Summer 2013 Volume 36, Issue #2
Twincidentally
www.valleymomc.org
Celebrate
our kids * our friends * our selves
From The President Email jules.maas@gmail.com
Celebrating MultiplEness Back in April, many of our members met in Amy Spies‘ room for drinks at the 2013 NWAMOTC Convention. We sat on the bed, couch and floor telling stories, singing songs and talking a lot about what this club means to us. It means teaching, it means learning. It means helping, it means sharing. It means friendship, it means love. It’s a place of understanding. “We used to celebrate multiples - whether you have them or are them,” someone said. That is the statement that has set my direction for leading the Valley Mothers of Multiples Club this year - and in the redesigned newsletter you are looking at right now. As we prepare to kick off our new year of meetings and activities, I have asked our board to help me look at the opportunities to show and share with each other this incredibly wonderful, often challenging journey we’re on. We hope you’ll take the ride with us. We’ve got lots of ideas and a few more surprises. Please join us for an upcoming meeting or event very soon. Because most of all, what we we need is you. Love,
Jules Maas President, Valley Mothers of Multiples Club
Upcoming Events GENERAL MEETING: SEPTEMBER Sept 19, 2013 7 - 9pm 1st Christian Church of Kent 11717 SE 240th Street Kent, WA 98032 NWAMOTC FALL MEETING October 4 & 5, 2013 Tacoma, WA www.tangerinetravel.com/ nwamotc
Charter Membership in Valley Mothers of Multiples Club (a non-profit organization), is open to mothers or guardians of multiple-birth children in Renton, Kent, Auburn and surrounding areas. VMOMC offers education, research opportunities, support, networking and friendship. Meetings are held on the third Thursday of each month, September through June. $30 annual dues include membership in VMOMC & the Northwest Association of Mothers of Twins Clubs, Inc.
Officers 2013-2014 In Service to our members & Their Families
Jules Maas President & NWAMOTC Senior Delegate Member: 3 years. 2.5 years old GGG Triplets Mother of the Year 2012-2013; served as Chairmom for Media, Publicity, Website, Playdates and Santa Brunch. Currently serving NWA as Webmaster. 425.445.7845 jules.maas@gmail.com
Amy Spies Vice-President
Member: 20+ years. 27 year old twins. Served as Chairmom for: Charity, Outreach, Delegate, President and Vice President, Secretary, & helped with the Kids Galore Sales, Magical Night of Giving fundraisers. 206.453.8921 spiesfarm@yahoo.com
Jenn Hendrickson
Pat Banks
Treasurer
Secretary
Member: 2 years. 1 year old GG twins. Has been affiliated with Linda Simpson, Jana Simpson & family for many wonderful years. 206.778.5348 hendrijecwu@gmail.com
Member: 20 years. 20 year old BB twins. Has served as Chairmom for President, Vice President, Secretary and various other committee chairs - including last year’s Gift & Goodie Auction. 206.920.2438 pbanks2@earthlink.net
Janice Totey
Carol Callia
Advisor
NWAMOTC Junior Delegate
Member: 25 years. 27 year old GB twins. Has served in many chairmomships over the years. Currently serving on the NWA board as the Presidents Report printing and nominating chairmom. 206.819.2755 jdtotey@comcast.net
Member: 42 years. BB twins. Has served as club President and Vice President and many other chairmomships. I am very happy to serve as your junior delegate this year. 206.293.3141 jccallia@comcast.net
Milestones Mothers
Children
08/06 Carol Callia; Amy Link
07/09 Elaine & Craig Anderson; Casandra Snyder
08/08 Amy Spies 08/15 Cheryl Truzzi 08/18 Pat Banks
