Support needed in the community

This is an email we received from Rachel M.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Morgan F. (from Portage- six year old fighting luekemia) is going threw the roughest part of her chemo she is very ill due to all of her treatments she will be in critical state for the next month or two. Please keep the family in your prayers they could certainly use them during this difficult time.

I would also like to take up a collection for the family. They have a son who is 4 almost 5. Morgan is six. Mom and Dad are trying to get through this they are such a wonderful family. I know they like gift cards to pizza hut, local restaraunt chains in the area and also in Madison and I'm sure any type of fiscal donation would be appreciated. The mom has not been to work since the beginning of the school year (she teaches in Rio, her husband is a teacher in Portage). Even a card with thoughts and prayers would be greatly appreciated I know they lift Jean's Spirits. I would like to collect any of the above items this upcoming January night meeting if everyone is on board.

Have a good one

God Bless,

Rachel

Christmas is in 3 days!!!

I am so excited because Christmas is almost here!!! If you were at the MOPS Christmas Party you will know that this is one of my favorite times of the year; the day my Savior was born!!!

Often times though I know we can get wrapped up in the hustle and bustle of everything and our focus of what Christmas is really all about can get lost. While I was on Facebook today one of my friends posted this song that is found on Youtube. WOW! I am going to give you the link and trust me it's worth taking the 4 minutes to listen to it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPViKJRHyZo

LOVE YOU!

Pizza n Project Night

Sorry that we don't have any pictures of our last outing. We had a camera but forgot to take pictures; we were just having so much fun to stop and think about pictures. There was a total of 7 of us there! I can't say that many projects were finished but that is because we decided that it would be much more fun to play Apples to Apples! We also had left over money from the pizza so we put that money ($12...every little bit counts) towards our scholarship fund for MOPS!

Thanks for the FUN evening ladies! Can't wait to see more of you tonight at the Cookie Decorating!

One Heartbeat at a Time

Hey Everyone,

Tonight we had our Christmas Party and I had a BLAST!!!

We shared a song tonight with you to encourage you that you being a mom does make a difference. Here are some links for you to click onto to hear the song again.

For Steven Curtis Chapman explaining the song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmZJt7JNlUE


To listen to the entire song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vo0Buzfd770

Love you girls!!!

Survey

Thank you Laci for this great survey idea. Everyone please post a comment and let us know your result to this question.

Where did all your Christmas cards get sent out to?

Items for Sale

We are selling the following items and wanted to offer it first to our MOPS moms ( feel free to pass on to whomever might be interested) before we Craigs List them..

1 Generation Next drop gate convertible crib. Converts to a toddler bed and you may also purchase a conversion kit later to convert it again to a full size bed.
Comes with a dual firmness crib mattress ( one side is firmer for the younger babies)
You can read about the crib features here: http://www.babysdream.com/Products/GenerationNext/Default.htm
wood color is similar to the Chestnut. We bought it brand new and used it for only one kid. ( there are some bite marks on the rail courtesy of Jonas)
Asking $200 OBO




Also selling

King size bed and nightstand set. from Ashley furniture.. good condition. Includes bed, mattress, box spring, and 2 nightstands ( with 3 drawers each). Cannot move out of our home until right after New Years (our replacement furniture will be delivered then) $200 OBO for the set.

Call me if you are interested.. can talk to me or Martin. (Please see MOPS directory for contact info)

Thanks!
Linda B.

Caramel Apple Bars

A couple of MOPS meetings ago Jessica H. made these bars and they were so YUMMY! Here's the recipe:

1/2 cup cold butter
1 pouch (1 lb 1.5 oz) Betty Crocker oatmeal cookie mix
1 egg
1 cup finely chopped peeled apple
3/4 cup caramel topping
1/4 cup Gold Medal all-purpose flour

1) Heat oven to 350 degrees. Spray bottom of 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray.

2) In large bowl, cut butter into cookie mix using fork or pastry blender. Stir in egg until mixture is crumbly.

3) Reserve 1 1/2 cups cookie mixture. Press remaining cookie mixture into bottom of pan. Bake 15 minutes. Sprinkle apple evenly over crust. In small bowl, mix caramel topping and flour; drizzle over apples. Sprinkle reserved cookie mixture over apples.

4) Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely, about 2 hours. For bars, cut into 9 rows by 4 rows.

ENJOY!!!