Fall Fall Fall!

Fall is such a fun time of year, I love love it!  I just wanted to write and give you ladies some inspiration to decorate, curl up under a nice cozy blanket with a fall drink, do a fun fall craft with your kiddos, and give you some fun fall activities to do with your kids!  

From my poetry days long ago:

 Warm sunlight, yet cold faces

Pumpkin carving and potato sack races

Turning leaves and cherry pie

Delightful aromas, wood smoke filling the sky

Daylight fading faster, nights becoming long

The soft spooky call of an owl's song

Colors soft and warm filling the skies

Fall arrives as the last of summer dies

Decorating for fall is SUCH fun.  One of my favorite things to do is go down to the basement and bring up my big box o' fall decorations, turn on some Michael Buble music ( i love his music!), and decorating every room in my home.  

If you are low on finances, here are some SUPER cheap things you can do.  These are pictures from around my home and they ALL come from my favorite place... the dollar store!   

Decorate all around your home with dollar packs of leaves over door frames, on the kitchen table, on top of your tv.  Set out cute bowls of dollar store candy corns.  Make cheap displays on top of bookshelves and table tops of pumpkins, gords, pine cones, baskets.  purchase a pack of 3/ $1 battery tea light candles that flicker and place them all around your home and inside pumpkins:                            

 

My husband's biggest love language is acts of service.  He loves it when he comes home to a clean house that smells warm and cozy.  This is a GREAT idea for fall to get your home smelling like a picture in a magazine and it's totally cheap!  

*You can pick up a big jar of cinnamon (or even cinnamon sticks) at the dollar store. 
*cut and peel orange skins... the more you use, the more it will smell.  
*sprinkle cinnamon on top of orange peels.  About 1/2 TBS. should do it.  Bring to a rolling boil and continue to simmer as long as you want.  Will make your house smell DEVINE!

*You can also reuse the peels.  Simply drain and refrigerate until the next use!


Another great way to show your husband or family  some support after a long day's work:  FOOD!  Food is the way to anyone's heart... right?  Here are some YUMMY fall treats that I'm dying to have right now. To keep this post shorter, I'm adding these onto the recipes tab at the top of the blog.  Simply match up the photo and it will be located there for you.
                                                         

Stay tuned for a big blog post on some fun fall crafts for your kiddos and some fall time activities you can do as a family!