I Know No One Here, Other than My Husband and Four-year-old!

Hi - I felt the same way when I quit work to stay home with my preschooler (now a teen).
I joined a coop preschool, my son went two days and I went with him and volunteered in the classroom one day a week and met other moms, I really enjoyed it.
Have you looked into a MOPS (Mom's of Preschoolers) or other Mom and me playgroup?
Church and my son's gmynastics class were other places I met new friends.
Have you called the chamber of commerce or checked out their website?
Good luck to you.

I would advise you to get a GPS! There aren't that costly, any they will really help you navigate the greatly confusing northwest!

I am a Montessori teacher and run a licensed childcare out of my home, therefore, I have no time to socialize. Hee hee! However, the parents in my school have formed their own social group...many of whom are transplants to the area. I will have a summer camp in Kirkland at my school, but that may be too far for you! Will your son attend your school?

Hi, my mom grew up in Edmonds, and one lovely thing about that town as Spring approaches is that you can find friends EVERYWHERE! Beaches are great for that; there are several along the railroad. People in Edmonds are friendlier than most, so it won't be long....

The layout of the land: Streets are numbered counting up in Snohomish County going out from downtown Everett, the Snohomish County Seat. However, Edmonds (and Snohomish) are older than that system and have their own numbers from the center of town. In Edmonds it's parallel to the water, going out to 9th. Then you're back to the County numbering system again. This takes care of North-South running streets. Original streets that run East-West are named after trees, so you find Main Street which ends at the Ferry and kind of learn from there.

Edmonds Way becomes a highway and is the county line, 244th St SW, going east toward I-5 (244 blocks south of downtown Everett in Snohomish County), and the same road on the South side is NE 205th (205 blocks north of downtown Seattle in King County). Costco is on the corner of the County Line road and Hwy 99, a State highway we had before I-5 and is more or less parallel to I-5 along many stretches all the way to California. Maybe local history will be one of the fav topics at with your young children, as Edmonds is rich in historical information! You'll also notice if you look at a map that Edmonds takes in much of the waterfront of south Snohomish County, running along the West side of Lynnwood and unincorporated county areas. There's a political story there.

In town, the library has references for most groups in Edmonds proper. Do check fliers and papers there as local activities will be advertised; there are many in summertime (like the Bite of Edmonds, games, lessons, etc), and there are a number of churches active in the community that have various groups and may be a good resource for advertising your new business, including a large church on Edmonds Way I've heard of being involved with community activities. The Shoreline area of King County just South of you has playgroups and activities as well. Welcome to town!

Hello M.:
I know exactly how you feel. I am also a transplant from the south ( Florida) and I can totally relate about the getting lost thing. Which is why I went and purchased a GPS asap.
When I first moved here ( 1 yr. ago) my almost 4yr. old girl had no one to play with so I searched on the internet for playgroups and found a website for people just like us. Meetup.com has been a pretty good since it helps you locate groups around your area.
Good luck to you.
Regards,
A.