tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9618401146403477262024-03-14T03:25:58.450-05:00MOPS of First Baptist ChurchMothers of Preschoolers - Watertown, SDWatertown MOPShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06925792532486712579noreply@blogger.comBlogger127125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-961840114640347726.post-32628599908479327402015-05-19T07:03:00.000-05:002015-05-19T07:03:04.754-05:00MOPS last meeting - this Thursday from 10am-2pm<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, 'lucida grande', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">Hi there,</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, 'lucida grande', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">We are having our final MOPS meeting this Thursday from 10am-2pm at Cornerstone in the Big Ark Room. We will have a picnic lunch and honor those that have helped make MOPS great this year. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, 'lucida grande', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">We'll also introduce our new steering team for next year. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, 'lucida grande', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">Kristin's group-desserts</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, 'lucida grande', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, 'lucida grande', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">Melanie's group - side dishes</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, 'lucida grande', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, 'lucida grande', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">Aprils group - 3 doz hamburger buns, 2 doz hot dog buns, drinks (water, lemonade, juice boxes).</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, 'lucida grande', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">Thanks for a great year,</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, 'lucida grande', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">Nathalie</span>Nathaliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06425744529007230228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-961840114640347726.post-91853518441156646042015-05-05T20:48:00.001-05:002015-05-05T20:48:13.082-05:00Mops this Thursday <span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, 'lucida grande', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">Hi Ladies - MOPS is all about Moms! Come this Thursday to enjoy a Mother's day devotion, craft, and enjoy fun video clips. We're making a barn wood picture frame - so please bring a favorite 4x6 photo.</span>Nathaliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06425744529007230228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-961840114640347726.post-18945263987776988782015-02-17T12:21:00.001-06:002015-02-17T12:21:07.591-06:00Essential oils @ MOPS this Thursday<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">We have MOPS coming up this Thursday and we're going to learn all about essentials oils and common uses from Amber R. and Bridget. Should be lots of fun!!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Nathalie</span>Nathaliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06425744529007230228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-961840114640347726.post-18214174477168612362015-02-02T19:06:00.007-06:002015-02-02T19:06:46.498-06:00Big Stone Therapies @ MOPS this Thursday<div class="gmail_default" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">
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Hope you can make it to MOPS this Thursday! We will have two speakers from Big Stone Therapies speaking to us about sensory integration with children. We'll also do an ice breaker activity to continue to get to know each other even better.</div>
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Nathaliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06425744529007230228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-961840114640347726.post-62307591798975543322015-01-13T20:37:00.003-06:002015-01-13T20:37:57.363-06:00MOPS this Thursday<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Slumber party at MOPS this Thursday. Come wearing your pj's and fuzzy bunny slippers. Esther's group is bringing brunch! Hope to see you there.</span><br />
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We have MOPS this Thursday. Our guest speaker will be Deputy Brian Richter with the Codington County Sherriff's Office and he will be speaking about winter emergency preparedness. It will be a great opportunity to learn about how to pack your cars for winter :) </div>
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April's group is on for brunch this time.</div>
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Nathaliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06425744529007230228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-961840114640347726.post-22547174890493199542014-10-13T11:17:00.005-05:002014-10-13T11:17:57.510-05:00MOPS this ThursdayHi Ladies,<br />
