After a week of living in Indiana, we are starting to get into a groove and some sort of routine, which was much needed for all of us. Last weekend we spent exploring the town- we currently live in Greenfield, about 25 minutes from downtown. They have a great downtown area with lots of fun shops, so we walked around Saturday afternoon and stopped in a few of them to browse around.
Sunday I spent browsing the internet for resources/things to do for stay at home moms- playgroups, story hours, etc. Initially, I didn't find much. My mom sent me a link to the Greenfield Parks and Recreation site and ironically they had a Tumbling Tots program starting on Tuesday for a 7 week session. I got online and luckily there were 2 spots left, so I snatched one up for Reese. It is on Tuesdays from 4:45-5:15. She was overly excited to go to "tumbling" and has not stopped talking about it since. Everyday she asks to go, so I may have to make a little calendar for her to mark the days down for every Tuesday (for her sanity- and mine as well!) She had a blast and was actually quite coordinated with all the moves. She got to do a little tumbling circuit, do moves on the big balance beam, and swing from the uneven bars. She cried when we left- so she must have enjoyed it!
I also got us signed up for story hour at the library every Wednesday from 10:15-10:45. It starts next week, but this week we went to the library twice just t play as they have such a neat kids area. It is a newer library, and has TONS of kids things. Their kids section is huge, and caters to all ages birth to teen. We went last Tuesday morning just to check it out, and Reese requested to go again yesterday, so we went in the afternoon. Each time she has found friends to play with and is sad when we have to go home.
In search of more to do, I had Kyle ask his administrative assistant if she would know of anything else in the area. She jumped on the search and told me about MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) that meets two Fridays a month at a local church (not far from our townhouse.) Coincidentally, they were scheduled to meet this morning from 9-11, so I figured we would give it a go. It was fantastic! They provide childcare for the two hours (for free) and the moms get time to themselves to connect and they usually have a speaker of some sort. I was leary about just dropping Reese off with a bunch of strangers, but she did great and stayed and played with the other 15 or so kids for the entire time. I kept Preston with me, and a few other moms had their infants as well. He took his morning nap with me as we listened to the "Queen of Free" speaker. She is a well known speaker who talks about how to manage your money and cut your debt. Her story has been featured on the Dave Ramsey show, the Anderson Cooper show, and even made the headlines of the Yahoo! news feed homepage. Her and her husband got rid of $127,000 in a span of 4 years by making life style changes and better managing their money. Her story was so interesting, and she is such a great speaker-adding bits of humor into her story. I am really glad we attended, and I am looking forward to it again in two weeks. Everyone was so welcoming and it was nice to connect with other moms in the area.
For more information on the "Queen of Free" check out her website by clicking here. She has tons of great money saving tips, and lots of links to print coupons. A great resource!
Tomorrow will be spent house hunting with our realtor. We have 6 houses lined up to look at- wish us luck!
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