MomSense Monthly Memo: September Newsletters
For the month of September we had two newsletters.
Click on the links below to view the newsletters as pdfs.
End of Summer Pool Party
Whether you’re like Charlie and mourning the end of summer or are thankful to see the season go, join us for the
End of Summer Pool Party
Wednesday, Sept. 14th
at Brenda’s house:
1041 Moss Creek Ct., Watkinsville 30677
10 am – noon
drop by whenever you can or come and stay the whole time
MomSense Monthly Memo: August Newletter
Click below for the full pdf file of the August 2011 MomSense Monthly Memo.
August 2011 Newsletter PDF File
Just around the corner
It is hard to believe how quickly the summer is flying by, so before fall sneaks up on us I wanted to make sure you all knew that our new MOPS year starts Wednesday, August 17th. The details are the same, we’ll meet at Grace Fellowship Church from 9:30 to 11:30. Childcare reservations are needed for all, so don’t forget to contact Martha at mcahoon@graceathens.com or (706) 769-4001.
I look forward to seeing everyone and hearing about some summer fun, and meeting some new folks too.
A recipe for fun: Movie Night
Ingredients:
CANDY
POPCORN
A BIG SCREEN
& FRIENDS
Directions:
Combine all at once. Yields good times.
Made by MOPS Bake Sale
As a fund raiser for MOPS Int. Convention in August, the group decided to have a bake sale…a bake sale with style. We built a “store front” complete with valence and draping fabric, then added polka dots and pops of hot pink.
One of our talented moms painted this adorable sign for the sale.
We kept our offerings simple: brownies, cupcakes, cookies, rice krispie treats and whole cakes or pies. This helped keep a consistent look and the cost of packaging low. Here are some up close pics of the goodies.
One of our sweet ladies getting things just right.
It’s lookin’ good!
A great BIG thank you to all that helped with our fund raiser; to everyone that baked, promoted, packaged, worked and prayed for this event…THANKS!!! The bake sale was a wonderful success because of you.
Jumping into January
finished product
We got right back into the swing of things at MOPS in January. Our first meeting for 2011 included the MOPS International curriculum, Momology, to remind us that mothering is an art and science and to continue in our pursuit of well-rounded mothering.
Mrs. Nina Goodrum of Bella Blooms came to our second meeting of the month and helped us figure out the art and science of flower arranging. She gave some great tips; everything from placement and structure to perserving and picking out the best flowers for an arrangement.
It was nice to play with spring time items like flowers, since we all we coming out of hibernation due to the snow and ice storm that hit our area.
Here are some pictures of our time together.
Nina, you're such a silly girl. 
group participation
detailed work
Christmas Progressive Dinner
In order to keep personal information private, addresses for each of the homes will be emailed to our group members.
Our October
HAPPY THANKSGIVING! Now that you’re stuffed with turkey and the trimmings, are you thinking about how you’re going to work off all those calories? Just keep reading…
Does this picture look a little off for any reason?
Well, if you’re wondering why no one’s face is in the picture it is because this was taken during our Jazzercise session we had with instructor, Katie. Would you want to be documented huffing and puffing away glowing all the while? Neither did we.
Katie was our guest speaker the first Wednesday in October. We had a blast dancing, exercising and sweating together. Katie gave us just a glimpse of what a true Jazzercise session was like but worked us good nonetheless. 
In addition to the workout, Katie shared how over the past year+ she has been getting healthy and the positive effects it has had not only on her but also on her family.
Scheduled for the third Wednesday in October was our craft: glass etching. Our craft committee brought in vases and plates to decorate with letters and decorative stencils. The original idea came Martha Stewart Living, but unfortunately I don’t have a picture of our finished products. So, here’s the link to the craft: Martha Stewart Living etched glass craft.
Super September
The month of September was full of supers: super savings, super crafting, and super shopping.
Mrs. Darci Combs was the guest speaker for our meeting on the 1st and explain to us how to become super savers. She is a coupon guru and shared her tips and know-how to get products significantly less or even free. A few of her pointers include:
-get an AJC Sunday paper, or two, or three, or four
-visit iheartpublix.com, especially on Mondays
-don’t clip coupons, just file them according to the insert name
-know the stores you shop at; who are their competitors and what coupon combos do they accept?
-check out Youtube “extreme couponing”
The superness continued with our craft project on the 15th. We have some super crafters in the group. Here’s a picture of one of the cookie pan chalkboards one of our mama’s made. Too cute!
This idea came from: http://www.inspiremecrafts.com/inspireme_crafts/2008/01/gotta-make-it-9.html
We rounded out September with some super shopping on the 18th. Since we had some extra change in our purse from learning to how to use those coupons earlier in the month, we headed up to the Dawsonville Premium Outlets. Christmas shopping was the objective for some, others did some window shopping, and others just bought themselves a little something. Goodies all around I say.
Side story: On our way back home, we were talking and enjoying our adult conversation when all of a sudden we realized that the road ahead of us was closed. The bridge was getting a fresh coat of paint. Neither the detour signs nor the navigation system were really helpful, but after a couple of carefully selected turns, we were back on track heading home. Add built in GPS to a mother’s set of senses.
