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C h u r c h October 2, 2009

Rocket Fuel

Houston, we have liftoff.

It would be great to be a mom in zero gravity because…

Our speaker today, Stacie Ripkowski, is going to share with us about Women’s Fitness. She has been a fitness instructor for 12 years and a certified personal trainer since 2006. Currently, she owns Practical Fitness Solutions and is a personal trainer at the Cy-Creek YMCA. She also teaches Physical Education (PE) at Covenant Academy.

Cleavage would not be an issue. Anonymous Spit-up would float and not fall on your clothes or floor. Margaret Welch Falls on concrete would not happen. Jennifer Coates I could float up to the ceiling to get the dust off the fan blades! Kathi Gibson Floating and giggling with my girlies would be amazing! Shannon Manen Instead of hearing, “Mom! I spilled my cereal on the floor!” My kids can just slurp their food through straws! Taressa Ranson

She has been married to Kenny for almost 9 years and they have two children, Caleb (2) and Abigail (4). Before becoming a mom, earned her degree in Education at Texas A&M University and then taught 3rd grade in Tomball for 5 years.

The Anti-gravity Machine Calories burned/half hour of housework: Doing laundry

73

Rearranging furniture

204

Making the bed

68

Yard work

170

Cooking

85

Washing windows

102

Washing the dishes

78

Washing the car

102

Ironing

78

Gardening

136

Lugging your kids around wouldn’t cause back problems. Amber Stepanik

Dusting

85

Mowing the lawn

187

Sweeping

112

Raking

146

The toys would pick themselves up. Stacey Cates

Vacuuming

119

Scrubbing the floors

129

Carrying a small child (up to 15 lbs.) up and down stairs

289

There would be no need to “put away toys…” they would just float away! Bonnie Mancuso

I would never feel Fat!!! Hehehe, Laura Winston You wouldn’t have to worry about picking up the toys since it would always be a mess. Kelly Ulanday I wouldn’t feel the weight of this baby and Jasmine would be light as a feather. Marianne Little

Light years ahead:

Look who’s counting down!

Little Dippers:

Rebeca Navarett Shannon Stillwell Karen Becker Bonnie Mancuso

Karlin Medlin due April 4 Michelle Perry due April 8

Levi James Baca (9lbs 3oz; 22 in) September 23rd

10/12 10/17 10/19 10/24

Please pray for those that are pregnant or may be trying to conceive/adopt.

Out of this world

Launch Schedule

The next Oasis is on October 8th. It is a women’s evening with dinner, discussion, music, and a message. Purchase tickets for $10 online or in the women’s alcove. Childcare is available for single moms.

We’ll be distributing a list of our moms that have home-based businesses with our MOPS directory. If you want to be included, please send your information to [email protected] by October 10th.

Care Net Pregnancy Center will be having their annual fundraiser and silent auction on October 8th from 6-9 pm.

We will be taking the kids trick-or-treating at Ainsley Courte on Friday, October 30th at 10:30 am. Meet at the front doors with the kids in their costumes.

Bring any unwanted issues of MomSense magazine to MOPS meetings and we will donate them to Care Net Pregnancy Center. The shirts are in!! Please give your payment to your Discussion Group Leader. Since we got enough shirt orders, shirts are only $10. Make checks payable to Cypress Bible Church (or CBC).

Cypress Bible Church 11711 Cypress-N. Houston Rd. Cypress, TX 77429-2817

Be thinking of questions you might have about Children’s health for our November speaker. Thanks to Lisa and the steering team members for scoring us free Panera Bread for breakfast this year. My family had a yummy panini for dinner with the meeting leftovers last month.

Oct. 16th Women’s Personal Safety with Deputy Sherriff Garland White Nov. 6th Children’s Health with Dr. Kim Hurlbut

Be together by staying linked up with CBC MOPS on the web. You can check out our weekly MOPS Monday posts on our blog at www.cypressbiblemops.blogspot.com or follow it through the Facebook wall for Cypress Bible Church MOPS. Our meeting schedule, special events, and links to MOPS International and Cypress Bible Church are also available through the blog.