Spreading Our Wings

I feel like every day of every week is the same. One day of the week S, E and myself (usually with my mom) will take a trip to Walmart. Another day of the week we will all go grocery shopping (this time without my mom). Friday nights we meet my parents for dinner at a local restaurant. Some weeks we get together with a friend and their kid(s), some weeks we don't. My point is, we do the same stuff all.the.time. Now don't get me wrong, I love spending time with my mom (even if it is only a trip to Walmart) and spending time with my friends and their kid(s), but I need something more, S needs something more. I can tell he has cabin fever (we live in the Midwest and most days it's way too cold to play outside), and he needs something more exciting or challenging added to his week. He's a very smart boy and as the saying goes "an idle mind is the devil's playground", if S isn't challenged he is naughty!

So, I decided to look into a local mommy group. They looked really interesting and probably a bunch of fun, but required a lot of commitment. I can't promise (with my hubby's work schedule) that I will be able to attend the mandatory monthly meeting and play dates. I hate to join a group and pay the membership fee to then be kicked out for poor attendance. Also, even though I am a SAHM now, I won't be at some point. I am actively looking for a job and hope to find one sooner rather then later.

My next search was at a local park district. Maybe S would enjoy a mommy & me music class? Have you seen the price of those classes? As I mentioned above, I am a SAHM so we don't have a lot of extra money. I refuse to pay $100 for a 6 week, 30 minute long class. Plus, E is still really young, and not on a consistent schedule, so I would have to find a babysitter or do a class when my hubby is home, so again, that could be challenging.

Then I remembered the local library had story time. I had taken him a few times when he was younger but it started to interfere with his nap schedule. I thought I would check it out and see if they had added classes or changed times. To my surprise they had, they now offer a Toddler's Story time for 1-2 year olds, once a week, for 30 minutes. Perfect! Best thing is, it's free!!! It fit's perfectly into our schedule and, if for some reason it doesn't, I won't feel bad about missing it. So next week we are going to try it out and see how S does. I'm hoping he has a blast and makes a friend, wouldn't be the worst thing in the world if I made one also.