Why go to groups.

Twice a month we go to a HE group, which the girls and I really like, and there's another monthly one we all like too.  In some ways it's a bit of a pain to go, because it's nearly a half an hour drive away and it starts at 12.30, which is a really awkward time for lunch.  It is definitely worth going though for various reasons.  K & M really like it because they get to see their friend C (or she might be a K, I'm not sure!) and there's lots of outside space.  I like it because I get to chat to other HE mums.  The two groups that we go to regularly that aren't for a specific activity (such as ice-skating or gymnastics) usually have a particular theme each time.  Invariably there's at least one thing, usually several that K and/or M are interested in and engage with, since there is generally a variety of activities related to the topic to choose from.  Today was one of those rare times that both K & M only found one thing that wanted to do (this time it happened to be a wordsearch), but they still got plenty out of going.  Sometimes they want to do the activities, sometimes, like me, they just want to spend time with people they enjoy spending time with.

In other news, I am currently reading Michael Morpurgo books, because M has really enjoyed The Butterfly Lion, which she really enjoyed, but some of his books are what K & M would consider 'tragedies' because a 'goodie' dies.  So far I have read This Morning I Met a Whale and The Dancing Bear, both of which have been ruled out as readable by M for just that reason.