It was hot this week but cooled down a bit this weekend. We did lots of fun fall activities. I was outside a lot this week- running and walking and playing tennis and golf. We had coffee club on Monday to discuss the Podcast, Nice White Parents. It was a good conversation. Phil was off for Indigenous People day so we had lunch together at the Brick. I'm loving that raw salmon bowl. I got to play in the tennis match on Tuesday. We won every line! I played with a new friend, Marleigh. We had a good group stayed for lunch then I raced home for a PTA zoom call. Another zoom call that night for Dynamic Catholic. I played golf with Christine in the morning. We had to wait in line to tee off and spent 4 hours hanging around the driving range, practicing chipping and finally got in a few holes. Then, we played an afternoon of tennis. We tried to put together a member guest round robin but my partner bailed on me. We had a MOPS girls night playing bingo that night. I was wiped out! For MOPS on Thursday I baked a yummy veggie casserole. We talked about mental stamina. It was a good discussion. That night Ellie and I got Chinese food and watch Hocus Pocus together. The kids were off on Friday so we celebrated the end of the first quarter. We took the skyway downtown and checked out books at the library. Abby got a library card. We renewed the older girls card. Voss wasn't in the system yet so he has to wait. Then we went to Sweet Petes to see their Halloween decorations and get ice cream. Abby and Marly need to work on their organization skills in the next quarter. Abby lucked out with a low B. Marly didn't get as lucky with a low C in math. They are way too smart for that! When Phil got home we went to the Amazing Grace corn maze. It was neat to go through the maze at night when it was cooler and creepy. Saturday morning I went to lunch with Tracy, Jess and Rachael for Rachael's Birthday. We went to the grocery store and picked out pumpkins. Each kid got to do their own. It was a huge mess but I think they all liked it. Marly made pumpkin muffins. I made pumpkin bread. I'm still working on Ninth House for book club tomorrow. It's taking me forever to read. Phil and I went out with the Hemphills and VanWies to the Fish House in OP. We stayed up too late and drank too much. Today was rough. We slept in and went to mass after CCD class. A lazy day of reading and watching the Jags game. Voss had a soccer game and played really well. He's getting the hang of it. We picked up a pizza on the way home. I'm ready for bed!