…today was. For the first time all week, we didn’t have to go anywhere, so it was declared a pajama day. While the children did a couple of crafty type things nearby, I organized my new cabinets. They made All About Me collages for my Power Binder. Aviana’s mostly featured ice cream, while Brielle’s had Finish reading this post…
Tag: MOPS

Making Memories
At MOPS on Tuesday, we had a speaker I really liked. Her topic was near and dear to my heart, and I enjoyed her talk, and got some great ideas. Maybe you will too. Various Ways to Save Memories Journal–She kept a journal for each of her four children in which she recorded their pregnancies, Finish reading this post…
Love=Discipline
We had the best speaker at MOPS the other day. She spoke about discipline-what it is, what it should look like, what worked for her. Her only credentials were raising three kids, one of whom was extraordinarily strong willed, and being tuned into the Holy Spirit. Her talk just lit a fire under my bum Finish reading this post…
Bits and pieces
*Baby B just got throwing up for like–3 hours. Kevin was reading to the girls, and I was cleaning up the kitchen. “Ooohh,” he hollers, “Brielle just threw up all over us!” Double ick! We get everyone cleaned up, put the preschooler in bed. By the time Aviana is asleep, I have Brielle calmed down Finish reading this post…
Pilates Recommendations?
Today in MOPS we had a Pilates instructor come and actually hold a class for us. I love “working out” with friends! Anyway, it felt like a workout. I have two Pilates DVD’s–Pilates for Pregnancy, and Gaiam AM and PM Pilates. But I don’t feel like I did anything after I’m done with them, like Finish reading this post…

Organizing
Today in MOPS we heard an absolutely dynamic speaker. I was truly impressed. I had not really looked forward to this meeting, because she was talking about organizing. Last year, we had had a speaker come and talk about organizing, and she had a thinly veiled “I’m so much better than you” air about her Finish reading this post…
Weekend recap
Busy doing nothing–living life. Friday night I finished up the MOPS craft with some friend’s (Thank goodness for their help, or I still wouldn’t be done!) It was a great chatty night covering topics like underwear and Oprah, boys and babies, diapers and dyslexia, adoption and arrests . Free conversation like this is why boys Finish reading this post…

Cute for no reason
The first day of MOPS–posing for Mama–staff photographer 🙂
A great idea for summer–Super Summer Challenge
**Edited 2011**I’ve updated since we actually have done the Super Summer Challenge, and are now on our second year of this fun way to spend the summer–you can read more here. At MOPS today we had a great speaker–Linda Wicks– talking about the Super Summer Challenge. Besides being incredibly fun to say over and over, Finish reading this post…

Secrets of Organized People
continue to elude me. At MOPS today we had a professional organizer come in today to speak with us. It was interesting, and she is coming over for a complimentary consultation on Friday. Yet, I feel as if I’m about as organized as I can get. Here are some of the Habits of Very Organized Finish reading this post…