I was talking with a couple other local Drupalers about the idea of having meetups oriented at kid-friendlienss. The idea is that many of us working parents get home and it's lame to bail on our spouses for any kind of meetup, and so we tend to not do it so often.
But, if we can bring our kids to the park together (the zoo and Discovery Center are also possibilities, but would mean less discussion), then we can meet our parental obligations and also connect with other Drupalists when we're not running down our kids, telling them to stop throwing woodchips at the babies in the swings and such.
Other Drupal people without kids could definitely come as well! The idea would be that it would be informal, nothing that kids can't interrupt naturally.
We could also do bring-your-own picnics so we can do this over the dinner hours as well.
So, if you folks are in, let me know when you might be up for this.
Thanks!
Chris

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Sounds great! I'd be up for
Sounds great! I'd be up for it, though mine little dude is pretty simple to chase at the moment so I'm flexible.
Any day during the week would work better for me than weekends. Perhaps start with a rendezvous at an area park. Bring food for self. Like 5:30 - 7ish?
/brent
Sounds like a great plan for
Sounds like a great plan for me. I looked and at least one of the shelters near the play area at Kleiner park is open Monday evening at this point .. actually a few evenings next week though I have other tech meet ups Tuesday and Thursday.
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Love the idea. We have
Love the idea. We have company in town, however, so we won't be able to make it if anything is scheduled for this week.
Turns out I'm in the same
Turns out I'm in the same boat with company ... perhaps next week?
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Hmmm next week... anybody
Hmmm next week... anybody have plans for the 4th? We could grill in our back yard and then walk over to Kleiner park for play hilltop fireworks viewing if folks are interested.
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I'm in... when possible
Great idea, especially since I know my kids really like your guys' kids. :)
However, my summer schedule turned into insanity starting this past weekend. I'll watch the notices and try to make what I can, but I'm pretty booked through August 5.
I like the idea of a BBQ, but
I like the idea of a BBQ, but I think this week is a little warm for it.