[blparent] Summer- right around the corner

Tue May 19 15:56:58 UTC 2009

most mops groups will wave the fee if you can't afford it.  I get my own 
sitter and go, because there are so many kids in the nursery and I feel 
better leaving Kaelyn in her own familiar environment.  But when she is old 
enough for the classrooms I will take her.  It's a lot of fun and I have 
gained so much from it from home organization ideas to pricing garage sale 
items to cheap and simple meals...  We have also done a spa day where we 
have manicurists and massage students come and give free manicures and 
massages to all the moms...  Then we have park days during the summer, and 
I'm more comfortable going to those after the moms have gotten to know me. 
I was also on the steering team, as discussion group coordinator and moppets 
(children's program) coordinator for several years.  That was an awesome 
experience!
Anyway, just an idea for anyone interested in that kind of group.
Leanne
"Faith is being sure of what we hope for
and certain of what we do not see."
Hebrews 11:1
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From: "Jo Elizabeth Pinto" <jopinto at pcdesk.net>
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>I checked into MOPS, but it's pretty pricey because you pay for the child 
>care.  I might look into it further, but at this point I think I'll spend 
>the money on having a teenager come into my home two or three mornings a 
>week, if I can find one over the summer.  That way I'll be here if the need 
>comes up, but I can work and someone else can entertain Sarah a little. 
>It's getting too hard to manage working and looking after her, now that 
>she's getting older and wanting a lot more interaction.  But I don't want 
>to put her in day care, so at least short term, a hired big bro or sis 
>playmate might just be the answer for me.
>
> Jo Elizabeth
>
> "Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed 
> until it is faced."--James Baldwin
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> Sent: Monday, May 18, 2009 9:26 PM
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>>I enjoy being on the other end of MOPS.  I get my baby fix every two weeks 
>>during the school year.  I figure I'd rather earn money by watching the 
>>kids than pay to go where I can't relate.  Since you all have typically 
>>developing children, it would probably be lots of fun for you.  The topics 
>>have run from serious to very frivolous like getting pedicures.  It sounds 
>>like the moms have lots of fun.
>> Barbara
>>
>> If wisdom's ways you wisely seek, five things observe with care:  of whom 
>> you speak, to whom you speak, and how and when and where.
>>
>> --------------------------------------------------
>> From: "Leanne Merren" <leemer02 at gmail.com>
>> Sent: Monday, May 18, 2009 7:22 PM
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>> Subject: Re: [blparent] Summer- right around the corner
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>>> I always enjoyed mops, because everybody shares good things, as well as 
>>> challenges, and it doesn't seem like as much of a competition as in 
>>> other groups.  Also, the child goes to their own class while mom is in 
>>> her meeting having some mom time, so you aren't chasing your child while 
>>> the other moms watch and scrutinize your every move.  Not that this 
>>> bothers me a lot, but it can lead to awkward moments when they try to 
>>> take care of your child for you or act like you can't tell what your 
>>> child is doing. You get to just sit and chat about being a mom, so they 
>>> start to realize that you have your own way of doing things.  My group 
>>> started asking how I handle certain situations, such as injuries and 
>>> emergency situations, and I enjoyed the opportunity to educate them. 
>>> Much better than feeling like I had to put on a show for them as they 
>>> watched my every move.
>>> My kids love the program too because it's like school for them before 
>>> they actually start school.
>>> Leanne
>>> "Faith is being sure of what we hope for
>>> and certain of what we do not see."
>>> Hebrews 11:1
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Pickrell, Rebecca M (IS)" <REBECCA.PICKRELL at ngc.com>
>>> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Monday, May 18, 2009 2:58 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [blparent] Summer- right around the corner
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>>>
>>>> She is and she isn't.
>>>> Mom groups often have the sole purpose of trying to out-mom the other
>>>> moms.
>>>> The classes at least have a focus, moms groups, the focus is on being a
>>>> mom, and it can get kind of caddy.
>>>> Jo Elizabeth, you may find a group with a different purpose more
>>>> enjoyable. V does have some excellent suggestions.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org]
>>>> On Behalf Of Veronica Smith
>>>> Sent: Sunday, May 17, 2009 5:50 PM
>>>> To: 'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'
>>>> Subject: Re: [blparent] Summer- right around the corner
>>>>
>>>> When Gab was small I didn't even know that those kind of groups 
>>>> existed.
>>>> You are lucky.  Hope you have fun. V
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org]
>>>> On Behalf Of Allie
>>>> Sent: Saturday, May 16, 2009 2:19 AM
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>>>> Subject: Re: [blparent] Summer- right around the corner
>>>>
>>>> Wow, that is one lucky girl. Hope she has a lot of fun.
>>>>
>>>> I don't really have anything planned this summer, other than getting
>>>> involved with the Mom's Club in my area. Hopefully that'll keep us 
>>>> going
>>>> out enough that I don't go crazy cooped up in this apartment all 
>>>> summer.
>>>>
>>>> -- Allie
>>>>
>>>> A smile costs nothing but gives much.  It enriches those who receive
>>>> without making poorer those who give.  It takes but a moment, but the
>>>> memory of it sometimes lasts forever.
>>>> None is so rich or
>>>> mighty that he cannot get along without it and none is so poor that he
>>>> cannot be made rich by it.
>>>> Yet a smile cannot be bought, begged, borrowed, or stolen, for it is
>>>> something that is of no value to anyone until it is given away.  Some
>>>> people are too tired to give you a smile.  Give them one of yours, as
>>>> none needs a smile so much as he who has no more to give.
>>>> -- Author Unknown
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Veronica Smith" <madison_tewe at spinn.net>
>>>> To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Sent: Friday, May 15, 2009 10:43 AM
>>>> Subject: [blparent] Summer- right around the corner
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>>>>
>>>> So do you all have any exciting plans for the summer.
>>>> I signed Gab up for a few things. 1.  Camp Invention- they learn how to
>>>> make space rockets and how to keep the environment clean.  Last year 
>>>> she
>>>> came home with a robot held together with duct tape.  But it was cute.
>>>> 2. Day camp with the YMCA.  Each day they will do something different,
>>>> swim, tumble, field trip, soccer, basketball and reading, math, 
>>>> science.
>>>> 3. Vacation bible school
>>>> 4. Cooking camp:  they learn to make a cake and how to decorate it.
>>>> And every Monday evening piano lessons
>>>> V
>>>>
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