Merry Christmas

All of us at Mother's Day Out wish you a

 Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

We would also like to invite you to Franklin Christian Church

Christmas Eve Candlelight Service 6:30 PM

Christmas Services 9:15 and 10:45 AM

Please feel free to join us if your church is not having 

service or if you do not have a church home as we 

celebrate the birth of our Savior!

Update to Picture Pick-up

Unfortunately, pictures will not be ready tomorrow or Thursday.  Andrea Davis will be in touch with those of you who ordered.  I do apologize; I did not find out until after 2:00 PM today.  I am so sorry for any inconvenience that this delay will cause.  If you have any questions or concerns, please e-mail Andrea at andrea@andreadavisphotography.com.  Thank you.

LAST MINUTE DETAILS

First of all, I apologize about car lane this morning (Monday).  We had a few teachers running late.  We always need two teachers in each class so one can stay in the room and one can go outside, and that wasn't going to be possible this morning.


We plan to have car lane on Tuesday but NO CAR LANE Wednesday or Thursday due to program.  Reminder - doors to sanctuary upstairs will open at 9:30; program to begin around 9:45.  Andrea Davis Photography will be upstairs handing out picture orders before program.


For those of you new to MDO - you can access the upstairs by elevator.  When you enter downstairs, go to your left and elevator is just past men's restroom.  You will find the outside foyer to the sanctuary on the second floor.


FYI - we have had several cases of pink eye at MDO - seems to be mostly Preschool classes.  Keep an "eye" out...sorry - bad pun...

Giving Back at Christmas

Thank you to all who gave to our Christmas Giving project.  Ms. Kely took $375 in cash to The Well yesterday.  The gentleman working there told her that her timing couldn't have been better as Friday was the last day they were going to be able to purchase gifts.  Our contribution should help out quite a bit ensuring that some needy children have gifts at Christmas.


I sent $365 to World Vision.  With that we were able to purchase three goats, six chickens, five ducks and provide $385 worth of medicines to third world countries!


Thank you so much!


Just a reminder that the third part of our giving back is within our own MDO family.  Please bring a new, wrapped book for your child's class (no more than $5).  We will exchange books at the class party on the 14th and 15th.  Label your wrapped book "boy", "girl", or "either".


Individual and class pictures will be available on the 14th and 15th before the Christmas program.  Andrea will set up in the foyer upstairs outside the sanctuary.  If you are not going to be there either of those days, please contact Andrea at andrea@andreadavisphotography.com.  


And finally, some wonderful parents brought the teachers breakfast on Thursday.  They were thrilled, and we appreciated the "goodies"!  Thank you!

UPDATES

Here are a few updates - probably in random order as that tends to be the way my mind works!

• This Thursday is the last day to send in $10 to World Vision/The Well.  We will total $$ on that day and send out checks on Friday.
• Don't forget a $5 book for the book exchange on our party/program day.  The book can be for a boy, girl, or either.  Please wrap it and label "boy", "girl", "either".
• We are supposed to receive our first Kroger Cares check for $320 and some change!  Thank you to all who have been using your card!  It's beginning to add up!
• Disappointing news in that we still have not received a check from Chick-Fil-A despite repeated attempts to get in touch with them.  They will not even give us an amount made.  Obviously, I will have trouble doing business with that particular location again!  We have heard that the one in Cool Springs is very good to work with and prompt in payment.
• We have had some good news in that our former church administrator is returning to FCC January 1st.  Jack Holloway was a big proponent of our playground, and he and I are discussing specific dates now for installation.  Our excavation work is going to be tricky with this miserable weather that we've been having lately.
• We have one confirmed case of hand, foot, and mouth virus in the nursery.  Symptoms are a rash and fever.  
• Handout is going home about how to deal with children and holiday stress!  I thought it might be good reading.  Look for it in your child's folder.
• The children are learning all about the "reason for the season" in chapel and getting ready for the Christmas program.  Make plans to attend; they are always cute!  Please have your child wear a white or red turtleneck, navy MDO t-shirt and jeans.

FYI

I guess it's time to review our weather policies at MDO!  We always follow Williamson County Schools, so if you are checking closings on TV, just follow whatever Wms. Co. has decided.


If they go one hour late, we will begin at 10:00 AM.  If they decide to go two hours late, we will begin at 11:00 AM.  Hopefully, you can at least get a few errands run between 11:00 and 2:00!  If Wms. Co. is closed, we will be also.


If weather is "iffy", please make sure that you follow early closings by radio or TV.  We would like to ask that you pick up your preschooler before you pick up your elementary school-age child.  Quite a few of our teachers, who have school-age children, live in the Spring Hill and Chapel Hill area and need time, especially if the weather is bad, to pick up their own children.  


On a completely different note - we now have a door buzzer!  You no longer have to call for access; you can simply ring the doorbell located on the upper right side of the doors to the right.  It will ring us in the back work area.


And finally - we would like to ask that you dress your child in a white OR red turtleneck with his/her MDO navy t-shirt and jeans for the Christmas program.  I noticed that Target had turtlenecks on sale yesterday for about $5 if you are in need of one.  Christmas program is Wednesday, December 14 and Thursday, December 15.

Stay warm :)

FYI

FYI - Thanks for the response to our Sharing the Blessings of the Season project.  We are collecting $10 per family to be distributed to The Well in Spring Hill for Christmas gifts and to World Vision to help needy families purchase farm animals that they can use to help support their families.  We have asked for cash as we plan to send the money by the second week of December to The Well so that they have plenty of time to purchase gifts.  If you haven't sent in your $10, it's not too late.  We will continue collecting through the first week of December.


Also, remember that we will have a $5 book exchange in each of the classes (including nursery).  We will do the exchange at our Christmas parties on the 14th and 15th.


Make plans now to join us for our special Christmas Program on December 14th and 15th.  Ms. Maria has planned a special event for that morning.  The program will begin at approximately 9:30 and last about 45 minutes.  Classes will have their parties downstairs afterwards.  Check your folders or e-mails for specific details on parties per your child's class.


Tuition was due November 15th.  If you did not have a chance to pay before the break, please consider using PayPal on the right side of the blog.  After the 25th a late fee of $15 will be given, so the usage fee for PayPal is definitely less!


A huge THANK YOU to Jo Shewring who finalized our order for Scholastic this month.  When I last checked we had almost $700 of book orders.  WOW!  There is nothing easy about closing out an order through Scholastic, so Jo went over and above to get it down before the break.

We at MDO are thankful for:

the children who make us smile (and sometimes laugh) each day

 and are eager to learn

being able to watch the children bow their heads and pray in chapel and then sing at the top of their lungs

to listen to them say their Fruit of the Spirit and understand what love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control are (or at least most of the "fruits"!)

the parents who entrust their children to us

the parents who encourage us 

We love our jobs; we love the children; we are blessed to work with you in the education and development of your child.

Thank you 

Have a blessed Thanksgiving