Bowling Day

Today we had a chance to meet at Lake Shore Lanes to bowl! It was a lot of fun...I did terribly, but still fun! I think we have quite a few "pros" amongst us! I will apologize in advance for the terrible picture quality! (I was using my small camera!)

Angela is a total pro!!

Look at September and I in perfect unison....its like a fine ballet! :)

Amanda is a great bowler too! She bowls so daintily. (Is that a word?)

Weekly Update for Feb. 25, 2009

Hello ladies!

I hope no one washed away in all the rain we had today!

This Wednesday at M4M we will be taking a trip outside the walls of WCC to Lakeshore Lanes Bowling Alley. Drop your kids off at the nursery and then meet us there. It should be funny watching some of us bowl without bumpers! I'm going to go for an all-time gutter ball record, how about you? Don't be embarrassed if you are not a great bowler. Many of us are not. There will be a few who will be coming only to watch due to health reasons, but I'm hoping no one will choose not to bowl just because they are nervous about their skills. Most of us are in the same boat.

Next Wednesday (Mar. 4), Peggy Hoeker will be joining us. She's a neat lady and I can't wait to hear her speak again. I'm sorry, but I've misplaced the list of which small group is bringing snacks. We will try to figure that out on Wednesday.

See you Wednesday!
Karen

Smile Time.

High-powered mosquitoes
When my grandson Billy and I entered our vacation cabin, we kept the lights off until we were inside to keep from attracting pesky insects. Still, a few fireflies followed us in. Noticing them before I did, Billy whispered "It's too late Grandpa, the mosquitoes are coming after us with flashlights."

Stories from the Bus Driver
When I stopped the bus to pick up Chris for preschool, I noticed an older woman hugging him as he left the house. "Is that your grandmother?" I asked. "Yes, “Chris said. "She's come to visit us for Christmas." "How nice," I said. "Where does she live?" "At the airport," Chris replied. "Whenever we want her, we just go out there and get her."

Things having kids teaches you:
Legos will pass through the digestive tract of a four year old.
Duplos will not.

Weekly Update for Feb 18, 2009

Good morning everyone!

I've taken the plunge back into the world of Facebook and it's been fun seeing how many of you are now listed as my "friends." I can see why everyone says it's so addicting. I have a new friend today? Cool! It's like going back to kindergarten where you can become friends in an instant! I love it!

This week at M4M, our favorite friend Tina Mills will be joining us to share some hints on talking with your kids about the birds and the bees. This promises to be a fun topic and I expect to hear plenty of giggles out of everyone. But I also believe we will get some good nuggets of information to take away to help our kiddos prepare for the future. With Tina in charge, I'm sure we will!

Next week we will be going on a field trip to Lakeshore Lanes for bowling. We have six lanes reserved from 9:30 until 11:30. Some folks will need to drop kids off at WCC first and then come join us, so we won't start any real competition until about 9:45 or 9:50, I expect. I'm hoping there will be enough people willing to bowl that we can have small groups competing against each other. The cost will be $2.50 per game and $2.50 for shoe rental, per person. So that's $5.00 for the first game and $2.50 if you have time for another game after that. We still need to pick up kids at 11:15, though, so we probably won't have time for extra games unless some kid-free folks want to stick around afterwards. No one is bringing snacks, so you might want to bring a few extra dollars for treats if you want them. Their coffee shop is really good!

I can't find my list of who is bringing snacks this week. Do you ladies know who you are???

Also, a reminder that our new M4M blog (which includes these reminders, other announcements, photos, etc.) can be found at http://mornings4moms.blogspot.com/ Check it out!!!

See you Wednesday!
Karen

Smile Time

Stories from Sunday School Teachers

LOT'S WIFE
The Sunday School teacher was describing how Lot 's wife looked back and turned into a pillar of salt, when little Jason interrupted, "My Mommy looked back once while she was driving," he announced triumphantly, "and she turned into a telephone pole!"

GOOD SAMARITAN
A Sunday school teacher was telling her class the story of the Good Samaritan. She asked the class, "If you saw a person lying on the
roadside, all wounded and bleeding, what would you do?" A thoughtful little girl broke the hushed silence, "I think I'd throw up."

DID NOAH FISH?
A Sunday school teacher asked, "Johnny, do you think Noah did a lot of fishing when he was on the Ark?" "No," replied Johnny. "How could he, with just two worms."

HIGHER POWER
A Sunday school teacher said to her children, "We have been learning how powerful kings and queens were in Bible times. But, there is a Higher Power. Can anybody tell me what it is?" One child blurted out, "Aces!"

Pictures from the Fall

I have posted lots of pictures from the fall semester...check out the links on the left side of the page. If you look carefully you might find a giveaway involved in one of the posts!

Weekly Update for Feb 11, 2009

Hello ladies!

I figured I'd better get on this tonight since I'm officially on jury duty tomorrow! This week at M4M, we will be discussing chapter 7: "The Home May Be a Man's Castle, But It Is a Mom's Domain." Hmmm, I guess I'd better take that with me to the courthouse tomorrow! Try to read it if you get the opportunity, but please don't skip Mom's group because you haven't read it. We want you there regardless.

Next week, (Feb 18) Tina Mills -- of Options Pregnancy Center and a former M4M member -- will be teaching us how to discuss the birds and the bees with our kids. This has been a much requested topic over the years, but this is the first time we've found a speaker willing to tackle the topic. Tina -- you are very brave! We promise to be good. Okay, that's not likely with this topic, but we'll at least try, right?

Okay, snack patrol... this week (Feb 11) it's Angela's small group and next week (Feb 18) will be Bethany's group.

I look forward to seeing everyone on Wednesday!

Karen

Smile Time :)

A second grader came home from school and said to her grandmother, "Grandma, guess what? We learned how to make babies today."

The grandmother more than a little surprised, tried to keep her cool even though she was worried what the child may have been told. "That's interesting," she said, "How do you make babies?"

"It's simple," replied the girl. "You just change 'y' to 'i' and add 'es'."

Welcome to the WCC Mornings for Moms Blog

We are excited to start this mornings for moms blog. We will post the current activities and happenings here. You should also see some pictures from our Weds morning fun! So I thought I would start out with the Luau we had in January! Hope you enjoy!

Fall Kickoff