Recipe #1

I thought a fun thing to do would be to share some recipes every now and then. As moms, it seems we are always trying to find something a little different to try, so I thought I'd post what I did last night. I actually got the basics for this recipe from Shelley, so you can all thank her the next time you see her. I put in what I like, and you can put in whatever your family likes to customize to your tastes!

Pizza Pockets
1 Pkg Refrigerated Pizza Crust
2 T melted butter
Mozzarella cheese, amount determined by your likes/dislikes
24 pieces of pepperoni
1 green pepper
1/2 medium onion
garlic
oregano
parsley

Roll out pizza dough on a sheet pan. Cut into 4ths. Lightly brush melted butter on each piece. Spread mozzarella cheese over dough, not quite to the edges. Put 6 pieces of pepperoni on each piece. Add green pepper and onion. Sprinkle on the spices. Fold the two sides of dough together, and press the sides together. Alternately you could also only cover half of the dough and then just pull the uncovered half over the covered half and press the sides together like a calzone. I then brush butter on the top of each pizza pocket.

Bake as per directions on dough container. Enjoy!!

We put out a bowl of red sauce for dipping, but you could also just add the sauce to each pocket. It was so good!

Starting Now

Just a reminder that MOPS starts again this week, September 18th. The time is 9am-11am. The steering team will be providing breakfast. We are really looking forward to another great year of fellowship, fun and growth. Hope to see each of you there!

Relevant

I thought this was a very relevant conference that is pretty inexpensive and some of you might be interested in, so here is the info:

Focus on Parenting^TM

You'll find everything you need to face the joys and challenges of parenting with confidence. You'll find everything you need to help your family thrive—every step of the way!

Focus on Parenting^TM, brings together the experiences of Dr. Kevin Leman, Larry Fowler, Phil Vischer, Elisa Morgan, Mark Holmen, Ron Luce, Juli Slattery, and Bob Waliszewski to bring you the most collectively broad panel of wisdom and knowledge for raising Godly children than any other single-day event ever offered.

Saturday, November 14, join Focus on the Family^®, the premier parenting ministry, as parents, church leaders, and the world's most respected voices gather together to offer wisdom about:

• equipping parents to know and serve God
• learning together how to experience the beauty of God's design for family
• building effective safeguards in the home
• instilling Christ-like character in your children
• being salt and light in your family's community

This is going to be simulcast at Trinity Park here in Greenfield. You can register at http://brushfire.e-vent.info/events/FOP2009/Events.aspx?ID=23811

Invite

Do you have a friend that you think would benefit from MOPS, the fellowship, adult conversation, 2 hours every other Friday of time for themselves? Then no time is better than today to ask them to come to our first meeting to see it all for themselves! Our first meeting is September 18th, and that is just around the corner. We are looking forward to seeing you soon...and your friends!

Coming Soon...

Hi girls! I thought this year I would try to keep everyone a little better up to date and have some fun communication by having our own site where we can come, find out what's going on with our MOPS group, the MOPS organization and possibly some fun random information I thought could be useful in our daily lives as mothers of preschoolers. You never know what you might find here so bookmark and come back often!

The 2009-2010 MOPS year begins September 18th at Brandywine, that is just over one month away! Our steering team is getting excited and ready for fun, lots of great speakers and information, fellowship with other terrific moms, new crafts and service projects. If you haven't committed your first and third Friday mornings yet, please do so soon. We would love to have you join us as we gather together on Planet Mom!