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We'll be learning about "<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Grace-Based-Parenting-Tim-Kimmel/dp/0849905486">Grace-based parenting</a>" this week from Sandee Cole, children's ministry coordinator at First United Methodist Church. We'll also be making name tags and Melanie's group will be bring brunch. Looking forward to seeing you!Nathaliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06425744529007230228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-961840114640347726.post-23782028191696017862014-09-29T15:46:00.002-05:002014-09-29T15:46:12.604-05:00MOPS on Thursday <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Come to MOPS this Thursday to hear Dr. Emma Konstant, a local chiropractor, speak about alternative care options. Afterwards, we will make a skin care product. Ruth's table (aka April Meyer's group) is on for brunch.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Nathalie</span>Nathaliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06425744529007230228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-961840114640347726.post-13050620466200469872014-09-15T18:21:00.000-05:002014-09-15T18:21:52.329-05:00Let's get together Thursday and discuss our theme "Be you bravely"<div class="gmail_default" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">
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Come meet your steering team and discussion group leaders this Thursday at MOPS as we meet to discuss this year's theme - Be You Bravely! We will also have a craft where we will make magnets. The steering team will be making brunch - so come hungry!</div>
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Nathaliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06425744529007230228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-961840114640347726.post-54456978942332859302014-08-22T21:06:00.003-05:002014-08-22T21:07:29.072-05:00Mops Meet & Greet - Sept 4<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
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so excited to announce that our first MOPS meeting - a meet and greet - is
Thursday Sept 4th. Instead of our usually time of
9-11am, we will meet at<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>8:30-10am
at 1st Baptist Church of Watertown</b>. We'll use this time to get to know each
other and get you registered. Fyi, Amber will be taking photos which we'll use
for our newsletters. We'll also serve light brunch fare. So come hungry and
ready to make friends.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Nathaliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06425744529007230228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-961840114640347726.post-14672291822992175232014-05-22T15:11:00.004-05:002014-05-22T15:11:55.642-05:00Picnics in the Park for MOPS this Summer<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">We're doing Picnics in the Park this Summer. We will be starting our regular MOPS meetings on September 4th.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">For the picnic - meet @ McKinley Park (Kemp Ave and Kampeska Blvd) on the 1st @ 3rd Thursdays in June and July from 11am-1pm.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Our dates for this summer are: </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">-June 5th and June 19th</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">-July 3rd and July 17th</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Bring a picnic lunch or grab drive-thru.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Hope you can make it out! :)</span>Nathaliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06425744529007230228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-961840114640347726.post-64717180646158441762014-05-14T09:02:00.004-05:002014-05-14T09:02:59.935-05:00Moving picnic in doors to Cornerstone<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Ladies -UPDATE on our picnic in the park - Due to the unseasonably cool weather we are having, we are moving our MOPS picnic indoors to Cornerstone Church in the Big Ark Room. Hope to see you there.</span>Nathaliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06425744529007230228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-961840114640347726.post-58802199515557390292014-05-12T09:51:00.002-05:002014-05-12T09:51:19.212-05:00Picnic in McKinley Park this Thursday from 10am -12pm<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Hello Ladies,</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">We'll be having a p</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">icnic in McKinley Park this Thursday from 10am -12pm, with lunch @ 11am. Instead of brunch, we're serving pork sandwiches and hot dogs and asking all group to bring something.</span><br />
<br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Bridget's group - Please bring drinks, juice boxes for the kids, and buns</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Melanie's group - Sides such as chips or salads</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">April's group - Desserts</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Hope you can make it out! </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">-Nathalie</span>Nathaliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06425744529007230228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-961840114640347726.post-18246772397511420712014-04-16T10:41:00.002-05:002014-04-16T10:41:31.035-05:00Jody Roberts to speak + Easter Passion Activity @ MOPS this Thursday<div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
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speaking about her and her family's experience doing mission work in China. I
hear from reliable sources (Amber R.) that it's going to give you goosebumps!!
