Issue 36 — 150+ members & GROWING! July/Aug 2012

JULY

4th Independence Day

10th 6:30, MMM Dinner Meeting

Ruby Tuesday, Dewitt

AUGUST

1st 6:30, MMM Dinner Meeting

Ruby Tuesday, Dewitt

19th 10am-1pm, Annual Family Summer Picnic

Santaro Park—Town of Onondaga

23rd New York State Fair Begins

SEPTEMBER

3rd Labor Day

5th First day of school in most districts

5th 6:30, MMM Dinner Meeting

Ruby Tuesday, Dewitt

11th Patriots Day

Stats from paid members as of

August 2012

It’s almost time for the

Great NYS Fair! Will you

and your crew be there?

83%, yes-definitely! We love the fair!

16%, I will be there but not the kids, they are too little

0%, nope, its not our thing

FALL SALE SCHEDULE:

Friday, October 5, 2012

5-6pm Sellers setup

6-7pm Sale open to sellers only

7-9pm Open to paid MMM members only

(no guests please)

Saturday, October 6, 2012

8am All sellers arrive

8:30am-12pm Sale open to the public

12-1pm Clean up & removal of all items

brought to the sale

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Executive Board PRESIDENT Kelly Carter

kcssunshines@aol.com

(315) 308-0277

VICE PRESIDENT Mary Wood

TREASURER Tracy Blumer

RECORDING SECRETARY Leslie Petty

CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Cyndi Rizzo

Committees LIBRARIAN MaryAnne Abernethy

CHILDREN’S LIBRARIAN Jecenia Bresett

MEMBERSHIP Mary Wood

Cyndi Rizzo

BIG SISTERS Amanda Fosberg

NEWSLETTER Leslie Petty

Mary Wood

PUBLICITY Danielle Murray

MEETING PROGRAMS Cyndi Rizzo

Jen Harte

PLAYGROUPS Karen Atherton

Susan Hayes

Wendy Hawkinson

PREEMIE CLOSET Melissa Sainsbury

HISTORIAN Leslie Petty

STATE REPRESENTATIVE Kelly Carter

NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVE Nicole Hiltbrand

Check This Out!!!

Our November meeting will feature a new

meeting place and a friendly little culinary competition.

Join us on Wednesday November 7th where we

will be will be taking advantage of the meeting room

and kitchen at CNY Healing Arts for a friendly MMM

cooking competition. Members will be preparing dishes

from the MMM Cookbook.

Don’t have a MMM cookbook?

Well we know just where you can get one.

Mention this article and receive $1.00 off!!

2012 prices for the cookbook are $8.00 each, or 2 for only $12.00.

Don't want to cook?

We need tasters and voters! A small $5.00 fee will cover all the

tastings . You will vote and pick your favorite in each of the following

categories: Appetizer, Main Dish, Side Dish, Dessert.

If you are entering a dish, you don't pay a fee, just show up with

your dish ready to serve, or ready to reheat and serve. This is a friendly

competition, there is no need to be an expert chef,

just a home cook who likes to feed their friends.

The winner in each category will receive a

Wegman’s Gift Card. So get out your aprons and chef

hats and join us at 195 Intrepid Lane Syracuse, New

York 13205.

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BIG SISTERS

Contact: Amanda Fosberg

We offer a "Big Sister" to paid MMM members that are pregnant and/

or are new moms of multiples during the first 3 months after giving

birth. We pair you up with a member that has multiples like you have

(or will have). The idea is for the big sister to check in with her little

sister often— to offer support, advice, help, etc. as needed. Then she

reports to the group at each meeting on how her "little sister" is doing.

The little sister can also contact her big sister as needed. Please

contact Amanda to get hooked up with a "big sister" today! If your

multiples are over a year old and are interested in becoming a “big

sister” contact Amanda today.

CHILDREN’S LIBRARIAN

Contact: Jecenia Bresett

We are now collecting books for our children’s lending library. We are

looking for books that are gently used or new, and pertain to useful or

enriching topics like potty training, multiples, multiculturalism, special

needs or growing families, to name a few!

