UMOMC at the Greenville Zoo

On Monday March 23rd, a large group of us from UMOMC met at the Greenville Zoo for a play date. Included int he list were Katie Lynes + boy twins, Jenn Osborns + boy/girl twins, Jenni Bahti + boy/girls triplets, Latosha Anderson + boy/girl twins, Elizabeth Lolis + boy twins and older boy, and me with the three girls. It was quite the crowd and it looked like we brought the Zoo to the Zoo =) Once everyone was there, we enjoyed a beautiful stroll around the Zoo and even managed to get a group shot of the entire group of kids which was quite the feet with that many little ones. In addition, we hit all the kids favorite, the playgrou

nd at the top of the Zoo. As lunch was approaching we headed out and ventured to McAlisters Delli on Congaree Rd for lunch.

YWCA Fundraiser at Cafe and Then Some

On Sunday March 22nd, I attended the Cafe and Then Some fundraiser for the Y. The show was the Real Housewives of Ocone County. Too funny!!!

Greenville Zoo

On Monday, Katie, Jenn, and I all met up with the kids at the Greenville Zoo. All the kids loved seeing the animal, but as usual, the playground inside the Zoo was the big hit. After the Zoo, we all headed to Chick-fil-a for some lunch and more play time =)

Picnic in Cleveland Park

On Sunday March 8th, we made our way to Cleveland Park to meet up with the Sizemore group in order to enjoyy the wonderful 80 degree weather we were having. It was so amazing that the weekend before we had one of the best snows ever in Greenville.

When we arrived, we all visited at the playground while the kids had a great time running around. The rest of the afternoon was filled with play time, dinner, and more play time. What a beautiful day to be at the park.

UMOMC Spring Consignment Sale

After many months of planning, the day arrived for the start of our semi-annual UMOMC consignment sale on March 6th. Around 11, my Dad came over to our house, helped me load my piles of stuff to sale high attop his truck, and then he watched the kids while I headed to the bank in order to pick up the change for the sale. In usual fashion, I am always shocked at how much I have to sale and this year was no exception as Daddy's truck was stuffed inside and out and the toddler beds were strapped to the top of the pile/roof. I drove very slowly to the bank and then on to the Church where I met up with Leah. Since there were enough people to go help me pick up the rack, LEah stayed at the Church to help set up and wait for people to arrive. Three other girls and I headed for the UHaul place, I picked up the truck, and then we headed to the storage facility to pick up the racks. With all the extra helpers (usually just Leah and I) it went quickly and we were on the way back to the Church. When we arrived, I backed in the truck and we started to unload the racks and then assemble them. The afternoon flew by as usual as people started coming to drop off their stuff. Before we knew it, it was time for the sale to start. Althoguht it was the usual mad dash, we didn't have nearly as many people as usual. We had lots of fun talking to people and working our tails off trying to make it all work. Things went great and we were able to get out of the Church in record time. Several of us then went downtown to Mellow Mushroom for pizza. I finally rolled home and in bed by about 1 and then back up early the next morning in order to be back at the Church by 7:30. Unlike Friday night on the memebers only night, we had record turn out on Saturday and we very pleased that the sale was a huge sucess!!

Snow Day March 2nd 2009

Much to our surprise after a pretty warm winter and the fact we had made it to March without even any ice this year, Greenville had one of the best snow events on March 1st 2009 that we have probably had since the big one of "88". For all other Greenville natives, we are still talking about that one and those of us that were in school at the time remember it closed everything down for two weeks =)



All weekend it had been pouring. They had mentioned snow, but I really think everyone thought the weather people were crazy. Much to our surprise, when we came out of Sams on Sunday afternoon, it had started to snow. Nothing was sticking to the ground since everything was so wet, but that quickly changed on our way home and there was already a layer on the ground by the time we got home. Everyone was excited as we watched the snow and it really started to pile up in a hurry. Since it became obvious things were going to be closed the next day, John and Emily rode up to LSI to call all employees to let them know not to come to work the next day. By the time they came home, the power had already been flickering, I had but the twins to sleep, and was out trying to get Mange to go to the bathroom. Little did I know when I took him out and only threw over a coat and my crocks over my PJs, would it take him 10 minutes to decide to go to the bathroom. Just as John and Emily arrived home, I was taking the dog inside. Since we had put out a pyrex container earlier to collect snow, we brought it inside since it was very full and I showed Emily how to make snow cream (snow, milk, sugar, vanilla). We all enjoyed the tasty treat before finally retiring for the night. When we awoke the next morning, we found at least 5" of fluffy snow on the ground. It was very beautiful. After a quick breakfast, we started the process of dressing everyone in their snow gear. After getting everyone dressed, we headed out for some fun sledding and throwing snow balls. The girls and I were all able to fit on the sled and made some runs down the hill together. After a while, it was time to head in to warm up and take a break/snack time. After that, we suited back up and headed in the back where we had a great time sledding down the hill, making a pitiful snow made (Emily begged me to make one and then only wanted to watch me make until she totally lost interest before it was finished), and playing with Ian, Joey, Carmen, Will, and Mary. We stayed out there for over an hour since it was so nice outside and everyone was having a great time. Surprisingly, Ansley was the biggest daredevil and could not get enough of the sledding. After such a long time outside, I helped John get the little ones in and then Emily and I played over in Carmen, Joey, and Ian's backyard for a while.