August 09, 2006

Coffee Tasting and Redneck Mom's Group

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Tonight, James and I left Olivia with my mom so we could attend a coffee tasting at our local Starbucks. It was nice to be with other adults, especially since I knew Olivia was being spoiled by her Grammie. We had a great time! The theme of the tasting was Africa and Middle Eastern coffees. Each coffee we tasted was paired with something from the bakery case to enhance the flavor and bring out certain notes. We also sampled the iced Gazebo blend and came home with some samples, including a small bag of fair trade coffee. James won a door prize-- a striped mug I had been eyeing a while back, but didn't buy because I knew I didn't really need it. Now I have it!

Today, I felt kind of lonely, so I decided to look on the internet for some local mom's groups. What I found further supported my theory that I am surrounded by hicks. I'm going to sound like a total beeyotch, and I don't mean to, but I am feeling irritable and I'm going to tell it like it is. On her profile, one lady put that she stays home with her 3 children (never been married) waiting for her welfare check each month. Who puts something like that? Another young mom has 5 kids under 3. Not sure how she pulled that one off, and let's not forget the countless number of moms who were like 18 with 2 children living in nearby rural Alabama. Somehow I'm thinking I'll have little in common with these ladies. Oh, and another went on about how sexy she is, like that's going to entice local stay-at-home-moms or something. I did end up finding a group on Yahoo and the ladies who have already welcomed me seem nice. We'll see how it goes!

Posted by Hannah at August 9, 2006 12:21 AM
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Look up the MOMS club (can't rememeber what it stands for)on Google. I was a member when my kids were little and we met once a month for a big meeting and then had playgroups, Moms night out, and different activities throughout the week. They are an international group, so they probably have one near you. You have to look it up in all CAPS to get the right group. Hope that helps!

Posted by: Jenn at August 9, 2006 09:01 AM

Isn't it just sad that she is WAITING for her welfare check each month? Won't be able to survive on that here in SA. Maybe that's a good thing

Posted by: Melany aka Supermom at August 9, 2006 10:26 AM

I couldn't help myself - I started laughing out loud reading about the "hicks" in the area. I live in Indiana so I can completely relate to some of your examples but I have to say the "5 under 3" lady is amazing. I've never even heard of such a thing. Good luck with the groups though - hopefully you'll find one with people you actually have things in common with.

Posted by: Brandy at August 9, 2006 11:11 AM

Good luck with the new group!

Posted by: Ani at August 9, 2006 01:05 PM

Hey look for a MOPS group... they are ran by churches and most groups I think you would fit into... and MOPS stands for Mothers of Preschoolers... and you can still go if you have a baby... they will be starting up soon... and some have a waiting list to get into...

Posted by: Shannon O. at August 9, 2006 06:18 PM