Frugal Family Fun at our Nov. 12 Meeting!

I don't know about you, but I am ALWAYS looking for fun, inexpensive things to do with my family—especially with the holidays coming up and expecting extended family in town!

At our next meeting, our speaker will be giving us tons of ideas for frugal family fun in and around Arvada—and I hear she brings handouts with the full list! :)

What to Expect:

In addition to our speaker, we'll be putting together our Operation Christmas Child boxes—look for an email from your DGL this week about what to bring!  We'll also be talking about our super fun Christmas party meeting, with a gingerbread house competition and a book exchange! You don't want to miss it.

Don't Forget:

• Session dues are due this week, so bring your checkbook.
• Bring your contributions for your table's Operation Christmas Child box.
• Our food tables this week are pink, yellow, and purple.

 Photo Credit: kenteegardin via Compfight cc

I'm a MESS, but God says I'm beautiful. So what does that make me?

This year's MOPS theme is "A Beautiful Mess" and local speaker Evie Webb is going to dive right into the mess with her talk, "I'm a MESS, but God says I'm beautiful. So what does that make me?"

Don't miss her at our Sept. 24th meeting!

What to Expect at our Sept. 24, 2013 Meeting

We'll be getting our table assignments for the year, which means finding out who you'll be sitting and sharing with this year! 

In addition to hearing from Evie, we'll be making decorations for our tables as a wonderful ice breaker craft.

Also, Emily, our Fundraising Coordinator, will be telling us all about our Butter Braids fundraiser! These sweet yeasted pastries are a little like a Danish in loaf form—totally nom-able! Plus, they come frozen, so you can stock up and have them ready to pull out at a moment's notice for unexpected guests or even Christmas morning!  Take a little sneak peak on their website. They'll be ready for pickup Nov. 12—in plenty of time for the holidays.

Don't Forget:

• Moppets drop-off starts at 9:15, so get there a little early if you can to be sure you're in the main meeting room by 9:30.
• If you didn't pay your dues last time, you'll want to be sure to bring your checkbook or credit card and get with our Finance Coordinator, Brooke to make sure you're all paid up.
• Fall Photo dates are set for Oct. 18, 19, and 20, so mark those dates on your calendar!  Fall photo signup will be at our Oct. 8th meeting.

Can't wait to see you at MOPS!

November 8th MOPS Meeting

Our next MOPS meeting is Tuesday, November 8th.

We have a wonderful speaker lined up for you - Janna Widdifield. Janna has spoken with our group in previous years and she always has great tips on how to make holidays fun and meaningful for your children. You won't want to miss this!

If you want copies of some of the ideas Janna will be sharing with us, you can print the documents below:

• Advent Countdown
• The Three Gifts
• Favorite Christmas Books

Janna's blog is Mustard Seeds. If you visit, be prepared to be inspired!

After Janna is done sharing, we will be packing our boxes together for Operation Christmas Child.

Transforming a Picky Eater Into a Healthy Eater

Transforming a Picky Eater Into a Healthy Eater - that is the topic of our upcoming MOPS meeting on April 12th with speaker Joann Bruso.

I am thinking I will have to take a lot of notes at this meeting since I have two picky eaters at my house. (Actually, three, if I add myself to the household's picky eater count.)

Looking forward to seeing you there!

Announcements for 10-27-09

1.0 Questions about check in procedures? Please see last meetings announcements located on the blog, for more details.

2.0 November 24^th meeting – If you have school aged children, will they be attending MOPS with you this meeting? We need to get an accurate head count, so that we have enough MOPPETS workers.

3.0 Dues are due this meeting – October 27

4.0 Fundraiser – Trunk or Treating – this Friday night, 10/30 baked good donations are needed for the night, pre packaged/wrapped and ready to sell. Drop off at the church this Friday night.  The event itself is from 6:30-8:30pm.

5.0 Please continue to check our blog as it is updated often throughout the week. If you would like to add an event to the blog, contact Michelle Klepper – fccmops.wordpress.com

6.0 H1N1 – Please stay home if you think your child might be sick!

7.0 Children may be dropped off beginning at 9:15 in their assigned classrooms. Please do not drop them off elsewhere. Also, make sure all items are labeled with your child’s name.

8.0 Food Thank You - Planet Laundry and Planet Clean-up

9.0 Food Next Meeting – Planet Feed Me and Planet Hugs and Kisses

10.0 Next meeting – November 10^th – Paula Valenta – Sex and Intimacy

11.0 Spare change drive – Today we will draw for the Nepali necklace. Remember, for each $1 in change you put in your table's jar, you will be entered into a drawing for a Nepali necklace the last meeting of that month.

12.0 Picture directories are available… copies should be at each table.