Biked to work yesterday morning to help score a 7th grade volleyball game. Up & out the door by 7 am, home by 11:15 am, got exercise & saw my students win all 3 games plus I made $30 in extra pay & helped out a coworker in a pinch.
Ate a quick lunch & walked over to son's church based daycare where the church was having a fall themed applefest in their urban orchard. 4 year old son enjoyed a bounce house, slide, balloon hat made by a clown & ate popcorn & I reluctantly allowed him to have a very small cotton candy (verdict: he said that it was too sweet).
All activities & treats were free. Son had a great time. We were encouraged to pick free apples from their orchard, so we came back with 3 largeish free organic apples that son loves.
I walked back home to watch the Nebraska/Colorado game on our TV courtesy of our antenna (so, free except for the cost of electricity & amortization of our 7 year old TV). Unfortunately Colorado won but it was a nail biter of a game. Nursed my disappointment with homemade home fries & homemade mead.
Overall a great day filled with exercise and family fun. Note: while the apple festival was free & they didn't even ask for donations, we do plan on adding a bit extra to our daycare check (made out to the church) tomorrow. As nonreligious people, spouse & I were very appreciative of the festival having zero mention of religion or spiritual beliefs & we want to help support that event in the future.