Issue 34 — 120+ members & GROWING! March/April 2012
MARCH
7th 6:30, MMM Dinner Meeting Ruby Tuesday, Dewitt Final Slim-Down weigh-in & awards MMM 6th Anniversary
11th Daylight Savings Set your clocks & babies ahead 1 hour
17th Happy St. Patrick’s Day
23rd 5-8, Multiple Families Fun Night, Fayetteville YMCA
30th Fundraiser at the Lube (Quaker Steak & Lube) Dine out & 15% of your check will go to MMM
30th 6pm-9pm, Spring Sale Setup & Preview Sale
31st 8:30am, Spring Clothing & Equipment Sale NYS Fairgrounds, Martha Eddy & Somerset
APRIL
4th 6:30, MMM Dinner Meeting Ruby Tuesday, Dewitt
8th Happy Easter!!!
14th Deadline to submit Mother’s Day Contest Photos
Save the Date
Multiple Moms Mingle Summer Family Picnic
Sunday August 19, 2012 10 am-1 pm
Santaro Park—Town of Onondaga
SPRING SALE SCHEDULE:
Friday, March 30, 2012
6-7pm Sellers setup
7-8pm Sale open to sellers only
8-9pm Open to paid MMM members only (no guests please)
Saturday, March 31, 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
Come dine at Quaker Steak & Lube
on 3.30.2012!
Print and hand this card (http://bit.ly/MMMqsl) to your
server upon ordering to have 15% of your check
donated to Multiple Moms Mingle!
2 MULTITUDES, March/April 2012
Executive Board PRESIDENT Kelly Carter
(315) 308-0277
VICE PRESIDENT Mary Wood
TREASURER Tracy Blumer
RECORDING SECRETARY Leslie Petty
CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Cyndi Rizzo
Committees LIBRARIAN Jodi Hayes
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
PLAYGROUPS Kelly Somerlot
Susan Hayes
Krista Selig
PREEMIE CLOSET Melissa Sainsbury
HISTORIAN Leslie Petty
STATE REPRESENTATIVE Kelly Carter
NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVE Nicole Hiltbrand
Multiple Moms Mingle Slim Down For Spring 2012
Another exciting competition has come to and end and it was another successful year of our annual Slim Down for Spring!!!
Our winners of this years contest were:
1st— MaryAnne Abernethy-$120.00
2nd— Karen Atherton-$60.00
3rd— Ann Canastra-$30.00
4th— Kelly Carter
5th— Rebecca Kelsey
Our winning team was MaryAnne Abernethy & Rebecca Kelsey
Congratulations Ladies!!!
Stats from paid members as of
March 2012
Will you be buying or selling
at our upcoming sale?
46% I will be buying and hoping to
find some great deals!!
42% I will be buying and selling
7 % I am selling and have some great stuff
3% no, can’t make it this time
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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: Jodi Hayes
Worried about "what to expect?" Interested in learning more about
twins and triplets? Scared to start potty training? Please contact Jodi 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: Krista Selig, Susan Hayes, & Kelly Somerlot
Playgroups are being formed throughout the year. Please contact
Krista and/or Kelly 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. A popular topic in recent
weeks on our group Facebook page was vehicles. A few
of our members posed the question of what is your
vehicle of choice for twins and more. We all know that
whatever we drive has to be able to accommodate at
least two car-seats (usually more), at least a double
stroller and all of the other “stuff” necessary for families
with two or more kids. Here is what some of our other
members had to say:
Obviously with all these kids and all of their stuff, a
minivan tends to be the most popular option. Favorites
in this category were the Chrysler Town and Country,
Dodge Grand Caravan, Toyota Sienna and the Honda
Odyssey.
For those who are not ready to do the “minivan thing” ,
favorites included the Chevy Traverse, the Honda Pilot
and the Toyota Highlander.
I guess that Mazda Miata convertible is out of the
question for at least a few more years!!!!
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/
Check this out!
