Yes, I've found it's harder to stay connected to old friends but have made lots of great new friends— all of them mom's of my kid's teammates so we see each other a lot!  All of the families have bonded so we have BBQ's, go out to dinner, have girl's night's out and we even went to Disneyland with a couple of them over the summer!

Yes, I have also found this to be difficult. :( Two of my best friends don't have children and also do not live close by. We try to stay connected with texts, calls and emails. 

Yes it is hard especially with good friends who don't live close. I actually have to say my good friends now are my business partners which is good because we work a lot but we like each other very much and so it is something we look forward to.

I have a very close friend who is a single mom and works full time.  Unfortunatly she lives out of state so I don't see her often, but we do talk at least once a week.  What works best is when she calls me on her way home from work.  Sometimes I won't be able to talk due to homework or other activities with the kids, but most weeks we get in at least one good convervasation.  We also use Facebook Chat if something needs attention right away.

Facebook, texts, calls.

I know it sounds a little lame, but I try to text. I can do that with a few minutes here and there, and on occasion try to make time for a call. A lot of my friends have kids now so we try to do a big family dinner with everyone from time to time, too. It is definitely a challenge though.

It's difficult even when friends are nearby! My next door neighbors are two of my closest friends, so much so that we vactation together. When we were on that trip it was so funny because we were like, "Well, I guess we have to leave the state to see each other!" It just gets so busy with the family stuff. It's hard to fit it all in.