will be a special holiday edition with a fun food project and educational information about the featured food and an activity evaluation. For more information contact the Extension office at 662.675.2730 or email [email protected] Healthy You Exercise Class – The month of December we will continue with our Chair Exercise Program. We will be using The Stronger Seniors workout program which is designed to help seniors develop strength and enhance the ability to function in daily life. The classes will meet every Wednesday, at 9 a.m. at the Extension office. Join us for up to 40 minutes of physical activity. If you would like, you can bring a one-to-three-pound weight for the strength part of the program. Sewing for Service will meet on Monday, December 16th at 9 a.m.at the Extension office. This month they will begin working on Christmas bags for Blair Batson Children’s Hospital. The ServSafe Online Exam will be given on Tuesday, January 28th. I have two spots available, 9 a.m. and 2 p.m., to take the ServSafe Online exam. This exam is taken on a computer, and you will receive your scores immediately after you complete the exam. If you are interested, you will need to contact the Extension office by Tuesday, January 21st to schedule your online exam (this includes no class instruction, you will need a 7th Edition book to study on your own prior to taking the exam) please contact the Extension office at 662.675.2730 or email p.redwine @msstate.edu to find out how to get registered. Mississippi State is an equal opportunity institution. Discrimination in university employment, programs or activities based on race, color, ethnicity, sex, pregnancy, religion, national origin, disability, age, sexual orientation, genetic information, status as a U.S. Veteran, or another status protected by applicable law is prohibited. Questions about equal opportunity programs or compliance should be directed to the Office of Compliance and Integrity, 56 Morgan Avenue, P.O. 6044, Mississippi State, MS 39762, (662)325-5839. Thanks Living Holiday Fun As the holiday madness of crowded stores, traffic, party planning, and marathon baking sets in, think about the many gifts you and your family can share together and with your community. Make this season special by thanks living for the holidays. • Help your children make coupon books of chores they’ll provide for someone they love. Wrap them up and share them as gifts. • Volunteer your family to help serve dinner for a homeless shelter or soup kitchen. •For your next home or office holiday party, sponsor a food drive. Invite your guests to bring non-perishables and donate to your local food pantry. • Pick a day for gift wrapping and make it a family social event. • Contact a social services agency to adopt a family in need. Have a family shopping outing to choose clothes, toys and household items. Or have your child pick another child their age from a Christmas angel tree at the shopping mall or your local church. • Buy several different varieties of dried beans and arrange in containers in a line on the counter top. With a ribbon, tie a bean soup recipe on the lid. • Teach your children about the environment. Recycle old holiday greeting cards by cutting the fronts from old cards and pasting on construction paper that is folded to card size. • Get to know your neighbors. Organize a neighborhood caroling party. • Contact your church or a local service organization and ask how you can share your time and talents with someone in need. • Take the kids to see Santa. (Make sure this is age appropriate!) • Plan a family evening on the town. Tour neighborhoods for outdoor decorations and finish up with hot cocoa. • Make reindeer decorations for your Christmas tree. Glue small hobby shop eyes on candy canes and make antlers from pipe cleaners • Write a holiday check your favorite health organization for disease prevention research. Whether you celebrate Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, or Christmas make this season special by thanks living for the holidays. Article Source: https://www.foodandhealth.com/blog/living-holiday-fun-cffh?rq=christmas

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