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Nathaliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06425744529007230228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-961840114640347726.post-85455325647720238822014-04-14T21:19:00.000-05:002014-04-14T21:19:01.587-05:00Meet Bridget - a fellow MOPS mom<div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<i><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Meet Bridget - she's a
fellow MOPS mom who regularly attends our meetings, and has kindly offered to
share her heart with us on the blog. Bridget writes:</span></i></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I have a problem that
I'm working on. Well, I think about it. I think about working on
it. I spend too much time on my iPad/iPod and now I have a
smartphone. If there is a lull in my day, I plop down and I bring up
facebook or pinterest or bloglovin. I scroll through ideas, pictures,
updates, pins, blogs, quotes. While I am tuned in to my screen, I'm tuned
out of my life. I think that's the point and the reason I am scrolling in
the first place. I need to escape. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">It's becoming clearer
to me that these outlets annoy me. I have always been appreciative of
messy authenticity. Leanard Cohen spoke to my heart when he said the
thing about the crack letting the light in (Okay, googled it.... his name is
spelled Leanord and the quote it "There is a crack in everything, that's
how the light gets in.") I adore that. From a sociological
perspective, adversity and the ways people rise above, has always fascinated
me. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> So, I get
absorbed in all of the updates I see. My son graduated from A.P. physics with
honors and thanked me in his speech. I ran a marathon last week and am
training for another with a better time. My personal favorite: <3
<3 my boyfriend, he bought me a Dt. Pepsi when he went to the store (man of
the year?). They tend to read like a greatest hits album of that person's
life. But I want the B side. I want to see updates like the ones
above, paired with updates of the real stuff: I fought with my husband
last night for some reason I can't remember and he slept on the couch. I
cooked a meal from scratch (kind of) and the kids wouldn't eat it so I yelled
at them and then felt guilty. My boyfriend is a jerk and doesn't know
what pop I drink so he bought me the kind he likes instead. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> Then I switch to
my pins, and see all of these pictures of perfectly organized, beautiful
houses. They are bound to be filled with expensively dressed moms doing
paint chip crafts with adorable, slightly messy, appreciative kids. These
are such false images. They need to have pictures of an almost perfectly
organized house with mud tracks on the carpet. A picture of the kid
crying because the craft you were doing isn't turning out like he likes and his
brother ripped it in half. Or a picture of me after a long day, with my
makeup worn off and hair uncurled, rosacea glowing, exhausted, sitting in the
recliner. Probably with my iPad in hand..........<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> I think there
would be so much value in people telling the whole truth about their
lives. The good should be next to the bad. The slightly messy
mudroom with mostly organized backpacks: that should be the new perfect.
Or the status update saying I ran a marathon, but had to get babysitters to
train and my body ached for days. Good for you, it was hard work and
sacrifices were made for the result. Or better yet, all unphotoshopped
pictures of celebrities without extensions, false eyelashes and spray
tans. (I could write nine paragraphs about how these enhancements create
such an artificial ideal. And how that makes me mad.) That's
real. And if we started seeing those images, reading those statuses, we
would be more eager to see that it wasn't flawless, and that's okay.
That's better than okay. The light is shining through the cracks.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> I read a book
last summer that was impactful to me: Daring Greatly by Brenee Brown. It
was mostly about vulnerability and the willingness to be vulnerable.
People who are what she calls "Wholehearted" are the most
resilient. And these wholehearted people are comfortable with
vulnerability. So, in the interest of honest "journalism" (If I
put this on a blog, I'm a journalist, right?) here are some of the things
I would like to say about myself that make me feel vulnerable:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">My kids watch way too
much tv or iPad. I think about how to stop them all the time and follow
through 20% of the time.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I eat more than I burn
in calories. This makes me overweight. No special explanation needed,
it's that simple.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I hate the wrinkles I
am getting in the corners of my eyes (I'm 32........I thought that was still
supposed to be young).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I lie to my husband
about how much things cost all the time. I don't know why I think $5
makes something more affordable. It just sounds better to me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">There are some
redeeming qualities I could list here to counteract the less than desirable
ones I just put out there. But that's not the point. I do all of
those things, and I am still a person deserving of love and God's favor.
