Only one more month until Maddy is officially 3 years old. Wow! Madeline Eva weighs 37 pounds and is 37 3/4 inches tall. She is now in 4T or size 4 clothing exclusively. Shoe size is 9W. Do we have a basketball player on our hands?
September was an extremely busy month. The campground closed on Sept. 18th and then the winterizing began. In the midst of winterizing, Debbie's dad, Jack, passed away. He died on Sept. 27th after a valiant battle with asbestos-related lung cancer. There are way too many emotions and details to discuss surrounding this event. Maddy still asks about her grandpa and doesn't quite grasp what has happened. We all miss him terribly.
Another major event was the removal of the old campground store. It was a 16' x 32' building that served it's purpose for over 20 years, but the walls and floor were separating. The floor was also soft to say the least. It took a ride down the road to be a hunting shack. We will be using a brand new park trailer as the new store. It's already in place on a concrete slab. We moved the decks, ice cooler and all the contents of the store which was "labor intensive". We still need to extend the decks so that they can accommodate a new screened room in the spring. Stairs are on the agenda too.
Back to Maddy - Potty training is now in session! She is doing very well and will "go" on the small potty or the toilet. She did have reservations about "#2" and the toilet, but bravely conquered her fears with the help of "incentives" (AKA bribes). She wanted a toy so every time she went she earned a dollar toward the toy. That worked really well. Maddy still needs a diaper or Pull Up at nap time and night time, but during the daytime she is making great progress.
Halloween was the usual picking and carving of pumpkins along with trick or treating. Maddy has told us all year that she wanted to be a black kitty cat for Halloween so that's exactly what she dressed as. Candy, popcorn, fortune cookies, Dairy Queen ice cream coupon and even a photo button from one business were examples of treats that she received. With Halloween over and Thanksgiving in 3 weeks, the holiday season is in full swing. We will be hosting the Huseby Thanksgiving get-together this year. It will be physically at Debbie's mom's house because she has the much needed space, but we will be purchasing food and other supplies. We are very thankful to be able to be together as a family so everything else is just details. We hope you are able to enjoy Thanksgiving with family and friends too. Gobble, gobble and then shop, shop!
Debbie's 41st birthday - Grandma Escherich & Maddy coloring together.
Maddy in pigtails and polka dots as wells as pink overalls.
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