Family Times Summer Fun & Camp Fair 2012 Saturday March 31st Horticulture Building 10am-5pm
See what Summer 2012 has in store for you and your family at Family Times' 8th Annual Summer Fun & Camp Fair!
Get information about and meet representatives from day/overnight camps; educational summer programs; day-trip
destinations; fairs & festivals; amusement parks; campgrounds; museums; parks & beaches; sporting
equipment & rentals; vacation rentals; concert & performing arts; adventure, sports, arts & music camps. The fun starts
here with plenty of activities for everyone including: face painting, bounce house, performances, indoor sports
activities and more!!!
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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
The NYS Convention, Time to Renew on 2012 will be held at the
Holiday Inn in Westbury Long Island, April 26th—29th. Go to
nysomotc.org to fin the “third call” packet with all of the convention
information.
(Continued from page 3)
TWINS: Brynn, 5 lbs and Braelynn, 5 lbs born on February 7, 2012 to
Jennifer and Cory Burns and big sister Ava Lynn.
TWINS: Addison, 6 lbs 8 oz and Libby, 6 lbs 1 oz born on February 23, 2012
to Carolyn and Jeb Benzing.
TWINS: Amelia, 4 lbs 6 oz and Allie, 4 lbs 6 oz born on March 1, 2012 to
Shellie and Greg Tucker and big brother Owen.
TWINS: Calvin and Elana, both just under 5 lbs were born on March 12,
2012 to Rachel and Doug Dinero.
TWINS: Charlotte, 5 lbs 14 oz and Maxwell, 5 lbs 11 oz born on March 13, 2012 to Allicyn and Brandon Froberg and proud siblings Audrey, William,
and Eloise.
TWIN BOYS: Hudson David and Levi Raymond born on March 16, 2012 to
Julie and Dave Baran.
TWINS: Mariella, 6 lbs and Mario, 7 lbs 3 oz born on March 16, 2012 to Hilda Martinez-Reyes and Gil Reyes and proud big sisters Isabella and
Gabriella.
Multiple Moms to be …
Heather Conroe, Expecting Twins Apr '12
Melissa Byler, Expecting Twins Apr '12
Erika Schlotzhauer, Expecting Twins May '12
Amy Gordon, Expecting Twins June '12
Colleen Satalin, Expecting Twins July '12
Emily Derevenko Kimball, Expecting Twins July '12
Amanda Gillis, Expecting Twins July '12
Allison Olmstead, Expecting Twins July '12
Samantha Infanger, Expecting Twins Aug '12
Logan Blask, Expecting Twins Aug '12
Elizabeth Kinsley, Expecting Twins Sept ‘12
& Multiple Mommy Expecting One More …
Stephanie Johnson, Expecting a singleton July ‘12
Jenna O’Neil, Expecting a singleton Aug ‘12
New moms to Multiple Moms Mingle!
Julie Alteri, Logan Blask, Melissa Byler, Rachel Dinero, Melissa Eichholz, Erika Gannon, Amanda Gillis, Kim Goode, Amy Gordon, Nicole Hiltbrand, Samantha Infanger, Tina Irving, Emily Kimball,
Elizabeth Kinsley, Dana Lonis, Lori Murphy, Allison Olmstead, & YOUR NAME HERE!
124 members & GROWING!
GO
SU!!!!
