P.O.S.C. Blog

At our last meeting it was decided that:
1. New Material:
Chapter 1. "Where's Your Marriage Going?" By discussing the highs, lows, and the in-betweens of our relationships, it will help us know the direction we want it to go.

By the way, the new material is AWESOME! I love this new book. It is very insightful and thanks everyone for sharing their thoughts and opinions. Just come prepared to share. We still have not finished chapter one, so finish reading it if you hadn't already.

2. Meetings:
We will be meeting on Tuesday Mar 7 instead of Thursday.

3. Social Activities:
Mar 4/5 - trip to see Pastor Scott
Nothing else in March due to everyone being pretty busy/vacations.
We have 3 children's birthday parties in April: Andrew's on the 8th, Maddy's on the 20th, and Maria/Mikel's on the 22nd. More details to follow.
On May 6th: baby shower for Angie & Roy. This will be a no kids event and will turn into an after party at our house. More details to follow.
Still need to schedule an IKEA trip and a trip to the drive-in theater.

At our last meeting it was decided that:
1. New Material:
Our new material is Extraordinary Marriage: God's Plan for Your Journey
Authors: Rodney and Selma Wilson ISBN: 0-6331-9787-4
You can purchase at Lifeway Christian Stores or Mardels for about $10.
You can buy one per person or one per couple, whatever your preference. Please have your book by the next meeting date Thursday Feb 23. I think the Gerys will be leading the first chapter.

2. Meetings:
We are now meeting more often. We are no longer meeting the 2nd Thursday of every month. It will be every other Thursday, but sometimes Wednesdays. Here is the list of our new meeting days. Please mark your calendars.

Meeting dates all at 7pm:

Thursday Feb 23
Tuesday Mar 7
Thursday Mar 23
Thursday Apr 6
Wednesday Apr 19 - We are meeting on Wed Apr 19 instead of Thurs April 20 due to Maddy's bday party on the 20th which you are all invited to.
Thursday May 4
Thursday May 18
Thursday June 1
Thursday June 15
Thursday June 29
Thursday July 13
Thursday July 27
Thursday Aug 10
Thursday Aug 24
Thursday Sep 7
Thursday Sep 21
Thursday Oct 5
Thursday Oct 19
Thursday Nov 2
Thursday Nov 16
Thursday Nov 30
Thursday Dec 14
Thursday Dec 28

3. Social activities:
Maybe hockey game this Friday Feb 17th. Not sure yet what Jon has found out.
Kole's party Feb 18th from 3-5pm at Cliff Nelson - we will make this our kid social for February.
No socials set for March yet - possibly have open last weekend of March 25/26 - any ideas?
April 15th - possible Easter Egg hunt at our house - maybe include the POSC
April 20th - Maddy's 4th bday party at Chuck E Cheese - all is invited
Also maybe the drive-in for late April/early May - adults only

We are now officially the P.O.S.C. There was some confusion with our old name the G.R.O.U.P. No one knew we were affiliated and were a part of the original P.O.S.C. And the G.R.O.U.P. acronym didn't really say what we really were either. We are still coming up with ideas to differentiate between the two, but for now we will use the Eaton's POSC and the Gery's POSC. By the way the Gery's were kind enough to become our new leaders. I will still handle the emails, blogs, and social events to take the load off of them, but they will be our voice.

Grown-up night for the POSC and GROUP:
When: Saturday February 4th at 6:30pm at Chris & Becky's
Details: We're going with a Mexican theme and Chris is cooking fajitas. Everyone is to bring a side dish, drink, or whatever. It should be a lot of fun and I hope everyone can attend. Comment if you have any questions. - (Completed - this was a lot of fun. Thanks everyone for attending and thanks Becky & Chris for hosting this event. We will have to do this more often.)

GROUP meeting:
When: Thursday February 9th at 7:00pm.
I checked the childcare board and we are listed so lets pray someone shows up this time. We will choose a new curriculum and have everyone buy their books by the next meeting in March. - (Completed - see notes above for the meeting recap.)

Valentine's Dinner Saturday:
When: Saturday February 11th
Art & I are doing this and I think a lot of the POSC is also. Time slots are staggered so I don't know if there will be much social time but I heard that last years was very nice. You will enjoy a romantic meal with your spouse and childcare is provided. The cost is $45 per couple. Sign up at church if you are interested. - (Completed - this was very romantic. We enjoyed this very much and will do it again next year.)

Go visit Pastor Scott at his new church:
When: the weekend of March 4th and 5th
The POSC is also doing this. Let me know if you are interested in attending. We will travel down Saturday, get a hotel, let the kids swim, maybe go to dinner, then church the next day, possibly lunch with Pastor Scott and his family then head home at a decent time. This should be a lot of fun and remember it is a surprise. More details to come. - (Completed - this was super fun. I can't wait to go back.)

I've created this blog to help keep us up to date with our meetings, social activities, and other important stuff. There are links to the left that you can click on to go to our church web page or check out the POSC's blog. Leave comments if you like. You can sign up free on blogger.com to get a screen name so when you leave comments it will show who it is from, otherwise it will show up as an anonymous reply. If you would like to post a topic on our blog let me know and I will give you access. Check back often for updates.