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Danielle is your host this month, so come connect at the park ! Where: Country Lane Park, 97401 When: Friday, October 5th from 10:00 am to Noon

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Book Club President's Note

Greetings, Fall Harvest Season is upon us. I love this time of year with warm apple cider and leaves change into every color imaginable ! Hope to see some of you at the pumpkin patches this month as we search for the perfect one :) I hosted a Kids Craft event last week, you can see some of the cute masks in progress in the photo above. It was loads of fun! Looking forward to some different events as we head indoors with cooler weather brewing. Our next member meeting coming up soon and it will Spooktacular! Come join in the halloween fun - check out my Evite for more details! Take care, Anneka McMillen Mama to Fiona, aka Little Owl President, MOMS Club of Eugene, OR The October book club selection will be The Jump-Off Creek by Molly Gloss. "Lydia Bennett Sanderson is a hardship-honed widow homesteading in the backcountry of Oregon in 1895. Her neighbors are few: Tim and Blue are a couple of men trying to make a go of it on their small hardscrabble ranch. Evelyn Walker is a young, lonely wife rearing her children in daunting isolation. And a trio of rootless cowboys take up squatters rights in the mountains, and begins killing and baiting cattle to poison wolves for the bounty. While Lydia toils into the summer, building fence, digging ditches, repairing her sorry little homestead cabin, Tim and Blue engage in a deadly spoilers game with the wolvers. One of the rootless losers is dangerous, and Tim finds revenge a sour need. As the months pass, there is good and ill fortune, the exchange of fair-and-square favors, and, at the close, a long road back from trial and grief."

Where: Sweet Life Patisserie (755 Monroe St.) When: Oct. 24, 8:00 pm

September Tour : Eugene Police Station

Mom Birthdays: Alison Slade (10/3) Shireen Wright (10/4) Nicole Flores (10/12) Anabel Sakal (10/13) Kirsten Lewis (10/30) Kate Widmer (10/31) Kid Birthdays: Julia Bottem (10/16/11) Emily Martin (10/19/01) Samantha Streisfeld (10/28/07) Member Anniversaries: Tara Freel (10/3/11)

Member Birthdays and Anniversaries

Jen Fitzgerald (10/15/09) Bridget Beal (10/18/11) Thanks Kim for organizing a fun tour of the New Eugene Police Department Headquarters ! Have an idea for a tour you'd like to participate in or plan ? Let a board member know ! Kirsten Lewis (10/18/11) Anna Penny (10/18/11) Elena Brabb (10/22/10) Jamie Harms (10/22/10) Celebrating a member anniversary soon? Contact Shireen to let her know if you plan to renew your membership. Celebrating a birthday but you didnt get your name in this months column? Send roster corrections/updates to Danielle.

Costume Party!
We know you want a chance to let your kids wear their costumes more

We know you want a chance to let your kids wear their costumes more than once. They won't fit next year! Well here's your chance. The wonderful folks at Solvang Retirement Home (the same ones who hosted our Easter Egg Hunt) are having us over for a costume party! Come join us for some great fun with great people.

column? Send roster corrections/updates to Danielle.

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cheesecake Bars

by Brandy's Baking Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 30-40 minutes Ingredients (9-12 servings) Crust: 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough: 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature 1/3 cup packed light brown sugar 3 tablespoons granulated sugar 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 3/4 cup flour 2/3 cup chocolate chips Cheesecake Filling:

Where: Solvang Retirement Home When: Oct. 29, 3:00pm

Spotlight on New Members:

Welcome to the following ladies who have joined us in the last couple of months! Elizabeth Hegeaus, mother of Hazel (20 months). She enjoys reading and beading. Lindsey Fitzpatrick, mother of TY (6 months) and Miley (just turned 3). She enjoys watching movies, reading, bowling and spending time with her kids. Marissa Goodell, mother of Delia (almost 3 1/2) with a baby boy due in December. Marissa just moved to Eugene! She's a former Librarian and is currently a freelance reader for a film studio. Jenny Maxwell, mother of Lyra (6 months). She enjoys climbing, hiking and reading in her spare time.

