Reminder: Meeting this Thursday!

Don't forget our MOTS meeting this Thursday ~ March 11th at 9:30-11:30am!
See you there!

02-25-10 Meeting: Fondant Cake Decorating Demo!

Thank you MOTS Mom Cassie Valler for sharing her Fondant Cake Decorating Talents with us! She shared some great tips for making homemade fondant and how to work "play" with it to make amazing cakes at home. Check out some of Cassie's cake photos at www.dropshots.com/cassielynne.

All the Moms at the meeting had the chance to "play" with fondant and decorate their own little cupcake! Check out the photos below!

Some helpful Cake websites Cassie shared with us are:
• Cassie's site for ideas and cake steps: http://sites.google.com/site/calicocomfort
• Resource for amateurs and pros: cakecentral.com
• Great teacher & cake decorator, Edna DeLaCruz: www.designmeacake.com
• Wilton, for batter amounts, tips & pro products: www.wilton.com


Cassie would love to help you out and answer any cake questions you may have!: vallerfamily@gmail.com

Check out the cupcakes decorated by MOTS Moms:

Moms in action:

Meeting Thrusday 02-25-10 / Cake Decorating & Party Themes!

Don't miss our meeting this Thursday featuring our own MOTS Mom Cassie Valler showing us tips on cake decorating! You will get your own chance to decorate a cupcake with fondant!

Also: Don't forget to bring pictures of cakes and or birthday/party themes or ideas you've used to share with the group. We will have a board up front to display and share all our ideas!

Table 4 (Becki) is bringing Brunch!

Save the Date - Thurs. Feb. 11th - Valentine's Meeting!

Don't miss our Valentine's Meeting this Thursday-February 11th at 9:30am! Our guest speaker will be sharing about Romance!


Note: Table 3 (Cassie & Alesha) is bringing brunch!

FREE Photo Books at HotPrints.com!

HotPrints.com is offering a FREE Photo Book (including shipping) every month for a year!

The books are about 14 pages and are paid for by removable advertisements (easily removable and don't interfere with your photos). A great/easy way to save your kiddos photos!

Check it out at www.hotprints.com

Note: I ordered one last month and it just came in the mail...so the deal is valid! :)

~Rachel

01-28-10 Meeting Overview - Going Green!

We had 2 fabulous MOTS moms come and share their ideas for GOING GREEN!

Michelle DeBoer spoke about Recycling, emphasizing the motto Reduce, Reuse, Recycle! She gave us some great ideas for how and what to recycle, the plastic recycling cheat sheet, and the locations for where to recycle. She also shared some great tips for reducing and reusing products!

2 great websites she gave us to help with recycling information and ideas are:
www.greenlivingtips.com
earth911.com

Thanks Michelle!


Sara Shaw shared her experience with gDiapers: The best of cloth diapers and disposable in one eco-friendly diaper!
gDiapers disintegrate in less than 150 days versus disposable diapers which take 500 years! Wow!
Learn more at www.gdiapers.com

Thanks Sara!

Life Options needs Pregnant Mommies for Ultrasound "Models!"

Teresa Marx from Life Options came to our 01-28-10 MOTS meeting to advertise their need for ultrasound “models”. Many Pregnant mommies (less than 18 weeks along) are needed in the upcoming weeks to help train new nurses. Anyone who would like to have a free peak of their baby and help Life Options out at the same time can call either the Sunnyside (509-839-2000) or Grandview (509-882-1899) office.

Learn more about Live Options on the web page at www.partners.life-options.org