There is never any shortage of things to do for children in Somero - but one of the real strong points of the town is that there are plenty of ways for parents to meet each other and socialise. On Tuesday mornings you will see a long procession of mothers and children arriving at the Parish Hall (seurakuntatalo) for the weekly family club. 
The environment is a very friendly and welcoming
one - even if you arrive knowing no-one, you can be sure that someone will strike up a conversation. The mothers are able to get to know each other and chat while the older children go off to do arts and c
rafts and the babies keep us amused on laps and on the floor. Each week there is a different theme. The club is run by Kirsi- who is one of those people who always has a smile on her face and makes you feel that even if you are goi
ng through a hard time things will turn out ok in the end. She just has an aura of positivity about her. Today she gave us some "homework" which was to spend some time this evening thinking about five things about today we should be grateful for. I have always been a big fan of "gratitude lists" because they force you to focus on the positive, instead of the things that are getting you down...and most of us have at least some of those! Frédéric and I discussed our lists over lunch and came up with a whole pile of suggestions so it proved to be a very useful exe
rcise. The club is a great place to meet new people, to discuss things relating to children and things that have nothing to do with children at all. We talked today about books and music and travel and it was nice to found out a little about the other mothers, none of whom I know well. I found out several things this morning. Pretty much all of us wish there were more hours in the day.... I need to remember how lucky I am that Minttu (now six months old) sleeps through the night... that my house is probably messier than many of the others but that I am not the only mother in town who has more important things to do than ironing. At least that's one thing to be grateful for...
ng through a hard time things will turn out ok in the end. She just has an aura of positivity about her. Today she gave us some "homework" which was to spend some time this evening thinking about five things about today we should be grateful for. I have always been a big fan of "gratitude lists" because they force you to focus on the positive, instead of the things that are getting you down...and most of us have at least some of those! Frédéric and I discussed our lists over lunch and came up with a whole pile of suggestions so it proved to be a very useful exe
rcise. The club is a great place to meet new people, to discuss things relating to children and things that have nothing to do with children at all. We talked today about books and music and travel and it was nice to found out a little about the other mothers, none of whom I know well. I found out several things this morning. Pretty much all of us wish there were more hours in the day.... I need to remember how lucky I am that Minttu (now six months old) sleeps through the night... that my house is probably messier than many of the others but that I am not the only mother in town who has more important things to do than ironing. At least that's one thing to be grateful for...
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