07/13 Jody & Jennifer Simmons
08/28 Cindy Williams
07/17 Connor & Jacob Wilds
Fathers
07/30 Brian & Allison Totey
07/05 Rich Ruess
07/31 Kassidy, Kaylee & Matthew Kime
07/29 Sean Wilds
08/01 Carli & Laura Kettel
08/13 Joshua & Matthew Haley 08/17 Kenzi & Morgan Hendrickson 08/19 Joseph Callia 08/20 William Haley 08/24 Marissa & Miranda Marquardt 08/27 Rachel & Sarah Watanabe
08/06 Dale Epper 08/11 Matt Kime 08/18 Jay Thomas 08/23 Larry Larson
Anniversaries 07/27 Jan & Richard Anderson 08/04 Mandi & Matt Kime 08/19 Amy & Mike Link You must remember this, A kiss is just a kiss, a sigh is just a sigh. The fundamental things apply, As time goes by. And when two lovers woo, They still say, "I love you." On that you can rely, No matter what the future brings. As time goes by Music & words by Herman Hupfeld; “As Time Goes By”, Casablanca, 1942
Pin Board Marcy Fairchild
Carter & Whitney Link
Jenny Schrepfer
Marley & Morgan Schrepfer marissa & Miranda
Jenn Hendrickson
Linda Simpson
Cheryl Truzzi
Pat Banks
Jeannane Healey
Katie, Gavin & Aiden Barnhill
Jill Lopotosky
Elizabeth newton
Mandi & Matt Kime Ellie & Ian Crane
Sarah, Emma & Ashley Maas
Kendra, Kassidy, Kaylee & Matthew
Chairmom Reports All the News From Us To Yous
Sunshine I am the new Sunshine Chairmom for this year. If you or those you love need some sunshine in your life, please let me know. We want to laugh with you, celebrate with you and share our tears with you when need be, that's what makes us sisters. We want to send our get well wishes to Jana Simpson. Seems she hasn't gotten her RV legs under her quite yet. From her mother, “Jana is off work for three days with a hand injury. She was walking to the front of the motorhome while Nancy was driving in heavy traffic. The breaks were hit and Jana fell forward catching herself with her right hand. She is in a brace until the swelling goes down as she may have a broken bone. They had gone huckleberry picking near Mt. Adams. Oh yes, the huckleberries had an accident this morning too. Riess opened the freezer and the cookie sheet they were on fell on the floor in the garage. Garage looks like a blood bath!” Additionally, we want to send our heartfelt sympathy to Jana and her family on the loss of their beloved friend, Pinky. They were on vacation Friday evening when they received word that Pinky had
been hit by a car. Our 4 legged family members are as precious to us as any other family member and we know she will be greatly missed.
Dues will be delinquent October 1
Have a Great Day,
If you have changes for your personal page, please include them or email them to me. If you need a copy of your page, email me your request.
Karen Stockman
Current 2013-14 members:
kistockman@msn.com • • • • • •
Jan Anderson – Lifetime Kerstin Bjork Sue Glenzer Thomas Jo-Ann Larson – Lifetime Linda Simpson Altheda Steinbach – Lifetime
New Contact Info: Email for Jen Hendrickson is hendrijecwu@gmail.com
Pinky Membership Records It’s that time of the year again! Dues are due and we don’t want to lose you! Renew your membership, make your check out to Valley MOMC for $30.00 and mail it to: Linda Simpson 13700 SE 201 Kent, WA 98042-3037
Address for Monique Reed Jones is: 535 Wells Ave S, #A Renton, WA 98055 (Monique has moved again but she is still in our Valley “neighborhood”!)
Linda Simpson valleymom71@comcast.net
Editor Members are encouraged to submit photos, reports, advertisements & content for Twincidentally. We love including material from facebook updates - but let us know if you don’t want us to use news from your feed.
