January Newsletter & Important Dates!

Fun dates:

Feb. 4th playdate with the Granbury Playgroup @ the Firefighter Park on Travis Street, 10am.
Feb. 5th playdate @ Jumping Party, 10am. Bring socks (and pack lunch).
Feb. 9th MNO at Lori B's house. Don't miss out on a Chocolate Fondue night! Email granburymops@hotmail.com for address.

December newsletter

November Newsletter and Speaker Handout

Did you miss our November MOPS meeting? Want to see our play dates or see if your table is in charge of snacks for next month? We're trying to keep everyone up to date and make our MOPS information more accessible. Each month we are going to have our newsletter here so you can download at your convenience! Here is our newsletter for November with all the current information:



At our Nov. meeting, Denise shared with us a lot of great information about freezing meals with some recipes and websites. Some people missed out on her handout so we wanted to add it here for everyone to download:
Click here to download (.doc format)

Cheers!!

Our next MOPS meeting

We hope everyone had an wonderful Thanksgiving with your loved ones and are ready for Decemeber to begin!

Remember, the next MOPS meeting will be held on Thursday, December 10.
We will have an ornament exchange, so be sure to bring a wrapped ornament with you to swap with another mom! The price limit for the ornament is $5.00.

Don't forget to check out the sidebar to see the December activities and playdates for Granbury moms and kiddos!

Let's also say a Happy Birthday to the sweet moms who have a birthday in December:

December 8 - Stacey Mitchell
December 16 - Jari Dennis
December 19 - Whitney Williams
December 31 - Sandra Tate
December 25 - Ginny Thomas

We hope your birthday is special ~ we love you!!

Life on Planet Mom

Just wondering if anyone has started reading the MOPS book:
Life on Planet Mom....
After reading the first few chapters, one can sure relate to the way our relationships change once when we became a mom. It is crazy how the moment a sweet, little bundle of joy arrives, our relationships can be enhanced, strengthened, questioned, strained, and so forth. The author explores the relationships in our lives that change and also offers great reminders on how to keep a healthy balance in our lives. The theme of the book - thus far - is the need for all moms to understand and tweek our relationships in order for us to be the women God desires us to be.

If you are reading this book right now, post a comment on the MOPS blog to share your thoughts about the contents......

Clothing & Toy Swap Coming Soon

MOPS is going GREEN!!
Every mom has toys or clothes your kiddos have outgrown or aren't using anymore...sooooo, we're planning to have a clothes & toy swap soon!
Start getting your new or gently used toys ready so we can swap!

We have a tentitive plan to do a TOY SWAP in December
and a CLOTHING SWAP in March! Details to come....

Happy Harvest!

Hope your October is going well and you are enjoying the rain and much cooler weather here in Granbury!

At our October MOPS meeting, we had Trooper Dub Gillium back again to speak to us about car seat saftey and all the things moms need to know about keeping our little ones safe in the car. We were able to get to know our table members a little bit better too by sharing some answers to some fun questions and also our prayer requests.

One great way our MOPS group shares in the precious time of a new birth is by showering new moms-to-be with diapers and wipees. Then after the little one (or ones) arrive, we sign up to bring meals to their families. What an awesome way to celebrate a new arrival and show our MOPS family we care during such a wonderful and transitional time in a mom's life! This month, we were able to celebrate Whitney and the birth of her new baby boys. Whitney just had twins and their new family additions are doing really well and mom is too! This year, we have several pregnant moms in our group and we look forward to showering them with dinners, necessities, and prayers in the upcoming months. :0)

Don't forget to check the blog sidebar to see the activities we have planned until we meet again at Lakeside on Thursday, November 19! We are teaming up with Pecan Playgroup and joining in on playgroups, and having a mom's movie night out too......

Many blessings to each and every mom!
Hope to see you soon!