The temperatures hit 21 degrees today. It is hard to believe it is October 21st. Tomorrow is supposed to be even warmer. Gord mowed the lawn today. Unbelievable...
Well we have made it through yet another hectic weekend. I think I last left off in procrastination mode while studying for my exam on Saturday. It was an early dismissal day at school, so I picked Erin up at 12:15pm. We decided to head into Smiths Falls for an adventure. We first stopped at the Hershey plant. You know, they announced the closure of that plant while we were in Cuba and a part of me thinks I should boycott to support the folks there, but at the same time, a part of me thinks maybe to support it would help instead. At any rate, Erin loves the self-guided tour. They were making peanut butter cups and packaging cherry blossoms. It smelled wonderful. Needless to say peanut butter cups and cherry blossoms made it into our basket!! Next we were off to Tractor Supply Company. I think this place ranks up there with Erin's favourite stores. Of course she loves it even more with her new found love and adoration of all-things pony. We picked out a riding helmet for her. She did not take it off while we were in the store. She also wore it most of Friday evening. I need to get a picture of her in it to post soon! Next we were off to do groceries and she talked me into McDonald's for lunch. When we got home, there was a message to call Erika. It seems Erin was going to be invited to their adventures in Smiths Falls!! Since we had just gotten home, we invited Erika to come over for a play. Erin was happily singing 'I love Erika... I love Erika...' over and over. They are becoming quite the buddies! Aunt Elaine came home with Daddy Friday night, complete with Chinese food. I even managed to get a bit more studying in after Erin went to bed.
Saturday came with a rude awakening - the alarm clock. I was up and out of the house at 6:30am, as was Gord. I wanted to take my time and get up to the College so I had some extra time to review. Gord was hosting the Merrickville Scouts for a skeet shoot, so he was off getting things set up early. So we left Erin and Aunt Elaine sleeping soundly.
So my exam..... I had 3 hours to write it and I finished it in 45 minutes. Of course you can't leave the exams before 1 hour had elapsed, so I had time to do a review of every question. I'm feeling very confident. Three years of work has culminated in the completion of the final requirement for my CHRP. I'll know my final mark in about 6 weeks, so I'll update everyone then. Finishing early gave me a chance to do some precious things on my own - a little shoe shopping, and a haircut topped off a great morning for me!!
I came home to one happy little girl. Erin and Aunt Elaine had a wonderful morning - including a big walk and some colouring! Gord came home shortly after I did, and then we were back off again, heading into Ottawa (2nd time for me in the same day!!) for dinner and the hockey game. The Senators put on a great show (well, the 2nd and 3rd periods anyway), and came out with a good win. Almost as good is the fact the Leafs lost!! A good day indeed!!!
Today we decided to go to Saunders Farm. What a fun day! Great weather brought the crowds though. That place has a license to print money!! We ran into Jo, Chris and the boys, there for a birthday party, so Erin even got to play with Cole for a bit!! We stayed for a few hours, then dropped Aunt Elaine off at home before coming home ourselves. Erin crashed within seconds of leaving Elaine's place, so it was a quiet trip home for me! The afternoon was topped off with meeting the contractor who is going to put our pool in! Sigh..... I am exhausted!!
Enjoy the pics!!
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