Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Fire Department Tour Info!

MOPS Greenfield Fire Department Tour
Tuesday, April 14th at 10:30 a.m.

Bring your little ones and join us for a guided tour of GFD's downtown fire station. It is located just south of US 40 on SR 9 across from the courthouse on South Street. We will meet shortly before 10:30 in the large parking lot just west of the station and go in as a group.

You will want to bring your cameras! Barring an emergency, you should be able to photograph your child by the firetrucks or maybe even in the driver's seat.

Sign-up at the April 8th MOPS meeting, or RSVP by commenting on this post! Hope to see you there!

Contact: Cathy Stump

Monday, March 23, 2009

Summer Study to Start May 13th!

Denise Evanoff is so excited to be doing a six week study for moms while MOPS is on summer break. We will be using a book called, That’s My Son, by Rick Johnson. This book is written directly to moms of boys of all ages. So if you have a son, think you’ll ever have a son, or just want to know more about boys, you are invited to join us. We will be meeting Wednesday mornings from 9:00-10:30 a.m. at Park Chapel, and childcare is provided. We will start on May 13th. More details will follow, and if you have any questions, please feel free to contact Denise.

Birthday Open House for Jean Smiddy!

Hey MOPS moms...

Gary Smiddy (husband of our sweet mentor, Jean Smiddy) wants you all to know about this:

This Thursday, March 26, at 7:00 p.m.
there will be an Open House
at Park Chapel (room TBA) to celebrate
Jean Smiddy's 60th birthday!
(A really BIG one!!!)

Come and celebrate!!

Please feel free to invite anyone who knows Jean... or would like to know Jean! :)

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

The Fun House!

Congratulations to DENISE for winning the $10 Walmart gift card! I'm sure with 3 growing boys at home, she will put it to good use!

Today's topic -- The Fun House -- was a lot of fun! Thanks to Lee for her ideas and inspiration for fun (and inexpensive) ways to play with our kids! In case you missed it, some of Lee's ideas included:

- Fun with a cardboard box... Make it into an airplane, a doll's bed, a car, or decorate it and use it for storing dress-up clothes!

- Make a paper weight... Find a big, heavy rock, and glue pieces of different colored tissue paper to it to make it colorful!

- Make a poster, collage, or paper dolls... Have kids find pictures in catalogs and magazines, cut them out and glue them on. Great way to practice cutting and gluing skills!

- Fun with food... Turn food into fun by making an orange slice into a sailboat by adding a toothpick with a paper sail! Have kids "help" you cook... you might be surprised when they actually eat what they make!

She had LOTS more great ideas to share! Add a comment with another one of Lee's ideas that you liked, or share some of your own fun things you do with your kids!

Sunday, March 15, 2009

MOPS is Wednesday!

Thanks for all of the comments and "followers" to our new blog! We hope this will be a place for not only meeting and event reminders, but also to connect and get to know each other better!

Next Meeting:
Wednesday, March 18th
9:00 a.m.
Food Groups: Carrie and Karen

Reminders for this meeting:
*We will be collecting and constructing our birthday bags. You can bring a complete birthday bag with all parts included OR you can bring misc. items (cake mix, frosting, plates, balloons, streamers, candles, etc.) that we can then make into birthday bags. Bring in all of your items on the morning of March 18th!!
*Also, SPRING is almost here!! Think of your special SECRET MOM this month!! What a fun time to let her know she is thought of!!

Next Mom's Night Out:
Book Discussion (Read The Mommy Diaries, mark your favorite stories, and join us for a relaxing evening!)
Wednesday, March 25th, 7:00 p.m. @ Rock, Paper, Scissors
Steering Contact: Brooke Wilson

Look to the right for a complete list of upcoming meetings and events!

Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Travel Tips!

What a fun meeting we had today! Thanks to the Steering Team for their generous giveaways, fun tips, and great ideas!

Surely you have some good ideas, too! LEAVE A COMMENT with your best tips and ideas for traveling with kids, or share a fun travel destination or experience!

As an INCENTIVE, if you leave a comment anywhere on this blog, your name will be entered into a drawing for a $10 Walmart gift card! Who can't use $10 at Walmart? If you become a follower of this blog, we'll give you an additional chance to win! (This means you could each get up to 2 chances to win -- 1 for commenting, 1 for following! Don't think if you leave 10 comments, you'll get 10 chances to win! We know how you ladies think! :)

DEADLINE for your chance to win the gift card will be 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, March 8th! We will draw the winner at the next MOPS meeting on March 18th!

Instructions for leaving a comment:
Below this and every entry, there is a comment link that you can click on to post a comment. If you prefer, you can leave an anonymous post, which means you do not have to sign in. However, if you want "credit" for this giveaway, you'll need to type your name at the end of the comment -- first name, last initial is best!

Instructions for becoming a "follower" of this blog:
A "follower" simply means that you will be notified via e-mail when something new is written on this blog. Page down to the lower right hand corner of this blog. You will see the heading "Followers" with a button under it that says "Follow." Click on that button, and follow the instructions.

If you have any questions, contact Marj!

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

MOPS Tomorrow!

We are so excited to share some fun ideas, and a few surprises, with all of you!! Please join us for a GREAT meeting! See you there!

Food Groups: Kristy & Marla