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— CHILDREN —
1st Ashley Kozlowski's 5th Birthday
4th Laurel Jones’ 8th Birthday
8th Jacob & Samuel Stock's 3rd Birthday Ashley & Brooke Carter's 7th Birthday
9th Jonathan & Brian Saloski's 2nd Birthday Emily Payne's 4th Birthday
13th Gwendolyn & Austin Fosberg's 4th Birthday
15th Jared Sebastian's 4th Birthday
17th Ella & Josh Hill's 2nd Birthday
22nd Quinn & Ty Harte's 5th Birthday
23rd Porter Sheen's 4th Birthday
24th Johnathan Sebastian's 14th Birthday
25th Kasey & Kaylee Sebastian's 2nd Birthday
29th Ashton & Nicholas May's 1st Birthday
30th Gretchen, Theodore & Olena Conrad's 5th Birthday
31st Nathan Keating's 3rd Birthday
— MOMS —
2nd Jennifer Renahan
10th Amy Hall
15th Karen Sebastian
17th Megan Walters
18th Colleen Satalin
25th Aimee Blok
26th Laura Aloi
29th Denise LaCombe
— CHILDREN —
1st Garrett & Gabriel Jones’ 4th Birthday Megan Petty's 16th Birthday Alexander & Colin Blok's 2nd Birthday
3rd Alexander & Stephen Buchan's 1st Birthday Genevieve Berger's 3rd Birthday
4th Samuel & Sophia DiGennaro's 6th Birthday Erin & Ryan Keating's 6th Birthday
6th Jackson & Henry Frazee's 2nd Birthday Lauren & Nicole Huber's 1st Birthday
7th Adelaide & Alexander Atherton's 2nd Birthday Jenna & Kimberly Toczek's 1st Birthday
9th Owen Leonardis’ 4th Birthday
12th Cassidy Stearns’ 4th Birthday
13th Brandon Toczek's 3rd Birthday
14th Brianna, Samantha & Elijah Stearns’ 2nd Birthday Sharon & Aidan Lautz's 3rd Birthday
24th Jack & Selina Hayes’ 4th Birthday
27th Logan & Cody Hall's 2nd Birthday
29th Karter Bennett's 7th Birthday
30th Liam Dunn's 14th Birthday
— MOMS —
1st Vicki Sacco Celeste Ptak
2nd Aimee Dryer
5th Kristine Stoffregen
10th Krista Selig
11th Jecenia Bresett
15th Amy Friers
19th Shellie Tucker
24th Karen Dixie Tracy Blumer Ann Canastra
28th MaryAnne Abernethy
29th Nicole Miller Sheri Hill
30th Christine Coomes
In the spring of 2005, I was the mother of twinfants, desperate for friendship and support from other moms of multiples. I was struggling and had little support. I saw an advertisement for a mother’s of twins and triplets club in the Pennysaver. I finally got the nerve to call the phone number. The woman on the phone informed me that the club did not hold meetings during the summer. The next meeting would be in September. I waited until then, hoping to meet other moms like me. In September, I attended my first meeting. Most of the moms at the meeting were also grandmothers. They were interested in knitting, crocheting, cross stitching and following “Roberts Rules of Order” when it came to running their meetings.
I continued to go to meetings and usually one, two, or even three moms of young multiples would come to the meetings too. I loved to share stories with them, and look at photos of their children in between the business portion of the meetings. However, I noticed that most of the moms of young children never came back to the meetings. The club just didn’t seem to be meeting the needs of new moms of multiples.
In March of 2006, I made invitations for Multiple Moms Mingle- a fun, new, club for mothers and expectant mothers of multiples in the Central New York area. I sent them to anyone that I knew (and people that I didn’t really know) that had multiples, including the moms that had tried the “other” multiples club.
On March 14, 2006, the Multiple Moms Mingle Yahoo group was formed as a place for mothers of multiples to chat before our meeting. The Yahoo group was a safe, convenient way for moms to ask questions, get advice, and get acquainted with one another from the comfort of our own homes. Our first meeting was held on Wednesday, April 5, 2006 at the Retreat in Liverpool. Twelve moms were in attendance. We all had young multiples. We discussed play dates, future meetings, and parenting tips. I was so excited to have found other moms that understood the rewards and challenges of raising multiples. No one understands what it is like to care for multiples, except another mother of multiples.
Our group has grown and so many friendships have blossomed over the past 6 years. I love being a part of this amazing group. The moms here have provided me with advice from diapers to schooling. MMM moms make me feel normal and keep me sane. They are my closest friends. I am grateful for all the support and friendships and look forward to growing with all of you as our children grow, and to supporting new moms and expectant moms as they embark on this awesome journey.
Kelly Carter, President and founder of Multiple Moms Mingle
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Multiples Family Fun Night
at the Fayetteville YMCA