COOKBOOK FUNDRAISER

Contact: Mary Wood

As a club fundraiser we have published a cookbook with our own 150

recipes. We ask that each member sell or buy 2; they make great

gifts. For more ordering information please go to

www.multiplemomsmingle.com/MMM/cookbook.html

CROUSE NICU DONATIONS

Contact: Kelly Somerlot

HISTORIAN

Contact: Leslie Petty

Leslie is gathering photos for the clubs scrapbook. If you have a

photo to share, please give it to Leslie. Any "old" club photos or group

photos would be great.

LIBRARIAN

Contact: MaryAnne Abernethy

Worried about "what to expect?" Interested in learning more about

twins and triplets? Scared to start potty training? Please contact

MaryAnne if you are interested in donating or checking out any books,

videos or magazines from our library.

MEMBERSHIP/DIRECTORY

Contact: Mary Wood & Cyndi Rizzo

If you are a new member, please download and complete a

registration form under the files section of the member’s only Yahoo

groups site or under membership on our site

multiplemomsmingle.com. You can send Mary a photo of your kids or

family if you'd like one included in the MMM directory that gets

updated every other month.

NEWSLETTER

Contact: Leslie Petty & Mary Wood

Have an idea for a great article? Please submit them to either Leslie

or Mary by the 10th of the month.

PLAYGROUPS & ZOO TRIPS

Contact: Karen Atherton, Susan Hayes, & Wendy Hawkinson

Playgroups are being formed throughout the year. Please contact

Karen, Susan and/or Wendy if you'd like to schedule a play date at

your home or even a park. Please check the MMM Calendar for other

upcoming play dates. (Continued on page 4)

What’s Happening on Facebook??

Facebook is a great place to start a conversation and get

some good information.

Recently a conversation was started regarding Walt Disney

World. One of our members asked for suggestions about

where to go for the best character dining experience and

good places to purchase tickets.

Chef Mickey’s character dining experience in the

Contemporary Resort in Magic Kingdom was a very popular

response. The Tusker House character breakfast in Animal

Kingdom was also recommended, as was The Crystal Palace

in Magic Kingdom. Though not a character meal location,

the Sci-Fi Dine in Theatre was suggested just as a fun place

to go. It is located in Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Also it

was pointed out that although not always the most popular

of the parks for people with small children, EPCOT is really a

great park to see some of Disney’s favorite characters and

there are a lot of great dining options there as well.

AAA was suggested as a good place to get Disney tickets.

The website www.mousesavers.com was also highly

recommended.

Have a question? Need some information? Want to sell

something or looking for something specific??? Just post

whatever you are looking for on our Facebook page. You are

bound to get the answer you are looking for. And maybe

some you aren’t!! But, its definitely a great place to start a

conversation.

Make sure you check it out!!

http://www.facebook.com/groups/multiplemomsmingle/

Upcoming Special Event!!!

A special MMM CNY Healing Arts Girls Night Out will be held

on Wednesday, October 17, 2012 from 5:30-8.

Please call 671-5755 to register.

$50 includes chair massage, mini facial, acupuncture, light re-

freshment, yoga, and use of spa amenities. Bring your bathing

suit if you'd like to enjoy the huge hot tub.

Please try to arrive at 5:00 to complete

required paperwork.

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PREEMIE CLOSET

Contact: Melissa Sainsbury

Our preemie closet is full and available. Contact Melissa if you

need to borrow it.

PUBLICITY

Contact: Danielle Murray

We have ads for our meetings in the Penny Saver and Family

Times. Special events are advertised too.

STATE REPRESENTATIVE

Contact: Kelly Carter

HELP WANTED

Consider your own talents and interests, as well as how much time

you will be able to invest. If your children are over 1 year of age,

we ask you to join a committee and help support our organization.

Please email Christine Coomes to volunteer.

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BABY BOY: Luke Timothy, 7 lbs born on July 2, 2012 to Stephanie & Rick

Johnson and proud siblings, Anna, Sara, Cate, Jack & Lila.

GB TWINS: Julia Grace, 5 lbs 11oz and Michael Francis, 6 lbs 10oz born on July 3, 2012 to Emily and David Kimball and proud siblings Joseph, Lauren

and Samantha.

TWIN GIRLS: Addison Julieann, 4 lbs 9oz and Isabelle Alexis, 4 lbs 5.5oz

born on July 11, 2012 to Samantha and David Infanger.