Janice Totey jdtotey@comcast.net
Announcements & ADs Little things, big things, Even-in-Between things
Membership Dues Now Payable Renewal forms in this newsletter $30 Annual Dues are now being accepted through Sept.30th. Checks should be made out to Valley MOMC and submitted to: Jen Hendrickson, VMOMC Treasurer 25024 144th Pl SE Kent, WA 98042 Dues include membership in VMOMC and the Northwest Association of Mothers of Twins Clubs. Non-paid accounts will be delinquent as of 9/30
FREE KITTENS Amy Spies is offering to de-worm, vaccinate and get a monthly flea treatment on five available kittens: • Dark grey-black stripe twins • 2 orange kittens • one tortie. Contact her for pictures, questions or requests at spiesfarm@yahoo.com, 206.453.8921 photos available: https://www.facebook.com/ ValleyMothersOfMultiplesClub
Kent Co-op Preschool Now offering enrollment specials through September: • waiving registration fees for qualifying babies • 50% off registration fees for all other classes. Visit kmcoop.org or their facebook page for more info. https://www.facebook.com/pages/KM-Co-opPreschool/128162652889
9425 S. 248th St. Kent, WA 98030-4867 (not affiliated with the church)
Fall Meeting “Relax, Rejuvenate & Reconnect” Take a tour of the new way to learn about Fall Meeting, the hotel and the best feature of all – online registration using your very own credit card. You will love how easy it is to fill out the form. (If you want to fill out a paper form and send it in with a check, that is also on the website.) www.tangerinetravel.com/nwamotc
Play Time Les Gove Park - 5/11
Amy’s House - 6/21
Jules’ House - 7/31
Jules’ House - 7/31
Summer of Sun After the long, cold, rainy winter of 2012-2013, playdates returned to the Valley Mothers of Multiples Club schedule of events. Our first playdate took place at the fun & familiar Les Gove Park (some members will remember this as our Santa Brunch location for the past
Going anywhere with multiples is so freaking epic. But then again, so are the rewards. ~jules several years). The Barnhills and Maas families met up on an extremely warm & sunny day, and were able to share tips and challenges, and attempt to hang out while chasing five extremely energetic 2 year olds: Gavin & Aiden Barnhill and Ashley, Sarah & Emma Maas. The Links generously hosted the next gathering at their lovely home in Kent. Carter & Whitney
enthusiastically showed the Maas triplets their bedroom, had lunch and shared all their incredibly cool toys while their moms talked about potty training rewards, the party supply store, wall paint colors and the puzzling downward spiral of almost any Pandora station into Metallica. The end of July lent an unexpected opportunity for an impromptu date at the Maas residence - when Amy Spies brought her grandson, Nicholas, over to play while Jules went into the hospital for Orthognatic surgery to extend her lower jaw. They colored, mowed the lawn, and somehow got a boy to cook in the kitchen. He needs to come back soon so Jules can figure out how they did this, although she’s willing to bet it’s probably something he learned from his Grandma. Many playdates were also added to our facebook group this summer at events and locations including Storytime at the Covington library and the Maple Valley Kids Festival at Lake Wilderness. As we continue to look to gain new members and their children, we are currently planning to create a frequent, regular schedule of playdates every month. We will begin organizing these playdates soon - so if you would like to request a date, time, location or simply find out about the next one, contact Jules Maas at jules.maas@gmail.com. Thank you!
Nicholas, Emma & Ashley
Special Thanks “Ever since our triplets were born, I’ve thanked God and all the lucky stars in heaven for the friendship and generosity the members of VMOMC have shown me. Most recently, I had major jaw surgery and was unable to care for Ashley, Sarah and Emma for an entire week. Amy Spies helped my mother-inlaw the day I went into surgery and brought Nicholas for a play date. Amy Link offered to have another playdate with us (which I am really looking forward to soon!) Janice checked in on me so Travis could run to the store one evening, and Cindy not only brought us the world’s greatest Mac & Cheese, but the girls’ first popsicles. Ladies, I just want you all to know that your help and love mean the world to me and made a huge difference to me during recovery. Thank you so much - I am SO GRATEFUL for all my Valley sisters.” ~Jules Maas
Social Night
Summer BBQ @ Toni’s House On July 19th, Toni Watanabe graciously opened her home and brand new deck to VMOMC for a summer Girl’s Night Out BBQ. We had a wonderful meal of BBQ brisket sandwiches, deviled eggs, macaroni salad, fruit, and lemon cake! After stuffing ourselves, we presented Cindy with her memory book and then talked for hours.
