The theme for MOPS (Mothers Of PreSchoolers) this year is "Adventures in Mothering". The theme logo is a carnival with a giant roller coaster--- its wide turns, long loops, high climbs and deep plummets paralleling the sometimes turbulent, sometimes exhilarating ride of mothering. Our first meeting was yesterday & I got a few pictures to show. I purchased flowers & stuck them in small popcorn buckets for a few accents of carnival-chic decor. They're sitting on top of some laminated ticket placemats I made a few years ago.We always choose a few names for prizes at every meeting, & this year--in county fair style--the names were written on the bottom of wee rubber duckies floating in a duck pond. The duck pulled from the pond is declared the winner!
Here are the moms enjoying a round of "Speed Friendship". (It's like speed dating but without the butterflies & sweaty palms.) It's a great way to get to know other moms you might not otherwise get a chance to chat with! I know 60 second conversations aren't VERY meaningful, but still....it's better than the toddler talk I get all day.
And this month I taught the moms how to make the Shrinky Dink I.D. tags. I think they really enjoyed it. But then again, I wouldn't know because me & my saucy pits were shrinkin' dinks in front of a smokin' hot oven!
...the "Dunk Tank Divas"....
...the "Cotton Candy Queens"...
& the "Popcorn Princesses".
The other moms posed with their children while taking pictures for the upcoming MOPS phone directory. But me? I took it to a whole....'nother.....level....
And I CAN'T believe I haven't mentioned this before now, but I'm going to the MOPS convention in Texas next month!! 3 other ladies from my group will be going also & we'll be gone for 4 days, beginning October 2nd. I can't wait to soak up some inspiration, laugh till my cheek muscles hurt, hear great speakers, get some awesome ideas, possibly meet some other zany moms & take LOADS of pictures!! I hate flying, so I'm already doing breathing exercises to prepare for my flight.
I'm totally practicing my Texan accent & I'm planning on teasing my hair big to celebrate my upcoming adventure! YEEEEEHAAAAAWWWW!
**Thanks Tia for letting me "borrow" some of your photos.
