Organizing Your "Space"

Fun meeting today, we definitely have some competitors in the group! Congrats to Marla and her discussion group for coming away with the win this year for the scavenger hunt.

Organizing and preschoolers don't seem to fit well in the same sentence. If we would have had another skit today I would picture the woman with no children organizing for fun. And then, after she organized no little hands or fingers would undo any of her work! The woman on Planet Mom I would picture having to overcome the "time" barrier including lack of sleep and taking the time to organize and maintain. Plus there is the "stuff" barrier, preschoolers bring so many toys and clothes and "stuff". Items that I don't remember having to contain when I didn't have kids. So, since many of us will be attempting to organize or attempting to re-organize some of our "spaces", do you have a tip that has helped you as a mother of a preschooler organize or stay organized? Leave a comment and share!

Stacy

Together on Planet Mom!

We're getting ready to "blast off" into another year of MOPS!

Hope you can join us at our first Mom's Night Out of the year! We are having a game night on Wednesday, September 9th @ 7 p.m. in Room 205/206 at Park Chapel! Bring your favorite game, or just come and play! Yummy snack will be provided! See you there!

End of Year, But Beginning of Summer!

The Spring Brunch yesterday was wonderful!

Thanks to everyone who had a part in making it such a special day... we know it took many minds, hands, and hearts, and we appreciate it!

Please check out all of the "Upcoming Events" along the right-hand side of this blog! There are lots of fun activities to choose from, so...

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

and

SEE YOU THERE!

Don't Miss the Spring Brunch on May 6th!

If you are new to MOPS this year, you are in for a treat! (Well, we're ALL in for a treat, but new moms may not know it yet!) The Spring Brunch is such a fun meeting... a chance to celebrate the year, share memories and experiences, honor "graduating" moms, and eat at tables!!!

Reminders:

- Everyone brings food!
- Instead of meeting in Room 200, we will meet in the sanctuary. (It's between the kids' classrooms and our regular room, so you won't miss it!)
- Secret Moms will be revealed! If you participated in this, you may want to bring something for the mom you are surprising and the one who has been surprising you all year!
- Thank our wonderful MOPPETS caregivers! Without them, MOPS as we know it would not be possible! If you would like to thank them with cards or pictures, here are the number of caregivers per classroom:

Nursery (5)
1's class (5)
2's class (5)
2 1/2's class (3)
3's class (6)
4's class (5)
5-9's class (6)

It's hard to believe this year of MOPS is almost over! Come and celebrate with us on Wednesday, and find out about what fun things are being planned for the summer!

Mom's Night Out is Tomorrow!

Mom's Night Out Tomorrow!!
Wednesday, April 29
Dinner @ Carnegie's
6:30 p.m.
Steering Contact: Kristy Smith

Didn't sign up? Come anyway!
Never been to Carnegie's? Come experience the most critically acclaimed restaurant in Greenfield!
Too expensive? Come have dessert!
Don't know anyone who's going? Come meet someone new!
Don't know where it is? Mapquest it... 100 W. North St.... parking lot next door!
Check out carnegiesrestuarant.blogspot.com for more info and to check out the menu!

Hope to see you there!

Yesterday's Meeting!

Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path.
Psalm 119:105

Thanks so much to Danny for speaking to us! He talked about the importance of the relationships we have as mothers of preschoolers: UP relationships (mentors in our lives), SIDE-BY-SIDE relationships (women who are in the same place we are), and DOWN relationships (people that are not as far along as us). He pointed out the importance of having a mixture of all three kinds of relationships in order to be the women that God wants us to be.

Isn't it wonderful that MOPS allows us to have all 3 kinds of relationships, helping us to become the women and mothers God wants us to be?!

Leave a comment about something from yesterday's meeting that you learned and would like to share!

Meeting Reminders!

Next MOPS meeting is THIS WEDNESDAY, April 22nd!
FOOD GROUPS: Kristy and Marla

CALLING the New Babies of MOPS '08 - '09!!!!

We will be taking a picture of all of the new babies together wearing their "Adventure" onsies that the MOPS Care Team gave out! This will be so cute!!

9 a.m. (arrive a bit early, if possible) in the Gathering Place (just inside the doors by the children's classrooms)

(We know those babies pack on the pounds quickly! If your baby has outgrown his/her onesie, maybe you can try wearing it without snapping it? Hopefully it will work long enough for the picture! If not, or if your's is buried too deep in the attic, don't worry about it! What we really want to see are those cute little faces!)

Looking forward to seeing you all on Wednesday!