In the late Spring of 2007, Carly and Jen were thinking of joining a bowling league. We wanted to get out of the house regularly, and enjoyed the baby-free time together we had carved out every few weeks. Then it hit us: Why pay someone? Why not create our own weekly night out and have control over what we do?

(Also, we were both thinking of second babies in early-mid 2008, and who wants to watch a chubby pregnant lady attempt to launch a ball past a giant belly?)

And so, Durham Mom’s Night Out was born. We met for the first time on June 27, 2007, and are now a growing group of moms who meet every Wednesday evening throughout Durham Region, Ontario, Canada for a no-babies-allowed get together.

Our group’s goal is to connect, vent, giggle, unwind, and focus on that integral part of womanhood so often left behind as we chase after our kids: Friendship.

Contact us at durhammoms@gmail.com.

More about us:

Carly Foster: mom to Lucy, born Feb. 27/06, and Alice, born Oct. 31/08. Journalist. Writes www.durhamregionbaby.com. Runs www.durhamregiondaycare.com. Loves: Archie Comics, The Golden Girls, reading, sarcastic wit, and Thai food. Saturday nights she can be found watching COPS with her hubby and pooch. Reach her at durhammoms@gmail.com

Jennifer O’Donnell: mom to Eirinn, March 7/06, and Avery, born June 30/08. Proud government lackey. You can find her on the couch eating some kind of baked good watching reality tv almost any night of the week. Reach her at durhammoms@gmail.com and online at My Tornado Alley (www.mytornadoalley.wordpress.com)