At H Allen Hight. An early morning start!
I was so happy to ride my bike the 3 miles to work, at least on Monday and Tuesday. Riding with 7 am commute traffic required vigilance.
We got rained out on Wednesday and Thursday, Friday was a beautiful day. In class, helmets on and personal safety check:
ABCQuick Check: 
We divided the students into 2 large groups with 2 LCIs and a parent volunteer and went for a fun ride in Natomas Regional Park. 
I really liked NOT being in charge, I just showed up and did what I was told – ahhh.
After work each day, I worked on a mini-quilt for a friend, Sue Schooley, who gave me a bunch of commemorative t-shirts from the annual Roseville Bikefest that she organizes. Also, a little zippered bag with the scraps.
Gymnastics
Maria’s at Lake Wildwood
Val Sills and I drove up to Penn Valley this afternoon for dinner at Maria’s. Val Lilienthal was also there!
So much fun!
This week
Ahhh, a bit of a slow down. I volunteered on Monday at 
where Pollyanna and Deanna were co-leading Project Ride Smart. Usually two people have to fit 30 bicycle helmets in about 30 minutes. That’s 2 minutes/student, you’ve got to be FAST! It was still fast-paced today with three of us.
On Thursday, I worked helping with blacktop drills. Afterward, I took Sophia to her soccer practice.
Eek – a bit of a strain on this little chair. Compact iPad game play.
Waist Watchers the Musical
Linda, Adrienne and I went to a performance this afternoon.
Saturday night
Thais and Lenin went to dinner and I got to watch all three grandchildren – yay! Resting after sending many cars down the race track:
Big mess ahead:
Blowing slime bubbles and watching TV at the same time:
Avery wanted to chop some walnuts but he wasn’t strong enough to press down on the plunger. “Wait Grandma, I know what to do!”
And this kitchen tool was renamed the Butt Nut Chopper.
Soccer and gymnastics
At Sophia’s game.
Nestled in Carson’s stroller until his game started.
Defender waiting for the ball downfield.
Lenin took Avery to his soccer game while Thais took Carson to gymnastics.
Thursday at Merrilyn’s
Stuffed mushrooms and Maple bacon crack:
Cracker Pie by Merrilyn, who had this recipe published
in this cookbook:
Sophia and Avery
Yikes! Get down from there.
This is an interesting way to tattle on my grandchildren … ?
Halloween
On the way to school in the morning:
Later in the evening, dinner (and World Series Game 7) at Thais and Lenin’s with family and neighbors:
Kellen, next door neighbor:
The crew gets ready to go trick-or-treating:
Two sewers and their combined projects. Thais made Carson’s Baby Charizard and Lauren’s Wonder Woman. She is the Mother of All Dragons (Charizards). I made Sophia’s devil and Avery’s Charizard.
