What to do...

So I've been asked by everyone what do I do all day since my husband is in school.  Pretty much I'm a single mom...I expected it when we first moved out here so I had the mind set of go out and make friends.  I am not a girl's girl and even though I am very talkative I never have been really good at going out of my way to make new friends.  I was able to find some other women who have children that are my son's age and started hanging out with them.  Some of them are wives of students, others are just stay at home moms.  I've been able to do a lot out here and I try and make it a point to at least get out of the house once a day, even if that is for a walk around the block, or to the grocery store.  Here are some of the other things that I've been able to do:


1.  We go to story time once a week at our local library
2.  We've been to the museums in DC (that's one nice thing that is here and it's FREE).
3.  I got a bike and have a trailer so we've been able to do bike rides
4.  We signed up for swim lessons over the winter
5.  Our rec center has a soft play room for kids that we've been to
6.  Playdates at our house and friends house (sometimes we'll do waffles, crepes, watch a movie while the kids play we even snuck in a board game once).  We've also made valentines for the daddies.
7.  We go on LOTS of walks
8.  We've gone to lots of parks and tot lots.
9.   On rainy days I've made my way to the mall and just walked around
10.  We've even been able to meet my husband for lunch a couple of times 


One idea that I had was to do a preschool swap with a couple other moms.  We are going to try and do it in the fall when our kids are a little bit older.  The idea is twice a week at set times we will have little lessons/acitivities for the kids at our houses and rotate.  That way we get a little break from our kids, the kids get to have something a little more structured and we can take turns teaching the lessons.  I'll let you know how it goes.


Anyway, there is a little about my life...I'd love to hear what you do, and if you have any ideas

Money Money Money....monnneeeyyyy

I'm not sure if others have had this problem of not being able to find money.  Due to the economy we have been struggling to find extra financial assistance to cover our living costs.  Our school only allots a certain amount to student whether they are single, married or have kids...which means if you are married and have a child it's not enough to live off of.  Over the winter break we looked for more funding.  The only other loans we were able to get was from Wells Fargo and the interest rate was 10% and it is ridiculous.  We called every bank and credit union we could find an NO ONE was lending money. 

I mean really, a dental student is one of the safest investments and I was so surprised that there was nothing out there for a professional student.  In the end we were able to find a private investor who will give us a loan.  I'm wondering what others are doing.  Are your parents paying for it?  As a spouse, are you working?  Let me know.

On a side note, if you aren't in dental school yet or aren't getting any government assistance, I advise you to do so.  I had a hard time with this situation and after much consideration we were able to get assistance for food and healthcare. It is a pain to apply but it is worth every penny that we are saving and the peace of mind that we do have health insurance.  I figure it's not going to be long term, we have already paid for it by paying our taxes and it's what it's there for.  

Dental Wife & Momma