It's September and FRIDAY!

I've posted this picture as a reminder to myself and you that it wont be long now. The leaves are going to start changing and the temperatures are going to go down. Hopefully sooner rather then later. I can't tell you how excited I am that fall is just around the corner. I love the colors, the smells, the cool air, the holidays and of course the food. I have already started the baking frenzy with all my breads and things. I am ready for the pies and turkeys and whatnot.

Most of all I love Halloween. It's just the best time of year. The temperatures are perfect and everything just looks and feels spooky. The trees look old and scary, the moon seems so big and bright on a cold night. But the very best thing in my opinion is Kmart. I know I know...Kmart? But seriously, they have the best Halloween decorations and costumes. And they always put stuff on sale. So I plan on buying some good stuff this year. Maybe not a lot since money is not something I have a lot of but I am going to decorate the house this year if it kills me. And I don't mean decorated for fall or autumn harvest. I mean Halloween. I want it to look scary not cute and cuddly. I wont put blood out or anything like that but I'm thinking headstones and spider webs. Maybe something hanging from the trees. Unfortunately we don't get trick or treaters out this way but lots of people drive by. So they'll at least get to look at it. And I'll save some money on candy. ;)

When I was a kid we always decorated the house. We usually played scary music out of the window and occasionally there was a kid too scared to come to the house. But that's the way it's supposed to be! I get so annoyed at people trying to turn it into a harvest theme. It's freaking Halloween! It's supposed to be scary. It wouldn't be any fun if there wasn't some trickery involved. ;) I just think it's sad that Halloween has been changed so much. I know the world isn't as safe as it used to be blah blah blah...but I seriously think we are depriving our children of one of the best parts of childhood. I love watching scary movies, even the ones that are cheesy now but I loved as a kid. It just brings back so many thoughts and memories. There is just something so magical about Halloween and I think we are losing that. It's becoming more about candy and costumes and not so much about fun. I mean it's great that Church's do a thing for the kids that's safe, although I'm not sure they are setting the best example. I mean they encourage kids to take candy from a stranger's trunk. Not the best idea in the world there. But it's not the same as going door to door asking people for candy. I mean that's half the excitement of Halloween. You never know who's gonna open that door.

So yeah, this year I plan on decorating. I got in the mood yesterday playing Halloween songs for the kids. I kept thinking two more months...two more months. Then it will be here. I haven't been to the stores yet to see if they have anything out yet. Well Hobby Lobby has lots of Autumn stuff out and Christmas stuff if you can believe that. I am so not ready for Christmas. But Halloween is something I spend the whole year waiting on. So you'll have to excuse me if I spend a lot of time talking about Halloween. Since it's so close I can almost taste it it will be on my mind a lot. 
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