10 oz cream cheese, room temperature 1/4 cup sugar 1 large egg, room temperature 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract Instructions 1. Preheat the oven to 325 F. Line an 8" square baking pan with parchment paper or foil allowing a little overhang and spray with nonstick cooking spray. Set aside. 2. Mix the melted butter and graham cracker crumbs until thoroughly combined. Press the mixture into the bottom of the prepared pan. Bake in preheated oven for 6 minutes. Remove pan to a cooling rack. Leave your oven on while you prepare the dough. 3. While the crust is cooling, prepare the chocolate chip cookie dough. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment or in a large bowl with an electric mixer, beat butter, brown sugar, granulated sugar, salt and vanilla until smooth and thoroughly combined, about 1 minute. Mix in the flour on low speed, and mix until just incorporated. Mix in the chocolate chips. Set aside. (*Note: This mixture is going to be dry...thats okay. Its rather like a crumble topping. Youre going to crumble it on top of the cheesecake layer.) 4. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment or in a large bowl with an electric mixer cream together the cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Mix in the egg and vanilla on low speed just until incorporated. Pour the cheesecake batter into the prepared crust. Use your hands to form "clumps" of the cookie dough, smoosh it together and flatten it out. Distribute the cookie dough onto the top of the cheesecake batter in teaspoon-sized clumps. Be sure to use all of the dough. 5. Bake for about 30 minutes, until the top feels dry and firm (the cookie dough) and the entire pan looks set if given a gentle shake. Move bars to

Attention Crafters:
Our new crafting groups are continuing this month: a sewing group, organized by Shireen

group, organized by Shireen Wright, and a knitting/craft group, hosted by Bridget Beal! So get out those projects you hid in your closet, dust off your crochet hooks, gather those yards of fabric, and come join us! Sewing Group Meeting: October 20, 9am-12pm @ the Sewing Room in Springfield ($3 per person)

a cooling rack and allow to cool completely. Chill in refrigerator overnight or for at least a couple hours. 6. Lift the bars out by the overhang and cut into squares for serving. Source: My Baking Addiction

Playgroup Corner
The playgroups we currently have meeting regularly are for kids born in 2010 and kids born in 2011. The 2012 group is starting this month! Babies 2009 Playgroup Interested in restarting this group? Contact Nicole Akins.

Knitting Night: October 11, 8:00 pm @ Bridget's House (2031 McKinley St., Eugene 97405)

Mark Your Calendar - Next Member Meeting

Halloween Party Member Meeting on Thursday, October 11th at 10:00am. Wesley United Methodist Church. Watch for evites and check the website often to see what we're up to during October. Not getting the e-mails and evites? Click the button below.
CONTACT DANIELLE

Babies 2010 Playgroup meets on Wednesdays, from 10am to Noon. Members take turns hosting. Contact Brittany Gilbert, and she'll add you to our facebook group so you can get the skinny on locations. Babies 2011 Playgroup also meets on Wednesdays, starting at 11:30. Members take turns hosting. Contact Shanna Chess to get in the loop. Babies 2012 Playgroup: This group met for the first time last month. Contact Anneka McMillen or Kim Jenkins to find out more. Watch for all-ages play dates on the facebook page and via e-mail!

Halloween Craft: Paper Plate Ghost

What you'll need: 9" paper plate Black construction paper White construction paper Black and pink markers Glue stick Scissors White crepe paper streamers 12" piece of white yarn Tape Pattern How to make it: 1. From the pattern, cut two large ovals from black paper and two small ovals from white paper. (See photo.) 2. Use glue stick to attach the white ovals to the black ovals. Use a black marker to add pupils to the white ovals. (See photo.) 3. Using the pattern cut two arms from white paper and the mouth from black paper. 4. Glue the facial features to the

4. Glue the facial features to the front of the paper plate. Glue the arms to the back of the paper plate. (See photo.) 5. Cut crepe paper into five strips, 24 inches long each. Glue crepe paper to the back of the paper plate so that they hang down from the bottom. (See photo.) 6. Add cheeks with pink marker and eyebrows with the black marker. (See photo.) 7. Fold yarn in half and tape the open ends to the back of the plate for the hanger. Tips: 1. This can be simplified by having kids draw the face on with black crayons or markers. Simple filled in circles work great for eyes and mouth. 2. Try different facial patterns yourself by drawing mouths with teeth, smiley faces, or whatever you like. 3. Instead of crepe paper, try lengths of yarn for the body.

MOMS Club Regional Coordinators

Have questions or concerns about how our chapter functions? Contact one of these ladies:
anneka, kim, danielle, mary, bridget, shireen

MOMS Club of Eugene Board 2012-2013

President Anneka McMillen Administrative VP Kim Jenkins Membership VP Danielle Alapont Marketing VP Mary Suelzle Secretary Bridget Beal Treasurer Shireen Wright Helping Hands Coordinator Esther Streisfeld Playgroup Coordinator Nicole Flores MOMS Night Out Coordinator Brittany Gilbert

Area Coordinator Leigh Rubio (971) 404-5931 State Coordinator Jenn Betz (808) 626-0131 Asst Regional Coordinator Theresa Tenney (425) 333-6928

Big Sister Coordinator Kami Hendrix