In The L p
November 21, 2008
M O P S
Jan Koppelman
Mentor Mom
Years in MOPS: 2
Children: Jill-43, Matt-39
Neighborhood: Champions
Special Interests: Music, music!!
I love to cook—esp. baking.
My biggest surprise about moth-
erhood was… how different each
child was and is.
The last time I went to an
amusement park… was this sum-
mer.
Stacey Cates
Hospitality
Years in MOPS: 4
Children: Brandon-5, Sara-3
Neighborhood: Heron Lakes
Estates
Special Interests: In my pre-
mommy life, I taught elemen-
tary school, and I love playing
golf and doing crafts in my
“spare” time. (What spare
time?)
If I had 24 hours to myself, I
would… spend time at a spa re-
sort with some girlfriends… who
deserve pampering like me!
When it comes to amusement
park rides… if it has hills, drops,
a t C y p r e s s B i b l e C h u r c h
Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys For Your Entertainment
and Girls of all ages... May your stuffing be tasty
May your turkey be plump,
Our speaker today is Officer Jay
May your potatoes and gravy
Hartnett. He worked in the state
have nary a lump.
prison system from
1990—1997. He be-
May your yams be delicious
gan working for HPD
in 1997 where he is a and your pies take the prize,
Police Officer. To- and may your Thanksgiving dinner
day, he will be talking stay off your thighs!
to us about family
safety. –Unknown
Christmas in the Park
If you are like me, as soon as the Thanksgiving leftovers are put away and the
football games are over, you are ready to deck the halls. Here are a few
Christmas safety tips:
• Anchor your Christmas tree so that a curious or sprinting child can’t knock
it down. Heavy weights on the tree stand’s feet should do the trick.
• Place trimmings that are breakable or have small pieces towards the top of
the tree. Avoid decorations that resemble candy or food.
• Heavy stocking hangers are a falling hazard if little hands decide to take
down their stockings before Christmas morning.
• Tinsel can be a choking hazard. If you still want sparkle, you can use metal-
lic pipe cleaners formed into spirals by wrapping them around pencils.
• We all know to be careful where we put lit candles, but once the candle is
out, remember that the hot wax can still cause a burn on tender skin.
MOPS Directory Look who’s expecting! Electric Light Parade:
Our annual MOPS directory Ashiana Wong: girl due Jan. MOPS has a website!
was distributed during the 9th www.cypressbible.org/mops
Nov. 7th meeting. If you MOPS has a blog!
missed the meeting, please
www.cypressbiblemops.blogspot.com
get your copy from your dis- MOPS has a Myspace!
Please pray for those that www.myspace.com/cbcmops
cussion group leader or the are pregnant or may be try-
registration table. ing to get pregnant.
That’s The Ticket
Clear the coffee table
before the holidays and
bring your back issues of
MOMSense to the next
MOPS meeting to donate
to Care Net Pregnancy Center.
“Favorite Things” is
back by popular demand
for our Dec. 5th meet-
ing. We are looking for
about 30 moms to show-
and-tell about their favorite item.
We will be having a cookie
exchange at the Dec. 5th
meeting. If you want to
participate, please bring
your favorite cookie, packaged by the
dozen and include the recipe (mainly nut
Riddle Ride
Why do turkeys always go, “gobble, gobble?”
Because they never learned good table manners.
Cypress Bible Church
11711 Cypress-N. Houston Rd.
Cypress, TX 77429-2817
content). Then we will swap. You may
bring multiple dozens if you want to
do more swapping.
We had a great flood
of hotel freebies at
the last MOPS meet-
ing. Look for a box at
each MOPS meeting
and Lisa Guerrero will donate them to
a local charity.
There will be a candle-
light memorial service
including carols, special
music, and remembering
our loved ones who have
passed on Dec. 7th at 5
pm in the Worship Life
Center of CBC.
Coming Attractions
Dec. 5th
“Favorite Things”
Jan. 16th
Photography by Lisa Jane
Best Pumpkin Bread Ever
3 1/3 c flour
3 c sugar
2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp nutmeg
1 tsp salt
4 eggs
1 can pumpkin
2/3 c water
1 cup-2 tbsp plain fat free yogurt
2 tbsp oil
1 c chopped nuts (optional)
Combine dry ingredients in a
bowl. Make a well in the center and
add the eggs, pumpkin, water, and
oil. Mix well. Pour into two, greased
and floured 9x5x3 loaf pans and bake
for one hour in preheated 350° oven.