Playgroup
A couple of days ago it was my turn to host the Summer Playgroup/Babysitting Co-op again. I hosted the very first one in June. This time, we had it at my parents’ house because they have a pool. And although it was a good day, it would have been grand had it not looked and smelled like the proverbial Apocalypse all day. Two mommies decided not to bring their kids to the group because of the abysmal air quality—truly I’ve never in my life seen it so bad. I was looking up at the tops of the redwood trees, which are the deepest, richest green, and realized that I could actually see wisps of smoke passing by on the hot wind. The smokey air was so bad my eyes were burning. But we were obliged to carry on.
I conned one granny into bringing her two grandkids even though they had a late night a Music Circus planned for that night. Another mommy reluctantly agreed to let her two boys stay and swim. So for a while, we had Lucas and three big kids and two younger siblings swimming.
Ian took the afternoon off work to play with us and help supervise the kids in the pool. (I cannot confidently supervise up to seven swimmers and keep Asher from drowning at the same time.) It was great having him there. (Thanks, Bascha!) It ended up being a smaller group than I thought we’d have, but it was still super to have his help.
My mother wasn’t home for most of it. She’s not too into kids. But when she got home she visited with us by the pool. Cleanup was easy, too. My hosting obligation is done for the summer!
