Another nice day. We are going to the zoo today. Zander’s favorite place and a good place for mom to get exercise (those hills!).

I only recently felt comfortable going there with them by myself. It’s manageable on a good day, slightly annoying on a not-so-good day and good for one muted, in-your-face growled “you better settle down or we are going home RIGHT NOW” on a bad day.

I sent an email out to the West Side Moms group to see if anyone wanted to tag along. No bites – either due to money concerns or schedule conflicts or just no reply at all. With 56 registered online members, I had hoped that at least one mom would be able to join me. I know it takes time to establish a group like this. I am hoping that during the summer, it will really start to flow and build a community.

I miss Caitlin and her boys. I just got their “We’ve Moved” card yesterday with their new home address. I also miss Rose Ena and her family. And I still miss Nick and Jen. I wish we could be together for her pregnancy, too.

I’m excited for Candy’s new journey into motherhood. And very happy for my renewed and deeper friendship with May. And hopeful for my new friendship with Johanna and her boys.

I had an interesting visitor yesterday…JW Martin from the National Write Your Congressman organization. I think this is something that I could be a part of. It doesn’t take a lot of time or money, just a small effort to be heard by the US government. I have been feeling lately that I need to do SOMETHING.

More soon…