Zoo Atlanta Reminder

Just a reminder that if you are planning to go to Zoo Atlanta next Friday to please RSVP via Evite ASAP so we can match zoo members with non-members to get as many people in our group in for free as possible!

Time Out!: Mom's Night Off Meal Exchange Summer Schedule

June:

Jamie cooks for Jill D

Jill D cooks for Heather

Heather cooks for Jill M

Jill M cooks for Marie

Marie cooks for Jenn

Jenn cooks for Jennifer

Jennifer cooks for Jamie

July:

Jamie cooks for Heather

Jill D cooks for Jill M

Heather cooks for Marie

Jill M cooks for Jenn

Marie cooks for Jennifer

Jenn cooks for Jamie

Jennifer cooks for Jill D

August:
Jamie cooks for Jill M
Jill D cooks for Marie
Heather cooks for Jenn
Jill M cooks for Jennifer
Marie cooks for Jamie
Jenn cooks for Jill D
Jennifer cooks for Heather

Babysitting Exchange Poll

If you are interested in participating in the babysitting exchange in July, let us know which dates work best for you by voting in the poll on the right side of the blog.  Pick your top three dates and we will try to get 1 or 2 swaps on the schedule.  We did not pick any dates that already had a Time Out! event scheduled...because we knew you'd rather drop your kids for a free morning than walk at Stroller Club!

We have decided not to have a swap in June because we have so many Time Out! activities already scheduled in addition to VBS & Jammin' June at HMUMC.

Check Your Inbox!

Current MOPS/future Time Out! members, you should have received an email confirmation Wednesday evening asking you to verify your FeedBurner/email subscription to this blog.  Please remember to click the link to verify that you would like to receive a daily email from us.  For those of you reading this message delivered to your inbox on Thursday morning, thank you for signing up so fast and good morning!

Please let me (Erin) know if you have any questions, problems or comments!

Important Blog News for Time Out! Members

We are so excited to announce the addition of the FeedBurner feature to the Time Out! blog!  The box in the upper-right-hand corner with the form for you to enter your email address & click subscribe will enable you to receive blog updates via email...but the BEST part is, you will only receive one email per day which will include ALL blog updates/posts for the day AND you will only receive an email on days where new content is added to the blog!

This feature will allow the Steering Committee to post announcements one time in one place and have them automatically emailed to everyone!  This will become the official announcement publication of Time Out!, so if you are a current member or will be joining in the fall, please sign up by entering your email address (we will not share addresses; they will be used only for Time Out! purposes).  You will still receive occasional emails regarding Time Out! events & announcements because there are simply some things that we do want to publish for the world to see, such as emails containing personal information & situations.

Current MOPS/future Time Out! moms, look for an email Wednesday or Thursday with more information about signing up.  If you are new to our group or just want more information, please sign-up now to begin getting updates!

Also, please remember to sign-up for the other Time Out! site on Shutterfly (http://hmumctimeout.shutterfly.com) to have access to photo sharing & our events calendar.

Sundae Sunday @ HMUMC

Please join us for Sundae Sunday on the afternoon of August 15th at HMUMC.  This is a great way to learn more about Time Out! and the other ways to get involved at HMUMC.

Time Out! Steering Meeting

Please join us for our next steering meeting on Sunday, June 13th at 7 PM at Erin Clary's house.  You are not obligating yourself by attending, we just want your input, opinions & ideas!

Two New Summer Activities!

We are going to play at Duncan Creek park on Monday, June 21st.   Come and play at 10:30 and then stay for a picnic lunch.  If it rains, we will play & picnic at Heather Korey's house.

We are also going to eat lunch at The Flying Machine in Lawrenceville on Tuesday, July 27th @ 11 o'clock.  The Flying Machine is located (literally!) on Briscoe Field at the Gwinnett County Airport.  They have yummy food and a great patio where the little ones can watch the planes take off and land.

Calendar & Photo Sharing Site

Check out http://hmumctimeout.shutterfly.com/ for a complete calendar of Time Out! events, uploaded documents & future photo sharing.  You will have to "join" to see all of the features.  Those of you who participated in MOPS earlier this year should have received an email with an invitation to join the site.

How Far Can You Stretch $235?

How far can you stretch $235???  How about...

