Fall is here (and not the one that ends up with black eyes)

I love Fall! Wish we could have a few additional days of this weather, 70 degrees. Yummy!  We did have our first "snow" on Friday, which was little more than a few flakes, but still, cold enough to snow.  Amie brought Grayson over Friday morning while she was at an appointment, and he warmed up the place!  He keeps you running.  Isn't he so cute? And, by the way, no more high-chairs for him, and trust me, I've tried!

 

I had lunch on Friday with my friend Anne, who treated me to Sangria at Coyote's.  So great to have such a wonderful long time friend and great catching up.   That night at dinner, Gramma asked where we had gone to eat and did I ask her (Anne) about her back (which she heard from Annes' Mom).  And how was Jeff (her husband) after his fall?  Guess that's what 90 year olds think about....aches and pains!

Later that day, I picked Rory up at school and took him to pick out a corsage for his Homecoming date, then to Eaton to pick Gabi up from school.  We stopped by the Frost home (probably the last time before they move in) and took a couple of pictures of the kitchen/dining area since the granite was installed.  Looks so nice!

 

Saturday morning, we were up early to go to Ft. Collins for a bridge tournament.  I had asked Gramma if she would like to go spend the day with Doug, so she was up and ready early as well.  We dropped her off and Doug related to she and Brad that he had won a chili cook-off the day before, winning $50! 

I couldn't help wondering if he used that same "secret ingredient" that he used a few years ago while preparing Christmas Eve dinner.  Those of you who participated will know what I'm talking about.  Ah, those stuffed shells.......

Anyway, she enjoyed their visit, although she was very tired and wobbly at the end of the day, and was in bed by 8:00 Saturday night.  Brad and I played reasonably well at the tournament, finishing in the middle, which is okay.  I still marvel at the fact that he can play bridge, as complex as it is, and not know the name for a green pepper!  The brain is a strange thing!

We got home in time for the texts from Tasha, letting us know that Rory was ready for the dance.  He looked so handsome!  Not sure how it went, but hoping he enjoyed it.

Sunday was the usual day of cleaning, laundering, grocery shopping and cooking.  Brad and I made a huge pot of beef stew, which I thought was the best we've ever made (thank you Pinterest) as well as an angel food/pumpkin cake (yup, Pinterest again) which was devoured quickly.  The kids really liked it (no frosting or anything- go figure!).  They played outside for quite awhile, enjoying the gorgeous Fall day, and playing with the neighbors.  Have I mentioned the neighbors?  They are the perfect family!  Wow, wonder what that's like?  Anyway, they are very anal about almost everything- their yard, their kids, and their SWINGSET, which is the draw for the grand kids to their house.  Their kids have outgrown the swings, so naturally, ours think they are now theirs. Wrong!  There was some kind of incident involving "defacing" a piece of their sandbox, and they made sure that we knew about it, even bringing said evidence by for us to see.  So, a little drama erupted with a couple of 7 year old girls crying.....Ah, good times!