We went over to someone's home who wasn't related to us tonight. This might sound like a very typical thing to do, but in Putnam County it is harder than it sounds. First, between Clay's family and mine, we are related to half the county. Second, everyone lives pretty far from each other compared to living in the city. Somehow, our friends got 5 different families to be represented at the same house on a Tuesday night. There were two sets of twin girls and two red-headed boys who were all right around 10-14 months old. Then we had an almost two year old girl and her 7 year old brother.
I realized that social life as I know it will never be the same. We spent the time on the couch, watching the kids and talking to the other adults when we could. Mainly the time was spent making sure that the 6 kids who could walk weren't getting into anything.
Somewhere during the past year, I gave up sitting around a table with adults and having a conversation over a nice dinner with a glass of wine. Now, those nights will be pricey and rare, as everyone I know would have to find a sitter. One nice thing though.... being related to half the county should mean that someone would watch my child so I can have a nice dinner once in a while :).
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