Thankful Thursday

Homecoming

J's alma mater played mine this weekend for the Homecoming game.  While neither of us are huge college football fans, this seemed like a game not to be missed!  My best friend from college had given me a Miami University cheerleader outfit and it happened to be in the right size for the Noodle--score!

We stayed through half-time, but by then, the fair-weathered-fans were questioning how much longer the game would go on.  Especially when the score was 0-3.  Besides, warmth and dinner were calling our names ;)

Yippee! No School...

...for me that is :)  Today, for reasons only known to the education gurus, the public schools didn't have school while the Catholics did.  Usually it is the other way around because it is St. Something-or-Other day.  Anywhooo, I was able to go into the Noodle's class to volunteer.  It has been killin' me not to know what it is like in her new room, because unfortunately, the Noodle is not a fount of information!

I think I might have said earlier, but her preschool follows the Reggio Emilia approach.  That being said, the environment is often called "the third teacher" and so the children go outside each and every day.  I believe they say, "there is no inappropriate weather, just inappropriate clothes for the weather".  No matter the precipitation.  No matter the temperature.  That is all fine and good when you live in a beautiful, temperate climate like San Diego, but in our neck of the woods, that can be downright crazy!

Today wasn't too bad.  Stiff wind off the Lake.  Puddles galore.  Damp, chilly weather.  The kiddos didn't seem to mind.  In fact one was running around in just short sleeves (?!?!).  Mine was adamant about wearing her vest, but somehow I convinced her to put her extra large rain-slicker over top. 

After that it was inside to make homemade applesauce.  What a wonderful smell that is--apples baking!  Yum.  When it was all said and done, the applesauce came out pink which was a pleasant surprise for many. 

When it was time to leave preschool, I gave the Noodle and big hug and kiss and left her in the trusty hands of our wonderful babysitter.  Then I headed to the mall to begin some early Christmas shopping.  I know.  It is only the middle of October, but the times are limited when I won't have a little one with me, so I decided to go for it.  I also can't tell a lie.  It was great being able to browse at my own pace.  Bad Mama.  Tee Hee!

Wordless Wednesday

Kickin' it!

Here's hoping you're having a kickin' good time this weekend.  The Noodle certainly is!

And just in case you've wondered, the "God Squad" t-shirt that Papa bought her this summer is her absolute F.A.V.O.R.I.T.E.  She wants to wear it every single weekend.  Usually both Saturday and Sunday.  When I put away her summer clothes, she begged me to keep it out.  So here it is.  Again.  Making a re-appearance.  Ha!

OH.MY.GOSH!!

Every so often, I'll enter a giveaway on a blog.  I never in a million years expect that I will actually win said giveaway.  Especially when there are usually 100+ people who have also entered.  I guess it just goes to show that you'll never know, if you don't try.

Yippee for me--I will be wearing a new scarf soon!  Thanks Nest of Posies!!!!!!!!!

Daddy daughter date day

Try saying that one 3 times fast!  Definitely ties your tongue up into knots :)  Tee Hee

Today the Noodle's preschool met down at our city's science center.  J and the C.N. had a date.  What fun!  There were lots of exhibits about space to explore.

Opportunities to play with sound, vibration and pitch.

Flight simulators.

Some kind of exhibit that dealt with race cars and screws...I got kinda lost on this one, but, because it had cars, it was one of the Noodle's favorites.

And of course no trip to a museum is complete with out a stop to the gift shop.  I'm loving the hat! And of course that serious face.  Ha!

After a yucky and disgusting unappetizing lunch at the museum cafe (J and C's words, not mine), J took the Noodle back to the babysitter's house and he headed down to work.  All in all, a pretty fun date day--minus the meal, of course!