Spa, Class Trip, Photos, Shaye's 40th, Halloween, Brian's mom's visit, Remembrance Day
So, I guess life has been busy the last few weeks, so I am just now finding time to write about it all.
There was a random day where I had nothing planned, Brian was travelling and the kids were at school, so I took this day to spoil myself with a gift card that I received from my birthday in the summer. I spent a few hours at the spa. It was lovely.
Easton had a class trip to the Pickering Museum and this was the first time they didn't ask for parent volunteers. I was happy to know that he was able to go with his friends from grade 3. Things like going on class trips with his peers gets tricky when he is in a 3/4 split class, but he was happy to spend the day outdoors with his friends from the other classes.
Going along with the 3/4 split, Easton has come home singing the national anthem in French. This is because the grade 4's are learning it and he was either part of the lesson, or over heard it. Either way... kinda cool that he is learning it. I think I was in grade 7 when I learned it in French.
After getting Easton's 8 year old photos done a few weeks back, Hadley put our name in a draw to win a family photo session and... we won! So we went on location to Cullen Gardens in Whitby where the leaves were autumn perfect! (Sadly there were hardly any of them that showed up in our photos, but we did get some nice family shots which should be ready for Christmas).
Shaye's surprise 40th. It was a month early... so she was surprised! I had so much fun putting together a music playlist for this party! Lots of 90's music and music from musicals, plus 60's music and more!
There were about 70 people there and she was COMPLETELY surprised! From music, decorations, invitations, cake and many phone calls in the background... we all thought she might know something was up, but she didn't! Her brother and his wife even made an appearance from England and her friend Todd from highschool serenaded her with his guitar. There were happy tears!
I had rented a room with the intent of having a get away with Brian but both Easton and Brian's mom, our babysitter, fell ill. So... I had an after party room complete with hot tub. Jen from camp, Shaye, Shaye's sister Destiny, Randy from camp, and myself stayed up until 3 am talking the night away. There was an attempt at ordering pizza but when it didn't arrive, we tried to call but the pizza place was closed. The night was still a lot of fun, even if the pizza didn't arrive.
Halloween. I managed to get a good visit in at the zoo with the kids again this year. Boo at the zoo is always fun. The leaves are so pretty and walking around the zoo in costumes seem to make everyone around you smile. Hadley was a mermaid, but not the little mermaid from Disney. She had a green dress that extended into a tail, with a shell necklace, and gloves that matched. Easton was a Lego Ninjago character and when he was in costume you couldn't tell it was him. It completely transformed him. I was playdoh. I wore a yellow shirt with a printout of the word Playdoh cut out and glued onto cardboard around my neck. Then I wore a green had for my lid. All the kids at the school dance loved the costume. We sold samosas at the school to raise money. This is always good!
Brian's mom came this past weekend and she and I had a date night to see the movie "A star is born". It was nice to have a night out. She then stayed for a few days where she saw Easton play hockey, and babysat so Brian and I could go to the community dance. She had full intention to watch Hadley skate but she was not feeling well on her skating day, so she didn't go.
There was one last adventure while she was here. Brian's grandma was not well. In fact, it was serious enough to call 911 and end up the emergency room. With thoughts of possible heart attack, Brian's mom and I drove to London while Brian stayed home to watch the kids and get some work done that had deadlines. When we got there... we were pleasantly surprised to find her well. We waited for a few results to come and then took her home for the night. This was well after 1 am. We had a sleepover in a room at her place which was surprisingly no charge. Breakfast included. We got up early to have breakfast as there are only certain hours for this. Then we got me all set up to take the Via Rail home. This is such a lovely method of travel. I didn't have a book or anything with me, so I spent much of my time enjoying the views from the train. I did however chat a little by text with Brian's sister who is in Vancouver starting some of her radiation treatments, which seem to be going well so far. I was tired for a few days afterwards but I was so happy I could be there.
Today the school had a Remembrance Day assembly. Hadley had a reading part and sang in the choir. It was lovely. I am so proud of her!
The snow that is mostly rain started today, so it is wet! But I feel the winter transition coming.
Never a dull moment.