That's real.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">-Bridget<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Nathaliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06425744529007230228noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-961840114640347726.post-89667579879682820342014-04-01T12:13:00.000-05:002014-04-01T12:13:09.088-05:00MOPS on 4/3 - Featuring a guest couples panel<div style="background: white;">
<span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Hi Ladies,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">MOPS is this Thursday! Hope you can make it as we will be
discussion the<span class="apple-converted-space"><b> </b></span>topic of
marriage and you will get to ask questions from our guest couples panel. Questions
like…how do you resolve conflict? And do you have any tips for keeping your
marriage strong and in working order? What’s your favorite thing about your
marriage? Etc…you get the gist! It should be lots of fun. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">brunch</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> </span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">-
Melanie's group is on for brunch this time around.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> For
Moppet snacks - looks like we have enough. Thanks to everyone who brought
those.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Lastly, we want to have a
Mom's night out on April 5? Anyone interested? Let us know.</span></div>
Nathaliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06425744529007230228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-961840114640347726.post-25509868236715926642014-03-27T16:29:00.002-05:002014-04-02T10:20:53.818-05:00Christianne's Granola Recipe <div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Please welcome Christianne to the blog. She is a regular attender at our mops meetings and wanted to share this recipe with you:</span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;">Philosophically I’m a farmer’s
market; financially I’m a big box store. Maybe that’s why I love
granola. It’s wholesome and healthy, but doesn’t cost a lot to
make. Fiber in oats, the main ingredient in granola, provides a wide
range of health benefits including</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;"> stabilization of blood sugar, healthy
digestive function, and a reduction of blood pressure.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;"> It has also been suggested that for nursing moms, oats can
increase breast-milk supply. </span></div>
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<u><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Granola:</span></u><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">3 cups quick oats<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">¾-1 cup chopped nuts
(optional)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">½ tsp ground cinnamon<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">¼ tsp ground ginger<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">¼ tsp salt<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2 Tbsp packed brown
sugar<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2 Tbsp butter, melted<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">½ cup syrup (maple or
agave) or honey<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1 cup dried fruit
(optional)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Preheat oven to 325
degrees Fahrenheit. Mix dry ingredients (first 6) in a large bowl.
Melt butter and warm syrup in saucepan. Pour mixture over dry ingredients
and mix well. Spread on greased baking sheet. Bake 35-45 minutes,
stirring every 10 minutes or so. Allow to cool completely. When
cool, add fruit of choice. Store in airtight container or Ziploc
bag. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><u>Fruit/nut ideas:</u><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Symbol; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">- </span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; text-indent: -0.25in;">Craving a taste of the
tropics? Add toasted coconut and dried pineapple or banana chips to
cooled macadamia nut granola.</span><br />
<span style="color: #222222; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Segoe UI, sans-serif;">-</span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">Chopped walnuts, dried
apples, pears, and craisins.</span><br />
<span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">-Slivered almonds with
a medley of dried berries.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Let your imagination
run wild as you create endless flavor combinations! I especially enjoy my
granola made into a parfait with yogurt and fresh fruit. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">-Christianne</span></div>
Nathaliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06425744529007230228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-961840114640347726.post-15432298032278040642014-03-19T22:04:00.002-05:002014-03-19T22:04:26.514-05:00No meeting tomorrow<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
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Ladies,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">There will be no meeting tomorrow due to
spring break. Hope you are having a great week!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Nathaliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06425744529007230228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-961840114640347726.post-42063573740168855562014-03-04T15:40:00.002-06:002014-03-04T15:40:35.218-06:00<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif";">Hello
Everyone,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif";">We
have the MOPS silent auction this week! This is great opportunity to support
your local MOPS either by donating gently used/new items and/or participating
in the auction. This event is open to members and non-members so feel free to
bring friends or family. Jan will begin our meeting with a devotion @ 9:00am
and we'll start the auction @ 9:30am. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif";">April's
group is on for brunch this week. Instead of the traditional brunch, we will be
having coffee, juice, and muffins! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif";">Can't
wait to see you there,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif";">Nathalie<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Nathaliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06425744529007230228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-961840114640347726.post-66213544483451959492014-02-24T16:32:00.001-06:002014-02-24T16:32:18.121-06:00<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Jenny gave a great talk on how to de-clutter and get
organized. Here’s her <b>top 5 tips</b> of
the many she shared:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">1. Attack paper clutter
as soon as it enters the house. Recycle it or use it for kids' scratch
paper.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">2. Keep a large storage
tub in your van to contain loose items and reduce your number of trips when
unloading the van.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">3. To keep a closet
organized, categorize the items and place them in a clear tub with a label.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">4. Donate unloved Happy
Meal toys to a teacher for use in their school store.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">5. If an item is no
longer used and does not have sentimental value, dispose or donate.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">She also shared that she makes her own laundry soap (Thanks Jenny!). A lot of
folks seem interested, so she kindly shared her recipe with us. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="background: white; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Laundry
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<span style="background: white;">1-76
oz. box Borax</span><br />
<span style="background: white;">4 lbs.
