Fall Thoughts

Hedgeapples
We haven't gone and picked any up off the ground under the treeline yet. I wonder if they are all rotten on the bottom by now from sitting on the wet ground. I saw my first big indoor spider of the season this afternoon, if in the basement counts. Ew. [shudder] Maybe I should go pick up some hedgeapples tomorrow. Do you think they really help in warding off spiders? It has just been too cold to go for a walk outdoors with the kiddos. But it has been much nicer these past few days. So really, I have no excuse.

Trees
I am loving the colors of the trees right now. If only they would stay on and not fall off and make everything look so barren. But then we wouldn't appreciate spring, I guess.

Flu
Wham! It has hit, hasn't it. Is the flu worse in colder climates? Or is it just this year with all the varieties? I just can't remember it being this bad growing up.

TV
I am not a T.V. junkie, but there are some fun shows going on this fall. I catch up online at night. It helps keep me awake during the late evening feeding.

Pumpkins
I have not found any tricks for preserving a regular pumpkin and preventing rot. But I did get a warning that if you put pumpkins on furniture, like I do, check the bottoms of them often to make sure that they are not rotting underneath and eating away at the finish on the furniture without you seeing it. If you like to carve a jack o'lantern several days ahead of Halloween, here are tips I found for making a carved pumpkin last longer.

Costume
What should my 2 year old daughter dress up as for trick-or-treating? My two choices as of now are Little Red Riding Hood (and our shaggy gray-haired dog can be the Big Bad "Woof", hee hee) or a Ladybug. Both costumes would be fairly easy to make, with minimal sewing, I think. I was set on Little Red Riding Hood but then thought that might not be as fun for her because she doesn't know the story. She loves ladybugs. Opinions?

Christmas
How am I doing on the to-do list? Satisfactorily, but there is more I'd like to get done before the end of October. I have purchased Christmas cards, stamps, and 2 and 1/2 out of 14 family gifts. So you can see, I should do more shopping!