Me: "Boy, this is nice, lunch out. no running after kids. I'm just sitting here in my chair eating."

Him: (looking at me like I'm sort of crazy) "Maybe you should do it more often."

Me: "Yeah, but I guess whenever my mom's in town I usually want to give the house a good clean."

Him: "Maybe you should join a writing group or something. At night."

Me: (laughing) "Oh, I'm way too tired by then."

And while I left the table for a short potty break, he devised a plan that I, technophobe that I was, should start a mommy-blog. And because I knew I was busy and a little lazy when I wasn't busy, that I should form that blog with some other mom friends so we could bounce ideas off of each other and share in the challenge of posting regularly. Hence momtourage.net was born.

At first, all four moms involved lived within walking distance of each other in Brooklyn, New York. But cities being the fluid places they are, we are now we are spread out across the country in Texas, Montana, Maine and Brooklyn. It has, and continues to be, an important resource/outlet/lifeline - you name it - for me. It is a place where I can talk about funny things, big things, little things, scary things and get advice and feedback. It is a way to really stay in touch on the day-to-day goings on of my very dear co-posters. 

And now we are joining the Daily Mom community. Look for us on Thursdays when we will be sharing our diverse, scattered (Kris), wise (woolypear), and funny/wise (oneofhismoms) thoughts with the iVillage community.