February 2014 Meeting Recap

A special thank you to Julie and Adam Hydzu for sharing their story, wisdom, and humor with the group! What a treat to hear from a married couple and their journey together. They reminded us of the fact that "marriage is designed for Holiness, not just happiness."

A few mom2mom announcements:

Thursday, March 6th, PLAYDATE!
Summitt Park (located next to church). Pack a lunch and come play with mom2mom at 9:30 am.

Thursday, March 13th, mom2mom March meeting
We are meeting a week early in March due to Spring Break. Same time, same room.

Friday, April 11th, mom2mom Pedicure Night
Enjoy a relaxing night among friends at Happy Feet.

Also, for our regular meetings, if you have any food preferences (gluten free, diary free, etc) please let your Table mom know.

Meeting Reminder and Hot Chocolate Recipe

Good morning ladies! A reminder that our next meeting is THIS THURSDAY. If you have any changes in childcare, please remember to let Sandy know.

At our meeting, we will be blessed with a wonderful set of guest speakers, our own mom2mom Table Mom, Julie Hydzu and her husband Adam will broach the topic of marriage and intimacy.

The mom2mom mom's dessert night was a great success.  Many of you have asked for the Hot Chocolate recipe from Cheryl's dessert bar... here it is... why not make a batch, put the kids to bed, and share a mug with your hubby tonight? (So with this warm weather you may need to crank up the air conditioner already to cool down the house, but hey it is worth it to enjoy a mini-date-night-in!)

Creamy Hot Cocoa Recipe
www.allrecipes.com

• 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 3/4 cup white sugar
• 1 pinch salt
• 1/3 cup boiling water

• 3 1/2 cups milk
• 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup half-and-half cream
  Combine the cocoa, sugar and pinch of salt in a saucepan. Blend in the boiling water. Bring this mixture to an easy boil while you stir. Simmer and stir for about 2 minutes. Watch that it doesn't scorch. Stir in 3 1/2 cups of milk and heat until very hot, but do not boil! Remove from heat and add vanilla. Divide between 4 mugs. Add the cream to the mugs of cocoa to cool it to drinking temperature.

Valentine's Menu by Julie Gransee

Do you ever feel like even the "little" holidays are just one more thing added to your already heavy mom to-do list?  Or maybe you are torn because you really want to make these special days memorable for your loved ones but just don't have that much time?  What about the dilemma of going out and facing the crowds, or just staying home and eating in?  Here are a couple of simple recipe ideas to make your Valentine's Day fun for you, your sweetie, and your littles.  

Valentine's Day Snack Mix from MamaMiss - This would be so fun to mix up together with the kiddos.  You could take it to the park for a special snack, or send it in a lunchbox to school.  

Prosciutto Wrapped Chicken and Asparagus  from The Food Charlatan - If you do decide to avoid the crowds and stay home on Valentine's Day, this is a really good but simple recipe that feels a little bit fancy.  

Raspberry Swirl Cheesecake Bars from Lovely Little Kitchen - Make these little cheesecakes the day before so that you don't have to worry about making dessert on Valentine's Day.  Raspberries are always romantic!

Valentine's S'mores

Sweet and simple. A winning combo, especially for a fun family activity for Valentine's Day. This post on making Valentine's Day S'mores from the blog, Busy Kids Happy Mom, is a keeper. Plus, it even has innovative ideas for indoor fire-sources for your s'mores. Read on. Who's going to make this???