Friday, September 18, 2009

Freezer Meals & Mugs 9/17

Our speaker was Kristen Reinhardt, Homemade Gourmet Consultant. She gave us statistics on families eating dinner together, breakdown on the family dinner hour, how fast food has changed the way Americans eat and gave practical tips for preparing fast and healthy dinners at home. www.homemadegourmet.com/kristen18392.aspx

We did a fun ice breaker and painted coffee mugs that we can use during our MOPS meetings. Thanks Nicole for the fun craft project. It was a big hit.

Our book group will be starting on October 7th. We will be going through our theme book that comes in the mail once you pay your MOPS International membership. If you are interested in participating in the book group please contact Casey at sunshineconsulting@cox.net.

Melissa McAdams gave birth to our newest Moppet, Connor John, on Thursday September 17th. If you are interested in providing a meal for Melissa and her family please contact Jenn Nelson at jennznelson@yahoo.com.

If you would like to advertise your business in our directory please contact Jen Anderson at jenanderson13@yahoo.com.

We have a park day on Thursday September 24th at Trailside Park at 9:30. Hope to see you there.

The Amethyst table is in charge of hosting our next meeting on October 1st. If you have any questions please contact your table leader, Heather Stephenson, at hdstephenson@hotmail.com.

Our next meeting is on Thursday October 1st. We will be doing a Community Outreach Project. It will be a fun and rewarding meeting.

Enjoy the last couple weeks of September.

Saturday, September 5, 2009

First Meeting 9/3

Thank you ladies for the wonderful first meeting of our 2009-2010 MOPS year. Thanks to Jill and Nicole for the fun games and the Steering Team for the yummy food.

A couple of announcements:

If you are interested in selling or purchasing $10 tickets for the Antiquities photo shoot please email us at laveenmops@yahoo.com. If you sell 15 tickets , you will receive a free photo package worth $149. Here is the link to the Antiquities web page for examples.
http://www.antiquities-studios.com/

If you are interested in helping out the Steering Team please email the person that holds the position. The Steering Team members contact information is located in the handbook and newsletter. We are always looking for people to help out with various tasks.

Construction on the Laveen Baptist Church classrooms will be starting shortly. Please be aware of that when you check in your children for MOPPETS. Thanks for your patience and understanding as the church works to improve their facilities.

Garnet table is hosting the next MOPS meeting on September 17th. Please be sure to arrive by 9:15. If you have any questions please email Kim, your Table Leader, at kimtooth@hotmail.com.


Our next meeting is September 17th. Our speaker will talk about freezer meals and we'll be designing our own coffee mugs to use for the year so we can go green.

Have a great couple of weeks and see you on September 17th.