Arm and Hammer Baking Soda</span><br />
<span style="background: white;">1- 55
oz. box Arm and Hammer Washing Soda</span><br />
<span style="background: white;">3 bars
Ivory Soap</span><br />
<span style="background: white;">3 1/2
lbs. Oxy Clean</span><br />
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soap and then run through food processor. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background: white;">Not
recommended for white clothing.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Nathaliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06425744529007230228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-961840114640347726.post-81026127266302126002014-02-17T16:32:00.002-06:002014-02-17T16:33:01.168-06:00Herberger coupon books are back!<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">We’re doing
our $5 Herberger coupon books again. :)</span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Please show
your support and order a coupon book today! Use the coupons to shop the store
on Friday, February 28 & Saturday, March 1 and get fantastic savings. <a href="http://bit.ly/1egSg0t">You can get the coupon books online here.</a> </span><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">100% of the purchase price benefits First Baptist
MOPS and the coupons are shipped to the purchaser for FREE. </span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Alternatively, you can pick up some books from Sara at our next
meeting on Feb 20th.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;">Thanks for all your support!</span></span></div>
Nathaliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06425744529007230228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-961840114640347726.post-62274586792273662262014-02-17T16:26:00.003-06:002014-02-17T16:26:32.100-06:00Get Organized with Jenny - Feb 20<div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">
<span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Hi Ladies,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Good news! MOPS is this Thursday. Hope you can make it. Jenny will be speaking to us on home organization, which if your house looks like mine –then this is certainly a welcome topic.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">brunch</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> - </span></span></b><span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Bridget’s group is on for brunch this week. (:::said ever so subtly::: I’m secretly hoping for that French toast to make another appearance </span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10pt;">J</span><span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> ). If you haven’t provided a moppets snack since MOPS started this fall, please do so now. Thanks bunches.</span></div>
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<b style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">crafts<span style="color: #7f7f7f;"> - </span></span></b><span style="font-family: Segoe UI, sans-serif;">Ever lose your keys, need helpful reminders, or just lost that awesome BOGO coupon for Qdoba? Yes me too. So let’s make a craft that’s cute and fixes that. </span><span style="font-family: Segoe UI, sans-serif;">Drum roll</span><span style="font-family: Segoe UI, sans-serif;"> please, Amber has a solution with mousetrap fridge magnets. See how nicely our craft is organized with our topic. Yes, Amber really is that awesome and intentional with her crafts!</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Other good stuff</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">-The Silent Auction is coming soon (March 6). Please start thinking about what new and/or gently used items you'd like to donate and this isn't just a MOPS</span><span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">member only event. Feel free to bring your friends, neighbors, or grandma. Would love to have them join in the fun.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Hope you all are doing well and staying warm,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Nathalie</span></div>
Nathaliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06425744529007230228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-961840114640347726.post-88408458049224258812014-02-03T15:19:00.000-06:002014-02-03T15:20:01.230-06:00PJ party and a yoga class - Feb 6<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
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Ladies,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif";">We have
MOPS this week. Can’t wait to see you!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;"><b>the scoop</b></span><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif";">We’re
having a pajama party so please come all decked out in your best pajama set.