“I want you all to know how much I love and cherish our friendship.” Relaxing with your Valley sisters is the best medicine any mom can hope for. We hope you can make it to the next!
Future Socials Doesn’t it make sense that moms of multiples need to get out even more often than moms of singletons? ABSOLUTELY! And yet, we get out So. Much. Less. than any other ‘regular’ mom we know. VMOMC wants to organize more social nights just for our stellar supermoms - but we need you to help us make them a reality! Contact our Social Chairmoms with your ideas AND your availability for doing outings and/or girl time.
Special Thanks “I would like to thank all of my Valley girls for the beautiful picture book for my reign as NW President. There sure were a lot of pictures that I didn't even know that were taken. I will make sure that I bring it to the September meeting for all to look at.
Dad’s Night We are also talking about bringing back Dad’s Night. Let us know if your significant other would be interested in participating. Football season is just around the corner as are places offering television, beer and wings!
Family SocialS Our socials chairmoms are already hard at work making early plans to give our families the opportunity to get out and have fun together at the upcoming seasonal celebrations for Halloween, Santa Brunch and Summer 2014. This year, we are looking at outdoor pumpkin activities at Mosby farms (http://mosbyfarm.com/), including pumpkin picking, hay riding and of course, photo opportunities.
Toni’s New Deck
Keep an eye on your calendars for dates in early October & December.
Cindy Williams I have been a member of Valley for 42 years and I have acquired some fabulous friends and acquaintances from this wonderful group of gals. I want you all to know how much I love and cherish our friendship. You will all be forever friends. Thanks again for who you all are.” ~Cindy Williams
Chairmomship Directory 2013-2014 Officer/Chair/Committees
Position
Name
Phone
Phone
President Vice President Treasurer Secretary Advisor NWAMOTC Senior Delegate NWAMOTC Junior Delegate Gift & Goodie Auction Audit Committee Charity Editor Friendship Fundraising Committee Historian Hospitality (General Meetings) Hospitality (Board Meetings) Installation Banquet Kids Galore & More Sale Media Membership Membership Records & Documents Play Dates Nametags Publicity Social - Adult Social - Fall Social - Winter Social - Spring Social - Summer Sunshine Website
Jules Maas Amy Spies Jen Hendrickson Pat Banks Janice Totey Jules Maas Carol Callia Toni Watanabe Janice Totey Jules / Janice / Linda Janice Totey Karen Stockman Jules Maas Linda Simpson Jules Maas / Amy Link Jules Maas Toni Watanabe Janice Totey Janice Totey Karen Stockman Jules Maas
425-445-7845 206-453-8921 206-778-5348 206-920-2438 206-819-2755 425-445-7845 206-293-3141 206-218-7129
jules.maas@gmail.com spiesfarm@yahoo.com hendrijecwu@gmail.com pbanks2@earthlink.net jdtotey@comcast.net jules.maas@gmail.com jccallia@comcast.net toniwatanabe@comcast.net
206-819-2755 425-445-7845
jdtotey@comcast.net jules.maas@gmail.com
206-819-2755
jdtotey@comcast.net
253-508-1436
kistockman@msn.com
425-445-7845
jules.maas@gmail.com
253-740-3359 425-445-7845
valleymom71@comcast.net jules.maas@gmail.com
425-445-7845 206-218-7129
jules.maas@gmail.com toniwatanabe@comcast.net
206-819-2755
jdtotey@comcast.net
206-819-2755 253-508-1436 425-445-7845
jdtotey@comcast.net kistockman@msn.com jules.maas@gmail.com
Volunteer Help our officers & club members Find a volunteer form in this newsletter & at every Regular Meeting. Thank you!
Celebrate * multiples *
Š Rick Takagi Photography