What to do with 30" of Snow?

We had a record snowfall in Harford & Cecil Counties! Our mommies also set a new record, we had 52 moms logged into CM at one time! So in addition to setting records, our moms have also been busy making the best out of all that snow!

Here are some creative ideas from our Mommies on what to do with all that snow outside!

SNOW CREAM:

• Mixing Bowl
• Large Spoon
• 8 cups of clean snow
• 5 tablespoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• Milk

Directions: 
Put the snow in the mixing bowl. Add vanilla & sugar, stir
Add in Milk and stir until snow cream is at desired consistency

KOOL-AID SNOW CONES:
Mix Kool-Aide or similar drink mix to snow to make real SNOW-CONES!

SPRAY ART:
Mix food coloring/water based paints into spray bottles. Let the kids paint the snow!

SNOW CANDY:
1 cup Maple Syrup
1/4 cup Salted Butter
Fresh Snow, Vanilla Ice-Cream or shaved ice

Directions:

1. Heat the syrup and butter in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat, stirring to avoid a boil over. (Heating syrup is strictly a parent's job if doing this with Kids)
2. The mixture is ready 6 to 7 minutes after it boils (220 to 234 degrees on a candy thermometer). It should stiffen when dripped onto a plate
3. Remove from heat and cool for 2 minutes before pouring over the snow, ice cream, or ice. It cools so quickly that kids can taste it right away.

  

Coupons for the Military

We will be collecting coupons for the U.S. Navy in Atsugi, Japan. This is not just expired coupons, it is any unwanted coupons. This is the site we will use http://www.ocpnet.org/default.htm. We have adopted this base and we will send all coupons to them.
Here are some rules:

Expired Coupons: 2 Months Max! Yes expired coupons are accepted. We recommend not sending any coupons older than 2 months expired on the date of shipment. They can use them for a couple of months after that but remember that the volunteers at the base must process the coupons once they arrive and get them out to be used. We also need to leave enough time for them to have the families sort through them and find the ones they want for use.

What type of Coupons?
“Manufacturer’s Coupons” are the coupons of choice since they are accepted at any store. Coupons from the dispensers in grocery stores, from the internet and from your local newspaper inserts, and dozens of other places are good as long as those magic words are on them: "Manufacturer's Coupon."

What type of coupons NOT to send?
Do not send Assistance Vouchers, Food Stamps, or any other assistance items. Store coupons, those only good at the store named are useless on a military base overseas. The stores there are the BX/PX or the Commissary. (See below) Do not send restaurant coupons.

Sorting the Coupons (this will help your CE managers out)
Please sort the coupons into “food” and “non-food” bundles so that they can more easily be placed in the correct venue once they arrive at the base. What's "Food" and what's not?

Rule of thumb: It's food if it can be eaten by humans, is usually eaten by humans, and is normally eaten to provide calories. For example, dog & cat food would be "Non-Food," but Ensure or Slim-Fast would be "Food." Vitamins would be non-food. Chewing Gum and Mints are food.

I will be keeping a running total of the $ amount that we send in coupons. I would like to ask that you cut and sort the coupons into food and non food. I do have some time at work to do this but I will not have a whole lot. By cutting and sorting this gets our whole CM community involved in this Chartiable event. If you have any questions please PM Mommy2Brayden or tammy.
http://www.chesapeakemommies.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=37817 or email admin@chesapeakemommies.com (Subject - COUPONS FOR MILITARY)

Thank You!

  Thank you Mommies for coming out on Saturday and celebrating the new year with ChesapeakeMommies. Our naughty santa party was a huge success! We had over 40 moms in attendance representing both counties.

Naughty Santa Party - Mark your Calendar

Our first groupwide event for 2010 will be the Naughty Santa Party on Sat Jan 9th. Please log onto the site to get more info! http://www.chesapeakemommies.com/forum/calendar.php

In addition to good food and good company, we will be featuring some of our very moms as vendors for the night. Please come and consider checking out these ladies!

Vendors Include:
Pampered Chef
Usborne Books
Gorgeous & Green Cloth Diapers
Longaberger
ThirtyOne
and many more!

Upcoming Holiday Events

Celebrate the season with your friends at Chesapeake Mommies! We welcome all moms to join our site and see what our group is all about. Catch the latest deal of the day or find a local playdate!

Some upcoming holiday playdates include:

Christmas Cookie Exchanges (We have 3 on the calendar this week, 2 in Harford & 1 in Cecil)
Wreath Making Playdate on Dec 9 at Sunny Hill Farm in Whiteford

And much more! Join / Log In today and check us out!

Happy Holidays!

We braved the cold today at the Bel Air Christmas Celebration!

Bel Air Christmas Celebration

CM will be participating in the Bel Air Christmas Celebration this Sunday Dec 6th! Please visit our booth at Shamrock Park and join us as we celebrate the coming season!

Sunday, December 6, 2009 -- Downtown Bel Air

2:30 - 3:30 pm: Main Street Concert, Patrick Redmond Band
3:30 - 4:15 pm: Grand Processional March, Main Street and Lee Street, narrated by Teri Kranefeld
4:00 - 5:00 pm: Music, Carols, Bonfire, Hot Chocolate and Cookies in Shamrock Park. MC: Captain Jim McMahan
5:00 pm: Special Surprise Finale


Scheduled to appear:

The Baltimore Ravens Cheerleaders, stilt-walkers and acrobats; marching bands from Bel Air High School, C. Milton Wright High School, John Carroll School, Joppatowne High School, Patterson Mill High School and Edgewood High School; costumed characters and mascots including Ferrous, Ripcord, Poe the Raven, The Oriole Bird, the Cat in the Hat, the Grinch, Frosty the Snowman, McGruff the Crime Dog and Spiderman; plus Miss Maryland 2009 Brooke Poklemba, Maryland’s Junior Miss 2009 Kristi Snyder, Miss Maryland's Outstanding Teen 2009 Stephanie Meadowcroft, Mrs. Harford County 2009 Ashlee Johnston; plus musical performance groups including the Hoppin' Hawks, the Silver Eagle Cloggers, the Step 2 It Dance Academy, the TwirlTasTix, Applause of Bel Air, and the Titans Drum Corps; plus miniature horses and horse-drawn wagons, a Living Christmas Tree, Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus, and much more!