GB TWINS: Ameila, 7 lbs 3oz and Benjamin, 6 lbs 3 oz born on August 3, 2012 to Cristina and Steven Reed and proud siblings Anthony and

Katherine.

BG TWINS: Spencer Brian, 7lbs 1oz and Emerson Christine, 3lbs and 15oz

born on August 10, 2012 to Logan and Brian Blask.

TWIN BOYS: Brody William, 4 lbs 11 oz and Bryson James, 4 lbs 7 oz were

born August 29, 2012 to Patti and Ryan Keenan.

Multiple Moms to be …

Elizabeth Kinsley, Expecting Twins Sept '12

Brandi Anderson, Expecting Twins Oct '12

Juliana Herron, Expecting Twins Dec '12

Allison Capano, Expecting Twins, Jan '13

Emily Guarino, Expecting Twins, Feb ‘13

Christine Gentry, Expecting Triplets

& Multiple Mommy Expecting One More …

Jenna O'Neil, Expecting a singleton Aug '12

Karen Atherton, Expecting a singleton Feb '13

Julia Alteri, Expecting a singleton Feb '13

New moms to Multiple Moms Mingle!

Welcome new moms Allison Capano, Patti Keenon, Laurie Zbock,

Kristen Sullivan, Jennifer Mazur, Juliana Herron, Christine Gentry & YOUR NAME HERE!

162 members & GROWING!

FYI Information about our monthly meetings has been

submitted to several online and print calendars.

Check us out in CNY Family Times, on Channels 3, 5, 9,

Fox68, YNN, and at www.familytimes.biz and

www.syracuse.com

Looking for some great ideas and have some time to kill.

Why not check out Pinterest???

Careful though, it has addictive qualities!!!

www.pinterest.com

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CHILDREN —

2nd Genevieve Wood's 1st Birthday Audrey & Riley Blumer's 6th Birthday

8th Marshall & Eli Waller's 2nd Birthday Ian & Marietta Amati's 1st Birthday 9th Keegan Irving's 4th Birthday

10th Edie James' 3rd Birthday

11th Alexander Petty's 11th Birthday 15th Jordan & Ashton Miller's 4th Birthday Douglas & Catherine Rouselle's 5th Birthday 16th Gabe Gillis' 6th Birthday 18th Nathan Millet's 5th Birthday

Giavanna & Olivia Murray's 2nd Birthday

19th Gavin & Gwyneth Hiltbrand's 3rd Birthday Andrew & Sarah Friers' 1st Birthday 20th Lily & Nathaniel Morse's 1st Birthday

23rd Brooke & Brianna Reilly's 8th Birthday

24th Sydney & Sophia Maimone's 2nd Birthday

27th Taylor Hulett's 11th Birthday Conner Morgan's 7th Birthday 28th David Satalin 's 2nd Birthday Kayla & Camile Klaben's 1st Birthday 30th Carter Canastra's 4th Birthday 31st Samantha Derevenko Kimball's 3rd Birthday

Alex, Luke & Logan Calkins' 6th Birthday

— MOMS —

2nd Aimee Zeman

7th Heather Perretta

8th Margaret Sheen

10th Melody Bennett

11th Danielle Verone Murray

Tina Irving

13th Dana Lonis

Jennifer Brooks

— CHILDREN —

4th Owen Klei's 4th Birthday

Wesley Gordon's 2nd Birthday

6th Will & Ava Jones' 1st Birthday

7th Ryan Anderson's 3rd Birthday

Caleb Jackson's 3rd Birthday

8th Elizabeth & Kathleen Gannon's 1st Birthday

10th Eloise Froberg's 2nd Birthday

Matthew McCarthy's 5th Birthday

15th Logan Klaben's 5th Birthday

17th Michael, Tyler & Sarah Coomes' 7th Birthday

18th Cameron White McCormick's 3rd Birthday

20th Amanda & Allison Walter's 1st Birthday

22nd Evan Schlotzhauer's 3rd Birthday

24th Corbin & Mason Harp's 1st Birthday

25th Robert & John Palleria's 1st Birthday

26th Avery, Jacob & Nicholas Kelsey's 2nd Birthday

27th Alexis and Alex Allott's 2nd Birthday

31st Jeffrey Bush's 12th Birthday

Victoria Knight's 18th Birthday

— MOMS —

1st Erin Rivera

4th Heather Mimassi

5th Kelly Carter

10th Bryn Lovejoy-Grinnell

12th Lynne DiGennaro

Ginnine Ranalli Allicyn Froberg

Are you going to go back to work now???

