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September 18, 2007
At-Home Dad's Convention
One of the more amusing guys I hung out with last year at the convention made this video for this years convention. I highly recommend the convention for any At-home dads you might know.Check here for convention details.
August 29, 2007
August Organizational Meeting Details
We will be having our monthly dad only organizational evening meeting tomorrow, August 30 at El Mariachi Mexican resturaunt in Johnston at 8 pm on Thursday, August 30th. They have room for about 20 and are very excited to have our group. To get there, you need to go north on Merle Hay Road into Johnston. It is located on the right-hand side across the street from HyVee. The address is 5825 Merle Hay Road.
This meeting is open to any dad interested in our group.
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July 24, 2007
Organizational Meeting Details
Our group will be having an organizational meeting this Thursday evening, July 26, at 8pm. We will be meeting at The Chicken Coop at 1960 Grand Ave in West Des Moines. We will be meeting without kids. No childcare will be arranged at the restaurant.
This meeting is open to any dad interested in our group.July 9, 2007
Even more events
In addition to the events you can see published in the side bar to the right, we have weekly playgroup events. Out of concern for the safety of our kids, we aren't publishing the times and places of these events. Once you join us, you will have the inside scoop on all the events. If you want to join us, contact Joe on the right, or come to any of the events we've listed.
June 20, 2007
2nd Organizational Meeting Details
Our group will be having our second organizational meeting this Thursday evening, June 21, at 8pm. We will be meeting at The Chicken Coop at 1960 Grand Ave in West Des Moines. We will be meeting without kids. No childcare will be arranged at the restaurant.
This meeting is open to any dad interested in our group.June 15, 2007
Adhoc Groups
We may not have much on the schedule right now, but dads are making adhoc events. One says, Hey, I'm going to the aquatic center tomorrow, anybody game? And another joins in. The group continues to be developing in contacts between our dads. If you are wondering whether you should get involved, join the yahoo group list in the sidebar. You don't have to be the only at-home dad you know.
May 31, 2007
Success!
Our first playgroup event was a great success. We had 15 dads come to the park with their kids and nine get together after for lunch. Fun was had by all. Injuries were avoided. We got more practice learning each others' names. My two year old son found a new friend with a spare shovel and spent an hour in the sandboxwith her. He asked several times on the way home if we could play with her again soon. I know I am looking forward to our next gathering. I think others are too.
May 30, 2007
Rain backup plan for tomorrow's playgroup at the park
There is rain in the forecast for tomorrow. Here is the word from Joe. If it is raining at 8:00am, we will move the playgroup to the Jordan Creek Mall indoor play area.
May 22, 2007
Playgroup at the park, Thursday May 31, 10:30am
We will be meeting at The American Legion Park in West Des Moines. The cross streets are Vine Street and 4th Street. You can find a google map link here.
May 21, 2007
ABC 5 10:00 News Coverage
Channel Five local news did an excellent peice on metro area at-home dads. They showed footage of our organizing meeting and interviewd several members of our group. Thank you to Chris Flanagan for his excellent reporting. The three minute peice is on the MyABC5.com website. at this link . I encourage you to check it out.
May 20, 2007
Connect via Yahoo Groups
Cam, one of the dads in our group, has set up a Yahoo Groups list. If you would like to join it please head to Desmoinesdads Yahoo Group where you can register. Cam will approve you shortly.
May 18, 2007
Des Moines Dads group has first organizational meeting
We had our first organizational meeting this morning. Eleven folks gathered at Plymouth Congregational Church to form the beginning of an At-Home Dad's group. In the next few days, we will be posting more information about whom you can contact and information about upcoming events. This is a beginning. We look forward to what this group can become.