A date with Madelyn

With each neice and nephew, I tried to do something that they requested. Something that they don't get to do very often. I asked that they choose differently from the others, so that their date would be unique and special. This may have been difficult to follow through on, as I know the others would have liked to do things like the zoo or miniature golf, but I hope they are glad they all have individual memories...

Madelyn's request was probably the most difficult: swimming. I don't like public pools and they are mostly very deep and noisy. I also discovered that as a non-resident of Mishawaka, I was going to have to pay through the nose to use one for a couple of hours. In desperation to comply with her request, I walked down the street to my former life-long neighbors and parents of my best friend, Darleen, and asked them if we could borrow their pool for the afternoon, to which they not only answered with an enthusiastic yes, but said to please come ANY time.

Dolly had fun joining us in the pool, as long as she could be dry on the sturdy raft! I think she thought it was cool to be near us, but not wet...


Madelyn had fun diving for toys and rings with a mask that made her look like a bug! A cute bug, of course...


Then we got out, pulled the cover on, dried off and hurried over to Barnes & Noble, part two of her request and had fun looking at the latest releases in popular series she is reading like the Magic Tree House Books.



After looking for a while, Madelyn finally picked out something to take home, the latest Where's Waldo, and something to read while she ate her dinner of three-cheese grilled cheese and a rice crispy treat to top it off.




All in all, I'd have to say it was the most sophisticated of my four dates, you little grown-up! I love watching you become you. Thanks for our wonderful date, Madelyn!