I get asked this question a lot and looking at this picture it is hard to believe that it was taken

almost a year ago and that school will be starting again in the not so distant future. As many

of you know, I have been counting the days since school ended in June!!!! My kids are a high

maintenance bunch and honestly summer is not one of my favorite times of the year. Sorry, I

know some people get annoyed to hear that , but come and spend a week, or even just a day

with my 4….well…you will get it!!! This is however, most definitely a bittersweet entry into

the school year. Despite my ongoing countdown since June 23rd, I can’t believe its really

happening. I have been a stay at home mom for nearly 11 years having left my place of

employment after my son was born in July 2001. I had no idea that I would not be “employed” for this long. I figured

that I would return when my son entered Kindergarten. But then in July 2005…..surprise!!! Then SURPRISE again two

months later….we are not expecting just baby #3, but baby #4 as well!!!! Still not quite ever getting over the shock of

that revelation, fast forward 6 years…...the day I have been waiting for…the day that all of my kids are in school full

time. You know….the day that I am going to begin my country club life, sitting around eating bon bons, playing golf

and hanging at the spa…yeah….if only!!! Now don’t get me wrong, I know that I am fortunate to have had the choice to

stay home with my kids, but it is somewhat annoying when people ask me if I am going to go back to work. When

people ask me this I often think to myself…...when did I ever stop “working”??? I may have stopped being employed,

getting vacation time, paid holidays and earning a pay check …but working???? Someone forgot to tell me that part. I

often tell people that this is my sabbatical year. The year that I will finally get my life organized, maybe finish

unpacking from our move three years ago, organize all of my pictures, actually have my entire house clean all on the

same day, have one day when all of the laundry is completely done, (exciting stuff eh??) this is the vision I have in my

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14th Marybeth Reilly 16th Logan Blask

Alexia Conrad

18th Tricia McNabb

20th Meghan Leonardis 25th Rachel Dinero Meghan Morgan 26th Jill St John Casey Huber

14th Nicole Kopiasz Melissa Lynn Elchholz Rebecca Kelsey

18th Kristina Knight

19th Patti Keenan

22nd Elizabeth Davis

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Double and Triple……….

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the Summertime Fun!!!!!

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Multitudes, Multiple Moms Mingle newsletter, happily accepts suggestions, tips, articles and information for publication from members... although we do hold editorial rights. ;) We did our best to get all of the information correct and up-to-date. If you

notice something that is incorrect or was left out, please let us know.

A special thank you to Dr. Robert Kiltz, CNYFC, for his kindness and generosity with the printing of the Multitudes newsletter.

Please submit information and materials to Leslie Petty or Mary Wood by the 10th of the month prior to publication.

head. Then reality sets in and I remember that I have 4 children in

three different schools that all leave for school and get home from

school at three different times. I am sure my typical day will go like

this: Fight with the biggest one to get up and out the door at 6:30,

fight with the middle one to get ready for school and eat a breakfast

that consists of more than “uncooked toast” as he likes to call it and

get him out the door by 7:20 and with a little luck get a pot of coffee

brewing before the girls are up demanding the first of their typical 4

course breakfast and before the two little boys that come to our

house to catch the bus at 8:24 show up. Inevitably at 8:25 my phone

will ring with a number popping up from West Genesee High School

or Middle School with someone on the end of the line telling me they

need a book, or an instrument or a lunch or they’re sick, so ...those

country club days that I fantasize about may happen once … maybe

twice, but (I don’t golf) don’t bet on it!!! But just maybe there will be

a day here and there that I can actually sit down, have a complete

thought and actually figure out what I am going to do next before the

first of the three busses arrives back home and we are rushing off to

dance, or band or soccer or...

Leslie Petty, MMM recording secretary and mom to Megan 16, Alex 11

and Lauren and Claire, 6

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