*2 Tide 48 load laundry detergents
*1 large bucket of Tidy Cats litter
*2 Lysol toilet bowl cleaners
*1 pack of Off! repellent towelettes
*1 Lysol cleaning spray & refill
*1 carton of Goldfish crackers
*6 4-pack cans of 9 Lives cat food
*1 large bag of Meow Mix cat food
*2 Whisker Lickin' cat treats
*4 Johnson's Buddies soap bars
*6 Suave shampoo & conditioners
*2 boxes of Band Aids
*Pedialyte liquid & stick mix
*3 Little Swimmers sunscreen sprays
*4 Nivea body washes
*1 Dove Shampoo
*1 Dove Conditioner
*2 Secret deodorants
*1 Dove deodorant
*2 Suave body washes
*1 Quench body washes
*Up & Up Cortisone cream
*Neosporin
*Up & Up Children's Allergy medication
*Up & Up Infants Acetaminophen
*Up & Up Children's Ibuprofen
*12 giant size Bounty paper towel rolls
*18 pack Little Swimmers Diapers
*2  26 pack Pull Ups
*Case of  Market Pantry bottled water
*Huggies wipes (184 + 320 count)
*3 Nabisco 12-pack cookie/cracker snack pack assortment
*1 box of Froot Loops
*1 box of Apple Jacks
*2 24-packs of Capri Sun Juice
*1 100 count Market  Pantry Pop Ice popsicles
*4 boxes of Market Pantry fruit snacks
*2 bottles of Finish dishwasher detergent
*1 box of Snuggle dryer sheets
*1 bottle of Downy liquid fabric softener
*2 12-roll packs of Angel Soft toilet paper
*1 bottle of Wesson vegetable oil
*4 boxes of Betty Crocker blueberry muffin mix
*2 boxes of Uncle Ben's rice
*2 boxes of Betty Crocker brownie mix
*1 canister of Lysol wipes
*2 jars of Smuckers jelly
*1 jar of Skippy peanut butter
*2 Palmolive dish soaps
*3 6-packs of Motts apple sauce
*2 bottles of Motts apple juice
*1 bottle of Shout
*2 bottles of Glass Plus
*1 bottle of Seventh Generation spray cleaner
*1 jar of Publix pasta sauce
*4 boxes of Quaker granola bars
*2 bags of Rold Gold pretzel sticks
*2 bags of Purex laundry sheets

Our current Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPS) group / future Time Out! group recently learned about a family in our area in need of some assistance after the father passed away, leaving his wife, three young girls & an unborn child.  As the immediate needs were taken care of by the mother's MOPS group & church, we decided we could put our couponing skills to good use and help with household needs.  We took up a collection from our moms and received $267.  We have spent $235 so far and were able to purchase $352.46 worth of supplies, a savings of $117.44 by couponing & shopping the sales!  We also added a few more items & a Publix gift card to help with the perishables.  In addition, Publix at Mulberry Village was kind enough to donate an additional $25 gift card to the family. 

Thank you SO MUCH for the generous donations and an extra special thank you to Jennifer Skidmore & Heather Korey for helping me (Erin) shop...and to our awesome cashier Moses at the Mall of Georgia Target, who handled our thick stack of coupons like a pro!!

Start Date Change!

Time Out! will not be starting until August 25, 2010.  HMUMC has an evening revival scheduled for August 18th to kick the school year off, so all Wednesday night activities will now begin the following week.

Field Trip to Yellow River Game Ranch

Several moms will be getting together for a field trip to the Yellow River Game Ranch in Lilburn on Tuesday, 5/25 at 10 AM.  If you haven't been to the YRGR, it is a little low budget, but lots of fun for the kids & adults.  Animals roam freely as you walk along the 1-2 mile shaded path, so you have lots of opportunities to feed and pet them!  Don't forget to bring your own food or you can purchase food from the gift shop. 

Admission is $8 for adults, $7 for kids 2-11 and one child under 2 is admitted free with each paying adult.

Hope to see you Tuesday!

Stroller Club

The "official" Time Out! Stroller Club will begin meeting Mondays and Thursdays at 9:30 AM at Little Mulberry Park, Hog Mountain entrance across from HMUMC.  Bring your little ones in strollers or your big ones on bikes and get some exercise while catching up with other Time Out! mommies!

We will meet up at the information center/park map at the top of the hill.  Evite will automatically send those interested an "invitation" to walk approximately three days before a scheduled walk.  To be added to the evite list, please email Erin.

Little Mulberry is currently closed for repairs to the trail (week of 5/17), but should be back open by Monday, 5/24.  In the event that Little Mulberry is unable to be utilized, we will meet at Duncan Creek Park (in the parking lot near the new library).

Summer Events

If you are interested in joining TIME OUT! and want more information or want to meet some of the other mothers & children before we start meeting in August, please join us at one of our summer mom's night outs, playdates or field trips!

Mom's Night Outs:

5/10/10: Bring an appetizer to share at Jennifer Skidmore's house!  7:30 PM
6/10/10: Pedicures at Classy Nails (on 124 between Five Guys & Shanes) and coffee afterwards at Hamilton Mill Starbucks

Playdates & Field Trips:

5/14: Playdate at Shea Smith's house at 10:00 AM
6/4: Zoo Atlanta (meet at HMUMC at 8:30 to caravan/carpool); arrive at the zoo at 9:30
6/18: Playtown Suwanee at 10:00 AM followed by playing at the Suwanee Town Center Fountains
6/28: Playdate at Jennifer Skidmore's house at 9:00 AM
7/9: Tour of the Fire Station and Lunch at Chick-Fil-A (location & time to be determined)
7/13: Playdate at Marie Perry's pool at 10:00 AM
7/23: Playdate at Jill Deitz's house at 10:00 AM
8/13: Imaginations at Play at 10:00 AM

For more information or for directions, please contact Heather or Erin.