Fall Arrives at the Roth household

Fall is finally here in all its true & lovely form...it was a long wait, but she arrived in all her colorful & rainy glory this past week. Our family is notoriously busier in the fall then any other time of the year...and this one has proved to be exceptional difficult for me. To add one item to the mix of camping, pumpkin picking, fall pictures, haircuts, start of school process, canning, etc...can be that final card that brings the house down. This year, we added not one, but two such items to the mix...one, Len is out of town working more then not, and two, Hunter is playing football which means tues-thurs 5:45pm - 8:20pm rain or shine.
Fun times, fun times.

It has only taken me 14 years, but I have finally made those purchases & decisions, and have the house decorated for FALL. Apparently having 4 little kids sucks the $$ out of the door before such items are even looked at...the only reason they are here this time is due to Stauffer's fabulous fall sale of 75% off all decorative items, giving me a grand savings of over $47.00 yesterday! Love you Stauffers!!!

We have had a second interesting change in plans around here...our youngest broke her wrist falling out of a hand stand! Did you know it can be broken with no swelling or bruising, and the child can still use their hand w/some pain?? Yeah, I didn't. We happened to be in the doctor's office for two others to get yearly check ups & mentioned it to him...Did you know younger children (she is almost 6) can get what are called "buckle fractures"??? Nope, I didn't know that either. Apparently a "buckle fracture" is when a bone overlaps the other, and it ripples as it bends without actually cracking or breaking. These particular fractures are supposed to heal fantastic and in 4 weeks. We shall see...at this juncture, a week after the above mentioned fracture, she still isn't feeling well and requires tylenol through the night so she can sleep.

Ahhhh...the joys of fall...check back for some fun adventures as I finally get my butt in gear after being showed up in GRAND form by my little sister!! She can hold me to it...