Thank You Columbus!

Today is the observed holiday celebrating Christopher Columbus. Everyone in the CamMad family had the day off, I know that not everyone is so lucky. We wanted to take advantage of this beautiful fall day prior to the cold weather that is luming in the coming months.

Child2 decided to make the waking day as long as possible by waking up like it was a regular work day (ugh!). I got up with Child2, I will admit that I lounged on the couch half awake-half asleep which turned into 20% awake 80% asleep at times. Child1 woke up later and I made cinammon rolls for the family (don't bother asking for a recipe it was store bought ones that you put in the oven). I took a quick siesta and then we put a plan together for the day.

The plan centered around the corn maize at Pumpkin Valley Farm, in Dayton. Here is a picture of the challenge the family endured:


There are 10 stops along the way to help you navigate your way through the maze. We found 9 out of the 10 stops. We missed number 9 but we weren't willing to go back to find it! It took us about an hour + to complete the maze and to our knowledge we didn't get lost. Why didn't we heed the weather forecast and wear short sleeves or even shorts? It was warm in the maze. Who would have thought it was October?

Due to the timing of our trip we went home to relax. The kids got a chance to play outside and I was able to get some school work done (ugh!). Tonight we have to face the reality of getting back into the swing of work. Our next scheduled day off won't be until Veteran's Day, November 10th. Birthdays don't count as a day off!