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Crustless Thursday Rundown

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That day of the week is once again here and I am ready to roll. Let’s jump right into my latest Thursday Rundown…

Donuts With Dad – This morning, St. Mary Catholic School held its annual Donuts With Dad event. As the kids are still feeling a little blue after their grandparents flew back to South Carolina yesterday, this was a nice dose of positive cheer for them. It can always get a little hectic in the gym with so many students and dads but once again we all really enjoyed ourselves.

Thanks to St. Mary for organizing this morning’s “Donuts With Dad” event (photo courtesy of Alisha Roberts).

Missoula At Its Best – It can be tough to beat Missoula on an autumn October day. I took this photo after last Saturday’s Griz game of Sloan in front of blue skies, Mt. Sentinel, and the Clark Fork River. What more can you want?

I love this photo of Sloan at the footbridge that leads to the University of Montana campus.

Uncrustables War – Have you heard the news? The Smucker Company, which owns Uncrustables, is suing Trader Joe’s for trademark infringement because allegedly TJ’s is taking way too many liberties with its version of a crustless PB&J sandwich. The Trader Joe’s product is too similar in shape and packaging to the Smucker project. However, while those two brands battling it out, I am just sitting over here eating my Costco-branded crustless peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Seriously, these things are awesome!

The Costco version of the “Uncrustable” sandwich is actually really good!

October Snow Storm – It was five years ago that Spokane was covered in snow. The fact that so much powder dumped during October was unusual but it also served as a “Welcome to Washington” of sorts for Sid and the kids as South Carolina is snow-deprived. Sid and Sloan had so much fun!

Sid and Sloan out in the snow during October 2020.

October Challenge – I always enjoy sharing memes that my friend, Lindsi, posts. She had some good ones today but what you see below was my favorite. It is quite easy to have monthly “challenges” take up your entire year but sometimes it is nice to allow a month or two without some self-help purge hanging over your head. With that said, continued good luck to my kids who are tackling the “No Candy Until Halloween” challenge. October 31 is just eight days away!

Thanks to Lindsi for another relatable meme.

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Okay, that will conclude tonight’s rundown. This is the big weekend for Halloween activities so please enjoy but be safe! Catch up with everyone next week. Don’t Blink.

Is This Normal?

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How crazy is 2020? Well, we made a snowman and carved a pumpkin during the same weekend. Of course cutting out a jack-o-lantern is pretty typical for the fourth weekend of October but creating a Frosty is not—even in Spokane.

That was what I was trying to explain to Sidney when the snow started falling on Friday. Seriously, this does not usually happen. But our reality was a winter wonderland that surpassed the 3-6 inches that was forecast.

But don’t think we complained. Sidney got some experience driving in it, hot chocolate was made, and Sloan played in it non-stop. Perhaps our Southern belle does have some Washington blood in her.

Sid and Sloan out in the snow.

The fun started on Friday when Sid took Sloan outside with the snow still falling at a rapid clip. They wasted no time making a snow woman and decking her out in Myrtle Beach-inspired attire. Sloan couldn’t wait to take me out to the front yard to show me “Mommy” (No, not my wife. That is what Sloan named her snow person).

The snow woman that Sid and Sloan built. Sloan named it “Mommy.”

Saturday was a beautiful day. The sun shined brightly and bounced off the white snow as the snow-capped pine trees towered over us. It was my turn to play in the snow with Sloan!

Saturday was gorgeous.

We first did something that I did as a child. I filled a couple spray bottles with water and added food coloring to them. We then went out and squirted the snow as the vibrant blue and red immediately stood out.

Sloan squirted ‘Mommy” with some colored water.

Of course Sloan had to make a snow angel. While she was spreading her wings, she kept repeating “I love the snow! I love the snow!”

Sloan making a snow angel.

She then climbed the mini snow mountain…

Sloan scaling the snow mountain.

And explored the wilderness…

Sloan exploring her surroundings.

At the end of our adventure, she took time to snap a selfie with her daddy.

Snapping a selfie with her old man.

The snow has lingered through the start of this week but the temperatures will be returning to the 50s and the white stuff will soon be a memory…for a week at least. I do believe that years from now we will reflect on our first fall in Spokane and remember the snow storm that dropped several inches in October. Don’t Blink.