It's feeling like Fall around here

  

   After picking up the boys from school, we came home for a little while and then headed out for dinner.  The school was having "McTeacher night".  The local McDonald's let's the teachers of the school take orders and prepare the food and in return, the school gets a portion of the profits.  Pretty neat idea I think.  They said Ronald McDonald had come to their school and put on a show for them and taught them about exercise and such.  Jonathan met us there and we got to chat with the principle and visit some teachers and the boys pointed out a lot of their classmates.  I was glad to know they are making so many friends! 

   Jonathan was in a surprisingly good mood considering his day.  He had a rough day at work.  Then after eating dinner, his truck wouldn't start and he had to walk in the rain to go buy a new battery. I would have drove him, but I was halfway to the store before he called to tell me that he hadn't even left the parking lot yet.  He came home in such a pleasant mood though.  Just thankful to have the means to take care of these things when they come up.

   While he was fixing the truck, I needed to stop at the grocery store to pick up drinks that I volunteered to bring for the teacher's lunch tomorrow.  It is a half day for students, so the teachers are treated to drinks and desserts at lunch time by volunteering parents.  First thing we saw at the grocery store? Pumpkins and cinnamon brooms!  I can't say no to that!  As always, we left with more than we planned on getting but such is life.  

   The Kroger I went to had a really nice flower section.  Blue and purple orchids! So pretty, but so pricey.  

   I wanted flowers, but I just wanted something cheap to put on the dining table with the mini pumpkins to welcome some fall into the house.  I decided on these red flowers.  I don't know what they are called but they were only $10 and they came with a "real" pot instead of those cheap plastic ones.  Works for me! 

   I couldn't wait to open the cinnamon broom when I got home! It smells so great!  

   I needed to vacuum, so I made cinnamon and spice carpet powder to make the house smell even more fall-like.  I have been making my own carpet powder for a while now.  So much cheaper and easy to make.  I bought this kind of container with a sifter type lid...

 and now i just refill it with the baking soda that I buy in a larger(cheaper) container.  I usually mix in lavender oil, but today I used cinnamon, all spice and ground cloves.   The house is smelling good! 

The new flowers and pumpkins