Monday Miscellany

~1~ We have been having so much fun doing fall activities around here. Going to pumpkin patches, bonfires with the neighbors, eating our fill of pumpkin goodness, and enjoying the crisp morning air.

~2~ While at a recent pumpkin patch we found a big ol' tire swing. LB loved it. It was hard to get him out to give other kids a chance at the fun.

~3~ My very first 5K is this Saturday! I am hoping to complete it in less than 30 minutes, but we shall see. I have been running between 2-3 miles every other day and I have found I really am enjoying running. I never thought I would get to the point where I crave running but I think I am there. Now I can see how people get addicted to running. But I figure its probably a good addiction to have. Balance out my addiction to sweets ;)

~4~ My mom is moving to my city in about a week! Holy moly, I am not sure I am ready for this! W and I have never lived closer than an hour to our family and that was only during our first year of marriage. Every since then we have been separated at least by 1 state from them. Plus, I haven't lived in the same town as my mom since I was 10. It will be quite the adjustment but I am excited to have her near and I know LB will love having someone else around on the cold dreary winter days. It will just take some time getting use to.

~5~ I have been reading The Weird Sisters by Eleanor Brown. It is a book I typically wouldn't read but its for bookclub so I am trucking along. I finished about half the book yesterday and I still don't know how I feel about it. I enjoy all the Shakespearean references but I am not sure I like how in about 70 pages it has only has touched on 2 days. It is an easy book to get lost in and picture exactly what is going on and what the sisters look like, where they live, and how they interact so I do enjoy that part. I am just hoping the next 150 pages moves through more than a week of time. What books are you all getting lost in these days?

~6~ I made some awesome Pumpkin Chocolate Chip muffins this weekend. Oh my they are so good! I think I will have to make up another batch today so we have them for the week. In my opinion there is nothing better than pumpkin and chocolate...combine the two and its heavenly. 

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