Christmas Decor in Kmart???

Come on people! Nolan and I ducked into Kmart while Chris and Thomas were at a birthday party of one of Thomas' friends. We were going to the toy aisle when we were hit square in the eye with decorated Christmas trees and blow up Santas. IN SEPTEMBER! We are barely thinking about Halloween already. OK, that's not true. I am starting to think about Christmas presents and our lack of ability to pay for any. But definately not decorations. Who can afford new Christmas decorations this year anyway? Maybe the kids could dress up like Christmas trees for Halloween...

Onward and upward to calmer subjects. Not much to report really. Speaking of reports, Nolan is doing his first book report. He has to pick an animal and write about it. He's chosen tigers. They had the day off yesterday for Rosh Hashanah. We went apple picking and had an awesome, beautiful day.

It was supposed to be cloudy but the sun came out. We had fun testing the tastes of different apples. Then we played at the playground with the horses grazing behind us. Geese kept flying overhead. The kids played forever on the hay bales. How simple does it get? It was great to be together. I wished Chris weren't at work so he could be there too. And we actually got out of there without buying a cider donut, which is a miracle in and of itself. Those donuts were going for $1 a piece! Forget about it! (The economy is making me punchy.)

This weekend, we are going to a high school football game, have a swim lesson, have a friend coming over, religion, and a baseball game. It is funny how the kids' activities take over our lives. But it's all good. We are so lucky to have all this fun!