Fall is Here

Well, Halloween is over - and the warm weather here has finally started cool and get rainy. LOVE IT! It is about time for true FALL weather to show up. This high 60's is crazy for this time of year.

Halloween is very nice to have warm weather though. No coats OVER the costumes this year --- very nice. My kids were Belle from Beauty and the Beast (14 yr old), Indian Jones (11 yr old), Butterfly (8 yr old), Ninja (6 yr old) and a mini Indiana Jones (22 month old). It was a very fun night.

Now on to Thanksgiving! My mother's birthday falls on Thanksgiving this year. My parents are coming to my house for Thanksgiving - and my sister that is in Utah and my sister just 15 minutes away with all her married children. So we will have a full house. My mom has thrown my Dad 2 surprise birthday parties - my dad has not even thrown my Mom one since she turned 40. So my sister that live nearby and myself are going to decorate my house like Madri-Gras(sp?). Since my mom's favorite colors are purple and green - we figure it would work. So this year's meal will have some of the traditional items and we will throw in some Cajun/New Orleans style dishes too. It is going to be A LOT of planning and work - but worth it.

I cannot believe it is November already. This year has FLOWN by. Before I know it I will be clean up the mess from Christmas - ho ho ho.