What Keeps me Busy!

Since I am now a SAHM. I've decided to join a playgroup for my son, William. I've also relocated so I totally don't know anyone in this town. I must say that the neighborhood is safe, family-oriented, and peaceful. To my surprise, this playgroup is so much fun. I think William is not getting much enjoyment from it than I am but it's an added activity to my things-to-do list that keeps me busy.

My typical playdate is usually done mid-week and starts at 11:00. The host usually serves lunch while we bring food for our little ones. What do we do? We, mommies, chat and talk about anything under the sun. We usually talk about the development of our babies...who's fat, who's just right, who's not growing right, we talk about what they can do, what they can't do, what they drink, what they eat, etc. Then we talk about losing weight, going to the "glorified" gym, and TV shows. Why do I say "glorified" gym? Because there's this gym that's state of the art (so they say) where I feel every mother, father, or everyone in this community go to and that if you're not in it there's something wrong with you. Right...I'm not in it for certain reasons.

I am quite lucky that the playgroup I've joined happens to have 4 babies who are 6 months of age and the rest fall below that age group or are siblings of these babies.

After being in a small town for years I am thankful that I am given a chance to meet other mothers who are in different fields. I say this because I used to be surrounded by teachers. Most of the mothers in my playgroup are actually wives of people working in Continental, wives of hubbies in oil, and wives of hubbies in finance. Take note, they are not snobs. This is definitely a change.

A typical playdate ends at around 1:00 PM. I head up and do my errands with William and then go home. The playdate ends and here we are, looking forward to the next.