Extra points for fuzzy bunny slippers. We’ll also be having a yoga class led by
Mya.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif";">We had a blizzard warning last week and so MOPS was canceled. Fortunately, Lee
Anne will be speaking this week and we will squeeze in time to do make up crafts
too!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Dust Bunnies
(Melanie’s group) are scheduled to bring Brunch and crackers for the Moppets
(please remember it needs to be peanut free).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif";"><span style="color: #999999;">fundraiser</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif";">Our
last fundraiser was a success. Big thanks to all who helped out!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif";"><span style="color: #999999;">dues</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif";">Dues
are due this Thursday ($25) for the semester.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif";">Looking
forward to seeing you there,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif";">Nathalie<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Nathaliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06425744529007230228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-961840114640347726.post-16488615288416767362014-01-13T10:25:00.001-06:002014-01-14T16:25:41.930-06:00MOPS this Thursday - Jan 16<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
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<span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">I'm
so excited to join our MOPS leadership team as the new publicity coordinator.
It's a great honor. Thanks Sarah Dahl for all your hard work. We also have
Amber Hopper coming in as our new creative activities
coordinator. We really appreciate the work Mya Olson did last
semester (thanks Mya!) and look forward to the fun crafts that Amber brings to
the table. And of course....If you have any feedback please let us know. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">We
have MOPS this week! Hurray! Our mentor mom, Lee Anne will be leading
discussion on the topic of “embracing your story”. We’ll also be doing
make up crafts – so if there’s any you've missed like making a name tag or
the recipe book, this is your opportunity to make it up.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>The Dust Bunnies (Melanie’s group) are
scheduled to bring Brunch and crackers for the Moppets (please remember it
needs to be peanut free).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #7f7f7f; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">fundraiser</span></b><span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Light', sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Swim Meet Fundraiser @ <a href="https://www.facebook.com/watertownreccenter">Watertown Rec Center</a> on Jan 17/18. We'll be serving delicious pork loin sandwiches and hot dogs. Still signing up folks who want to help out. Would love to see you there!</span><br />
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<b><span style="color: #7f7f7f; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">dues</span></b><span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Light', sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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If you haven't paid for the 2<sup>nd</sup><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>semester,
dues ($25) are due on Feb 6<sup>th</sup>. <u1:p></u1:p></span><span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Can't
wait to see you at MOPS,</span><span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Nathalie</span><span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">p.s.
we have a facebook page - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Watertown-SD-MOPS-day-group/129194547124460">check out our MOPS facebook page here</a>.</span><span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
Nathaliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06425744529007230228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-961840114640347726.post-40060554838261191242013-12-02T14:03:00.000-06:002013-12-02T14:03:26.685-06:00December Meetings and Announcements!<span style="font-size: medium;">On Thursday, December 5th we will be talking about the "Embrace Your Story" aspect of our Beautiful Mess theme for the year, and God's plan for us. I'm going to be speaking about what MOPS means to me. We may also be having another one of our mentor moms speak to us. </span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">The Dust Bunnies group is on for bringing brunch this week! The Messy Minivan Mamas group should bring a box of crackers or other snack for Moppets. Please remember to check labels, as Moppets snacks need to be peanut-free. </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Some
suggestions are Welch's Fruit Snacks, Ritz Crackers, Honey Maid Teddy Grahams,
and Honey Maid Grahams</span><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Our next meeting will be our Christmas party on December 19th. We will be having a devotional, playing some games, and make a craft.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Each group will need to bring the following to share: </span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Dust Bunnies - sweet treats</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Frayed and Fabulous - salty or savory items</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Messy Minivan Mamas - "healthy" treats or snacks</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">(We also make up goodie trays to give to our childcare workers with what is brought.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Our next Steering Meeting is January 9th! Please welcome Nathalie Wilson as she takes over for me as Publicity coordinator. Thanks all, I will miss you!</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0