October Break

Before October is over, thought I would blog about my activities during my October break from work. It was a busy week, but a much-needed change of activity and scenery! I rented a few movies to watch, did some reading,
decorated for Halloween,went shopping, including Costco. Mike and Cailyn joined us there one evening
I had the opportunity to watch granddaughter Cailyn on Monday, Thursday and Friday. She is one busy girl now! Being 20 months old means Cailyn has lots of energy which results in one tired Grandma at the end of the day! ;-) At home
I also did some paper-shredding, rather mundane, but I listened to an audio book while in the process.
I played dolls with Cailyn...

At home I did some on-line shopping
and some yardwork. I went on a walk with Cailyn; our destination was the McDonald's two blocks from her house! They have a great indoor toddler play area!

She and I like the yogurt parfaits! We got to enjoy Elmo's alphabet song on their computer, but only for a few minutes.
I practiced my latin choir music, one of the many special songs for the dedication of St. Mary Magdalene's new church building on October 29.
I joined the church choir last spring and really enjoy serving in this ministry. Have I mentioned that Cailyn's favorite puppet is a kitty, and her "boo-boo bear" is always nearby!
She loves dressing up, and likes playing blocks with her Grandpa! He came over to play after work one day. The weather was still warm, but early on my last playday with Cailyn, we went out on their patio right after breakfast, still in her pajamas, to play with bubbles. I had been told how much she likes the bubbles, and there was a special wand that makes tiny little bubbles, and Grandma had a big time with that!
While Grandma was busy making bubbles to entertain Cailyn, she surprised me by being more fascinated and entertained with moving dirt from one flower pot to another
What was supposed to be a nice, clean fun activity turned into quite a dirty, muddy mess, since Grandma then had to clean the dirt out of the water table, and Cailyn of course wanted to help with the water!
She and I were both wet and muddy by the time we went in the house! It's a great memory and I am so grateful that I had the week off, and an opportunity to spend some extra time with Cailyn!