November Birthdays

Happy Birthday to our November Moms and Kids!!!

Happy Birthday to our Moppets:

Kendra McCoy turns 1- November 6th
Jason Simmons turns 1--November 18th
Ellie Behle turns 2--November 22nd
Cheyenne Cleye turns 5--November 26th

Happy Birthday to the November Mom's:

Sunatha Acharjee--November 27th
Esra Black--November 28th

Welcome Baby Andrew Cali

Congratulations to Catherine Cali as she delivered a healthy baby boy on November 1st.
Andrew weighed in at 7lbs 12 oz and was 18" long. Congratulations to the entire Cali family. I'm sure Augustine and Sarina are having so much fun with their new baby brother!
I will add pictures as soon as some come my way!

ANNUAL MOPS HOLIDAY BOUTIQUE

Our Annual Holiday Boutique is Saturday, November 10th from 9-1. Kathy has done an amazing job coordinating 40 vendors to be there. Some examples of what vendors will have this year are jewelry, rubber stamps, cashmere clothes, designer jeans, candles, soap, specialty kitchen items, table linens and much more. And for the first time there will be an Organic Farmers Market with fresh produce and flowers. This is a big fundraiser for us so make sure you come and bring a friend, neighbor, family member. And don't forget your wallet or you'll be sorry. It's a great way to do some early Holiday shopping or just to treat yourself. MOPS is also having a bake sale and we need your help. Get out your baking utensils and your best recipe and bring your yummy baked goods to MOPS on Friday, November 9th. Don't forget to sign up with Kathy as to what you want to bake. Kathy also needs some volunteers. She needs people to volunteer to:

• Welcome Greeter
• Bake Sale Cashier
• Traffic Director
  

Any questions please email Kathy at k.swart@sbcglobal.net.

MOPS IS CANCELLED

Because Capo Valley Unified Schoold District has cancelled school Friday, October 26th we will not have MOPS. Call your table leader if you have any further questions. Stay safe and stay sane!

How to Have a Healthy Marriage?

Don't we all want the answer to that question? Cindy Pook did a great job speaking to us on marriage last week. Did everyone do their homework? In case you forgot you were supposed to write down your top 10 needs and what you think his top 10 needs are. Then your darling hubby writes down his 10 needs and what he thinks your 10 needs are. And then you compare notes and the fun begins! Maybe you both learned new things about each other or maybe you learned some simple things you both could do to make life easier for one another. Either way it's a great exercise.
Cindy reminded us that children bring wonderful gifts, they bring out the best and the worst in us.
She also reminded us to have more consideration for each other, " The health of your marriage depends on the ability to adjust".
Love and balance are the greatest gift you can give to your kids and to your marriage. "When we love our spouse it's the best gift we can give our children".

Cindy also said that our husbands need be our number 2 priority after God!
She gave 11 tips but I somehow have 12.

1. Greet your husband with a kiss
2. Demonstrate to your kids that he's important
3. Couch time for 10 minutes while your kids are awake
4. You need time alone to connect which means turning off the computer and T.V.
5. Develop hobbies together. Remember what you did together before you had kids!
6. Don't keep score
7. Know what his needs are
8. Protect your family bed
9. Let go of perfection and share tasks
10. Expectation without communication leads to frustration
11. Re-live falling in love. (Watch your wedding video once in awhile)
12. Make love often and try to show intimacy (try to go to bed at the same time)

So I hope you all started your weekend by kissing your husband when he walked in the door Friday night and who knows maybe a few of your husbands "benefited" from Friday's talk!!! ;)

Happy Belated

Birthdays are so important and I wanted to make sure to recognize birthdays each month but I got a little late start. So Happy 3rd Birthday Sarina Cali! Her birthday was October 11th. Hopefully I didn't forget any other Moppets Birthdays for October!

Timothy II

Wanted to let everyone know that Saturday's Timothy II's Service Project went really well. Although it was just Erin, Kirsten and Linda from MOPS, Erin's friend and Grandma were there to help out and they had a great time! It was so organized and easy. So proud of you guys for helping and giving back!