~Jan 5th- MOPS Meeting 6pm-8pm at Oasis Life Church. Guest Speaker Dana Thompson. Topic- "Healthy Eating".
~Jan 10th- Bunco at Yaneth's house 7:30pm. Email her at india_1079@yahoo.com if interested in playing.
~Jan 14th- Play-date at Grace's home 11am. Email her at grace.ramon@hotmail.com if you plan to attend.
~Jan 22nd- Play-date at McDonald's 11am.
~Jan 26th- Play-date at Pacana Park 10am.
** January 2009 Calendar **
December Event
MOPS Christmas Party!
December 15th
6pm
Everyone Welcome!
Please contact Nancy at maricopamops@hotmail.com if you are interested in attending.
November Calendar
Nov 6th- Playdate at the Villages Park 11am
Nov 8th- Bunco at Valarie's 7:30pm
Nov 10th- MOPS Meeting 6pm-8pm First Baptist Church
Nov 15th- Zoo Day (bring the whole family) 10am
Nov 18th- Pacana Park play-date 11am
Nov 24th- MOPS Meeting 6pm-8pm First Baptist Church
October Calendar
Oct 8th- Play-date at Valaries 10am
Oct 11th- Mothers Nature Farm Pumpkin Patch 11am
Oct 13th- MOPS Meeting 6pm-8pm First Baptist Church
Oct 20th- Play-date at Colleen's 10am
Oct 27th- MOPS Fall Party 6pm-8pm First Baptist Church
September Calendar
• Sept 1st- Labor Day BBQ- Pfeifer's Home at 5pm
• Sept 6th- Bunco
• Sept 8th- MOPS Meeting from 6pm-8pm at First Baptist Church
• Sept 13th- Scrapbook Club at Lee Marshall's home. Cost is $15 (includes pizza)
• Sept 18th- Play-date at Pacana Park 10:30am
• Sept 22nd- MOPS Meeting from 6-8pm at First Baptist Church
• Sept 26 & 27th- Anitiquities Fundraiser at First Baptist Church
MOPS Calendar- August 2008
*Aug 7th- Movie day at Andrea's house @ 10:30am. Please RSVP and bring a snack to share.
*Aug 11th- MOPS meeting 9:30am-11:30am at First Baptist Church. Please RSVP so we have enough materials for the Stampin' Up craft.
*Aug 12th- Steering Team meeting 7pm-9pm at Nancy's home.
*Aug 14th- Glenwilde Splash pad play-date 10:30am.
*Aug 16th- Scrapbook Club at Lee Marshall's home from 5pm until midnight. Cost $15.
*Aug 20th- Play-date at Toni's house @ 2:30pm. Please RSVP and bring a snack to share.
*Aug 25th- MOPS Open House 9:30-11:30am at First Baptist Church. Please RSVP so we can plan for childcare. Invite other moms to our MOPS group.
*Aug 26th- Baskin Robbins ice cream social 5:45pm
July Calendar
July 2nd- Potluck & Play-date at Gee’s house 10-12pm (Bring finger food to share)
July 5th- Bunco at Nancy's home (12 players already signed up)
July 8th- Play-date at Rump N Roll in Awhatukee 10am. http://www.rompnroll.com/ahwatukee/
July 10th- Movie time at Valarie's 10am (We are watching Junglebook)
July 14th- Summer Book Club at First Baptist Church 9:30-11:30am
July 15th- Baskin Robbins 6pm
July 17th- Villages Splash Pad 10am
July 22nd- Baskin Robbins 6pm
July 24th- Cobblestone Splash Pad 10am
July 28th- Summer Book Club at First Baptist Church 9:30-11:30am
July 29th- Baskin Robbins 6pm
July 31st- Maricopa Dance Academy play time 11:30-12:30pm
MOPS' June Calendar
*June 2nd- Summer Book Club-Meet at First Baptist Church 9:30-11:30am
*June 5th- Play-date at Nancy’s home 12:30pm-2pm
*June 10th- Chandler Mall play-date 10:30am
*June 14th- Spa Night Fundraiser at Valarie's 5:00pm-11:00pm Cost $30 for 2 services. RSVP at maricopamops@hotmail.com
*June 16th- Summer Book Club- Meet at First Baptist Church 9:30-11:30am
*June 18th- Arizona Museum for Youth play date- 10:30am-12:00 www.arizonamuseumforyouth.com
*June 23rd- Play-date at Toytown in Ahwatukee 10:30am-12:00 www.aztoytown.com
*June 28th- Scrapbook Club at Lee Marshall’s home 5pm-Midnight Cost $15
May Schedule for MOPS
**May 4th- MOPS BBQ at 4pm- Pfeifer's Home
**May 5th- MOPS Meeting- Special Speaker Laki Hayden will show us how to arrange fresh flowers for Mother's Day
**May 9th- Scrapbooking Fundraiser from 6:30p-Midnight at Lee Marshall's home
**May 15th- Playdate at 1pm- Valarie's Home
**May 17th- Garage Sale Fundraiser 6:30am-11:30am at the First Baptist Church
**May 19th- MOPS Meeting- Baby Showers and Potluck
**May 28th- Playdate at 10:30am- Splash pad at Cobblestone

MOPS- April 2008
*April 2nd- Come hang out with your kiddos at Sophia’s house at 10:30am. Kris Pelican will join us to answer any parenting question you may have. Should be a fun morning!
*April 7th- Special Speaker Kellie Ems will talk to us about her new book called “Arizona Mamas Handbook”. Check out the website at www.arizonamama.com
*April 15th- Bring your kids to Way 2 Play Café from 10:30-12:30pm.
Visit their website at http://www.way2playcafe.com/
Address is: 940 E. Riggs Road, Chandler, AZ 85249
*April 21st- Special Speaker- Peg Conway will talk to us about decorating our kids’ rooms. She is an Interior Decorator for Decorating Den. You can visit the website at www.decoratingden.com.
*April 29th- Play-date at Pacana Park 10am.
MOPS in March
March 3rd- Special Speaker Kris Pelican will share about parenting. Kris is a Christian, wife, and home-school mommy of 4 kids. She has been married for over 12 years. Get some of those parenting questions ready and email them at maricopamops@yahoo.com. It's going to be a great meeting!
March 12th- Play date from 10:30-12:30pm at Toy Town Playcenter in Phoenix. Admission is $8 and siblings $6. Toy Town is located on the Southwest corner of Equestrian Trail and the Warner-Elliot Loop. Visit www.aztoytown.com to get a coupon.
March 17th- No speaker for this meeting. We will play games and do an Easter craft.

March 25th- Join us for an ice cream social at Baskin Robbins in Maricopa from 12:30pm to 2:00pm.
Funny Videos
Great Websites
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- http://www.bigidea.com
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GREAT BOOKS
- Believing God by Beth Moore
- Financial Peace by Dave Ramsey
- Intimate Issues by Linda Dillow
- Love Languages by Gary Chapman
- One Tough Mother by Julie Barnhill
- Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren
- Sheperding A Childs' Heart by Tedd Tripp
- Strong-Willed Child by James Dobson






