I was thinking I'd be blogging once a month and then all of a sudden, it's January. Please, feel free to take over the blogger roll as I am failing. Let's do a recap. Our first meeting in November was moved to Tillie Fowler Park. Our one and only nursery worker, Carolyn had a COVID scare so she stayed home to be extra cautious. There also happened to be a scheduling error so we took that as a God Moment and moved to the park. We wrote thank you notes and talked about all the things we are grateful for. It was perfect timing headed into the Thanksgiving holiday.
Kate has been awesome at putting together girls nights and hosting them at her home. She even has party cups for us and a neat air filter system in her house to keep the air circulating in these COVID times. After Halloween she hosted a movie night to watch Witches.
Anne has been putting together some play dates. A group went to the beach, Cummer Museum, zoo and the Jax Arboretum in November. There have been a few pop up play dates, too (a perk of being in the Facebook group).
For our 2nd November meeting, Jinny put together and led us in a crafting meeting. We used old hymnals to make angel ornaments. We made 50 ornaments that were sold at the
V Pizza Victory party which raised money to help support families displaced by Cancer.
Keri Napoleon, a registered dietician came to talk to us about healthy eating in December. Just in time for the Christmas food fest! She gave great tips on healthy eating for kids and good snacks for us moms. She's all about good gut health with probiotics and super foods.
Kate hosted a cookie exchange. We each baked 4 dozen cookies from scratch and brought them over. We played a few games like "Name the Ingredients" and voted on best dressed and best cookie. It was a SWEET night. It was also a great night of group therapy as we prepared for family gatherings (or not) for Christmas. We swapped cookies so we each had some of all of them to share with neighbors, friends and family.
Our first meeting of the new year was a meeting to get organized. Our very own, Meghan shared her tips on getting her family of seven on the same page. She has a color coded family calendar. She also showed us the materials she uses to keep the constantly growing children's clothes organized. So helpful! Is anyone busy organizing closets now? I did move a few containers to the attic today.
Kate hosted another awesome girls night this month. She got an escape room in the mail (
Finders Seekers). We sipped healthy chai, ate chips and gummy worms (not on anyone's resolution list) and worked through puzzles and riddles to "escape". It was actually pretty hard. We had a great time using our brains!
We have lots of fun events planned for the winter. Our next meeting is January 21st for a school choice panel. Come CHASE JOY (another MOPS theme this year) with us!
