Monday, Monday...

Yesterday was a busy day with the grandchildren.  We got up and went to church.  The children played in the nursery while I went to the worship service with their other grandmother, Judy.  (Grandpa was singing in the Men's Choir for the service.)  All of us attend Plainfield United Methodist Church, which is convenient!  Yesterday's service was a little unusual.  It was a day of remembering, in honor of All Saints Day (which is Wednesday)...we remembered our "saints"...those who had died in the past year.  It was a Communion Sunday.  When we went up for Communion, we were invited to light a candle for those we wished to remember.  Before I even left for the Communion rail, Judy just handed me a tissue.  Smart woman!

Of course, the Dearly Departed in my family is my brother, whose 53rd birthday would be tomorrow, if he had survived...so the service was very meaningful for me.  I took Communion and lit a candle, saying my brother's name as I placed it in the receptacle.  And, of course, there were tears...

After church, the children and I went to the other grandparents' for lunch and a short visit.  Judy said she would put the finishing touches on Ryan's spider costume while I took the kids to the park to play.  Thanks, Grandma J!  At the park, the children rand and ran and ran.  There was a kid in a yellow stocking cap that freaked out Ryan.  He was chasing the kids saying he was going to put them in jail, so they ran from him.  Ryan said the boy was "super mean," but I saw no signs of aggression--just play.  Before long, Robin said she had to go potty, so we headed all the way across the field to the restrooms, only to find them closed.  (I wondered why, but figured it out:  closed for the weekend through Halloween, in hopes of warding off Halloween vandalism.  Makes sense, but when you have a 4-year-old that says she has to "go," it's pretty inconvenient!)  I rushed the kids back to the house so Robin could do her thing.  And that was the end of the park.

Back at the house, Robin wanted to play with clay, and Ryan (who seemed pretty tired) wanted to watch a video on the bumpy bed.  I gave them snacks--popcorn and peanut butter and jelly sandwiches--and let them relax while I gathered their things up to take them home to Muncie.  Both were asleep in the car before we even got to I-465!  When we arrived in Muncie, Ryan snuggled on his mommy's lap, while Robin stayed on her daddy's lap with her head on his chest.  Both seemed genuinely happy to be home with their parents after their weekend excursion.

Had a pretty decent day at school today, although I really wanted to be home in the warm temps so I could rake leaves while I still had some energy.  By the end of the school day, however, I was weary...so I came home to Dr. Phil, Oprah, and the couch for a snooze.  Surprisingly, when I woke up at 6:15, it was dead dark.  So much for raking!  Have to adjust to the new time...again.

Spent some time this evening putting the house back together after grandchildren.  It's just a matter of putting things away that were left out, etc.  The only real casualty of the weekend was the lid to my ceramic pumpkin, which I glued back together and looks no worse than it did before. 

Hey!  It just occurred to me that tomorrow is Halloween and I haven't carved a jack-o-lantern, nor do I have any candy!  Guess what I will be doing after school tomorrow!