HALLOWEEN COSTUME EXCHANGE

This is the best way to beg and borrow a Halloween costume for your wee one. If you are looking for something in particular, or have something to share, post it here!

I just got my son a pirate costume but he would like a sword to go with it. Does anyone have one we can borrow?

My daughter (8 yrs old) who wears 6X is looking for a costume - not sure what - but if anyone has any that might fit - let me know!

I have a poodle skirt (not sure of the size - 22-23 inch waist - 17 inches in length) - my mom made it for me when I was a kid.
I have a Pink Princess size Small (3-4 yrs).
I think I also have fairy wings.

Do you need a good laugh? :)

I just received this today and loved it! Hope it makes you smile during your crazy day as much as it made me.....and realize that God is good and knows our hearts, Moms! :)

Whenever your children are out of control, you can take comfort from the thought that even God's omnipotence did not extend to His own children.

After creating heaven and earth, God created Adam and Eve.

And the first thing he said was ' DON'T!'

'Don't what?' Adam replied.

'Don't eat the forbidden fruit.' God said.

'Forbidden fruit? We have forbidden fruit?
Hey Eve… we have forbidden fruit! '

‘No Way!'

'Yes way! '

'Do NOT eat the fruit! said God.

'Why? '

'Because I am your Father and I said so! ' God replied,
wondering why He hadn't stopped creation after making the elephants

A few minutes later, God saw His children having an apple break
and He was ticked! 'Didn't I tell you not to eat the fruit?'
God asked.

'Uh huh,' Adam replied.

'Then why did you?' said the Father.

'I don't know,' said Eve.

'She started it!' Adam said.

'Did not!'

'Did too!'

'DID NOT!'

Having had it with the two of them, God's punishment was that Adam and Eve

should have children of their own. Thus the pattern was set and it has never changed.

If you have persistently and lovingly tried to give children wisdom and they haven't taken it,

don't be hard on yourself.

If God had trouble raising children, what makes you think it would be a piece of cake for you?

50 Life Lessons

Some of my favorite life lessons are below. It's always nice to be reminded of them. Do you have a life lesson you would like to share?

1. Life isn't fair, but it's still good.

2. When in doubt, just take the next small step.

3. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.

8. It's OK to get angry with God. He can take it.

15. Everything can change in the blink of an eye. But don't worry; God never blinks.

25. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.

27. Always choose life.

28. Forgive everyone everything.

29. What other people think of you is none of your business.

33. Believe in miracles.

34. God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn't do.

35. Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you stronger.

36. Growing old beats the alternative - dying young.

37. Your children get only one childhood. Make it memorable.

39. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.

40. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's, we'd grab ours back.

48. If you don't ask, you don't get.

50. Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift.

Taken from Regina Brett's 45 life lessons and 5 to grow on
Regina Brett, The Plain Dealer
Originally published in The Plain Dealer on Sunday, May 28, 2006

Friends are the family we choose for ourselves!
Do you have a favorite life lesson you'd like to share (it doesn't have to be your own).

Consignment Sale Season!!!

The Fall season is rapidly approaching which means so are the consignment sales around town! Yea!! Here's a list to check out to score some great baby, toddler, kid, and maternity gear!

Aug.30-Sept. 3 Kids Closet Connection at the Overland Park Convention Center Exhibition Hall. Opens at 9 am.

Sept. 11- Johnson County Mothers of Multiples. Indian Creek Community Church. 8-1 pm. Cash Only and no strollers before 10 due to limited space.

Sept. 16-19- Just Between Friends Overland Park. Overland Park Trade Center Exhibition Hall.

Sept. 18- Greater KC Mothers of Twins Club. First Church of the Nazarene at 119th and Stateline. 8-2 pm.

Sept. 22-25- Here We Grow Again Olathe. Former Dillons Store at 581 Santa Fe.

Oct. 1-3- KC Kids Sale. No available details at this time.

Oct. 15-17- Just Between Friends Shawnee. Kansas Speedway.

Check out this website for a more complete list of sales as well as their websites:

http://www.gailsscoop.com/main/page_joco_consignment_sales.html

September Meeting

Our September meeting will be here before we know it! On Thurday the 16th, we will have a speaker come to talk to us about nutrition. If there are any specific questions, please comment and we can hopefully get them answered for you that evening.

Also, we are thinking of having each of us bring an easy, healthy recipe that our families/kids actually like/eat to share with the group. I know we all get caught in a rut of the same things over and over and some new ideas from each other might be just what we all need. You can post your recipe here and we can get them combined to hand out and email to each other.

Here's a great article focusing on the value of eating healthy Life from living food from the New York Times on Tuesday, July 20, 2010 you should check out.

Another great article to read is Grocery Shopping: 10 Tips to Make it Healthy - Healthy Recipes, Nutrition and Cooking Tips to Improve Health on MedicineNet.com