The Leaves Are Falling and it's 85º Outside.

That was going to be the title for my next blog entry, I was going to ask, "What's wrong with this picture?" but I didn't finish it in time for it to be relevant. Now the leaves are falling and it's 65º outside.
I wish it would hurry up and turn really cool! I want to wear the scarf and hat that I finished knitting...so soft and fuzzy and purple....
(Those are the pictures I promised I'd post when I finished.)
I was so proud of myself when I finished! But pride quickly turned to frustration as I realized that it wouldn't dip below 70º outside. Bummer. Does anyone know when scarf season is supposed to hit? We had a taste of it early this morning, but when's it *really* gonna come? Jo, when does it get cold in Missouri?

Yes...Missouri...I am so excited!!! On October 17th, I leave to go visit my darling friend Joanna and the other 14 members of her family in MO for a full week. Her Dad's a pastor at their church, and they have a big revival every year. I can't wait to go. I haven't been to one of those in ages. Churches that hold annual revivals seem to be a dying breed. The last one I attended was at a tiny little baptist church up the road, and that was about nine years ago. I love them! I wish our church would hold one.
Anyway, yeah, the revival is the 18th-22nd. And then the following Monday--my last full day there--we'll all trip out to Springfield to hang out and do nothing of importance!

Nothing important is always fun. ;-)

I can't wait! The only thing I'm not too thrilled about is the whole airport thing. Not flying, but all the stuff that comes before it. I haven't really flown on an airline. I think I did once when I was three-ish. But the whole bag check and no liquids and taking off my shoes thing? Nuh. Dad'll see me off, so that makes me feel a little better.
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Oh yeah, I realized I haven't blogged since Nana moved! Yes, my Nana--Mom's mom--moved to Dallas from San Antonio last weekend. She has an apartment that's about a two-minute drive from our house. Perfect! The actual moving process, as I understand, went pretty smoothly. I'm so very proud of my brother, Ricky...Nana needed some help, she had an office chair that needed assembling. So MY six-year-old handyman of a brother took the task upon himself. And he managed to assemble the whole thing from the wheels to the legs to the seat. All that was left to do was attach the back of the chair. AND....he did the whole thing without directions! I asked him how he figured it all out...."I dunno," he shrugged, "I just guessed."
Hee. He's always been inclined toward fix-its and such.
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My co-workers laughed at me for playing Bing Crosby's "Merry Christmas" album on my stereo today. I actually am very proud of myself for not playing it sooner. Typically, I start playing Christmas music around late July/early August. I inherited that urge from my mother. Her motto was "It's all about Christmas!"
Amanda and I usually start decorating the bedroom in red and green on October 31st. I hate Halloween with a passion, and Amanda's no fan of the day either, so we decorate our room, and exchange little presents, while my favorites from my collection of Christmas CD's play on the radio. And then, in the evening, we hunker down in the back of the house with the lights off--bowls of candy and popcorn close at hand--and watch Christmas movies. We call it Christmas Early. :-)
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And now I'd like to leave you with some cute and vaguely clever salutation, but I can't think of one. So I'll simply say goodbye. :-)
Goodbye!