Monday and Tuesday, I spent the day with the fellas from Sherman's Plumbing and Heating - they installed our new exciting purchase (ha ha) of a heat pump/ac system. Ours was 20 years old and still working, but we had to have some work done on it this summer, and they said its days were numbered, so we decided to bite the bullet and get a new system before we were caught on a 10 below zero day with no heat! The guys were very nice, and the head young man was very patient with me as we installed the thermostat controls on my phone so we can turn it up and down from wherever we are as long as we have wifi!!! Sweet!!! I knew Amanda could do this, and now we are in the 21st century too. It runs very quiet and is supposed to be more efficient than our old system. The digital thermostat is just like Amanda's, so I already knew "some" about how to use it.
Wednesday was a busy day - I hadn't been feeling very well on Tuesday - runny nose and sneezing - so I didn't go to Bible Study, so as to not expose the ladies there, but I ran some errands Wednesday morning before we left town at 1 p.m. for Overland Park. We stopped at Kohl's and Hyvee, stopped by the Todds to put Apollo out, then we picked Peyton up as a walker and took her to Freddy's for an early bite to eat. When I asked her if she wanted frozen yogurt after our meal, her response was, "Why wouldn't I?" Well.....okay. Then we went to Amanda's for Peyton to get on her costume and have her hair sprayed red (her scalp is still red on Sunday), then we went to her Halloween Music Program at School. Chad had picked up Garrison at school - they had a quick dinner - then he took Garrison to swimming lessons before they met us at the program. Grandma and Grandpa Todd came to watch too! The program was very cute with lots of good songs and poems. Peyton did a great job, and we enjoyed being a part of her big night.
Thursday, I started my day with having a filling replaced - yay. Then I took my former co-workers, Cheri and Gina, to the Rotary Chili Lunch. After that, I helped my friend, Susan Mosley, with an audit at church. Friday, Kelly and I went to a few garage sales and I had therapy, ran errands, and prepared for a fun weekend with our little sweethearts.
Amanda had Friday off, so she spent the day with Peyton and two of her friends. Then she, Peyton and Garrison drove to Clinton in time to have dinner with us. Amanda spent the night but then went on to the lake for her annual spa weekend with her college friends. Peyton and Garrison got to stay in Clinton. Garrison and Grandpa went to Donut Palace for our breakfast treats, then we made some Halloween crafts - mummies, salt picture bats, etc. We picked up McDonald's for a picnic lunch and playground time before we went out to Miss Kelly's to see her bunnies and cats. We came home for an hour of quiet time before we went to the Aquatic Center for two hours of splashing, swimming and slide riding!!! Peyton was finally tall enough to go down the huge outdoor tornado slide - 20 times. Grandpa went down 2 times. Garrison went down the indoor tornado slide by himself for the first time. They did great swimming and shooting baskets, and they both enjoyed the lazy river. Garrison just giggled and giggled when he went by the strong jets in the current part - he thought his swim trunks were going to come down!!!! They wore their goggles and looked like pros.
We came home for BBQ meatballs and rice for dinner - by request (Peyton). They thought it was fun eating dinner in their pajamas, as they took their showers as soon as we returned from the aquatic center and put on the pj's for the night.
Sunday, we went to church, then we stopped by the Siegers to see and pet SaraSue (the basset). Painting and crafts was next and frosting/decorating Halloween sugar cookies. Peyton helped make the meringue for the coconut cream pie we had for dinner along with orange chicken and fried rice and broccoli. Amanda arrived back in Clinton around 11 a.m., we ate lunch, and then it was time for them to go home. Peyton's girl scout group was having a trunk or treat at 2 p.m., and they wanted to get on their costumes and partake in that fun event.
All in all, we had a FANTASTIC time and feel so lucky to have an awesome daughter and such sweet, wonderful grandchildren. God is good.
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