Welcome back to our MOPs of Grove blog!
I hope you were able to join us at our 2nd morning meeting that took place last week. We had a great time eating some yummy food, getting to know other mommies, and learning about child safety in the car and how to keep our cars healthy with some basic mechanic advice.
We always start our meetings with some time to mingle and catch up with each other and of course dig into some breakfast.
Seriously, how good does this look?! Are you drooling, yet?
As Stacy shared in our Mommy moment - life is not meant to be lived alone! She encouraged us to introduce ourselves to someone and we believe that MOPs is such a great place to come to build relationships with other women who are just like you!
This is Officer Micah Stinnet. He was so nice to come to talk to us about child safety in the car and some general safety tips while on the road!
Here are a few notes from his talk!
Children in Oklahoma need to be in a car seat until the age of 6. Follow the guidelines of the car seat to make sure your child is in the proper seat for height and weight.
And no matter what... BUCKLE your kids UP!!
If you are traveling and out on the road in Oklahoma and you need some help,
dial *55 to get the highway patrol.
They can come help you change a flat tire - just pull over as far right as you can and stay in your car and wait for them to come and help you and at no cost.
Meet Mr. Chris Dudley from DoRight Auto
Mr. Dudley is an amazing man. He opened up his talk with prayer and tried to share as much of his wisdom as he could with all of us women.
He said preventative maintenance on a car is key. You can let it go or maintain it, just like life. He said the instruction manual for life is the Bible and for your car it is located in the glove box. He advised us not to ignore either manuals.
He said to make sure we are checking our oil between oil changes and before traveling. Walk around your car and make sure nothing is running out of it and that the tires look good.
He noted that all cars are different and that looking at the instruction manual is really key to know what your car needs and how it operates.
We appreciate both of these men taking the time out of their busy schedules to come and talk to us. It was very interesting and we all were given the chance to ask as many questions as we wanted.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Our MOPs leader, Melissa, shared with us many announcements for this month.
First, DON'T MISS THIS ONE!! :) Tomorrow is the first MOPs play date of the year! We are going to the Right Choices Corn Maze. If you would like to caravan we are meeting at the Grove Christian Center at 9:15. It is only $3 a person. You can bring a picnic lunch and eat there and we will head back around 12:30.
There is a 5k run coming up on Oct. 12th benefiting our public schools in Grove. They are raising money for COATS for children in need. You can also donate like new coats at Allsup Chiropractor.
Our next meeting is a night meeting on October 24th at 7:30 to 9:30. We will be having some fun for GAME NIGHT. You may also bring a yummy appetizer, dessert, or snack food to share.
On October 29th at the public library they are going to be hosting their annual pumpkin decorating event from 3:30 to 4:30. Fun and free for the kids.
The last day for MOPs registration and dues is coming up on Oct. 31st. Please contact us by email if you have any questions about that. mopsofgrove@gmail.com
If you have been thinking about joining MOPs and haven't yet, then I want to invite you and encourage you to come check us out! The first meeting is free and I think you will fall in love with this group just like I have!
