...Skipping an Entry... Say WHHAAAT!?...

I have this really fun and cool entry saved in draft form waiting for me to get off my duff at home and download photos from my camera of the amazing Tiny Wonder and our little family of three trapsing around the beautiful area of Julian, CA. BUT, I am a full time (and then some) working kind of mom so in those quiet moments at home the LAST thing I want to do is get back in front of a computer. It's Fall-la-la-la-la season. One of my favies, though I am definitely cheating on Fall with his sister Winter... wait what? yeah moving on.

The weather in our desert mountain regional located humble abode is finally dipping below the high 90's and transitioning into a yummy bath water warm temperature. We're talking mid to high 70's baby! The morning's are chilly... like... "oops I forgot to put a jacket in the car for my daughter and we're already 30 miles from home" chilly...

It's the time of year where we sip maple flavored rye whiskey straight to warm our bellys and make merry our hearts. Where leaves "kind of" turn color (let's be honest this is Southern CA), rain sometimes patters gently on the rooftop, and our yard comes back to life after months of oppression under the summer heat. We take trips to pumpkin patches, Julian for fresh pressed cider, and feel more in tune with God's painted landscapes in the early morning sunrise to midday clear cloudless blue, to evening dusk into twilight... I find in the cooler months I fall in love with life all over again. The fibromyalgia flare ups seem to simmer, pain and fatigue are less and less present (though always constant, it's nice to get below a 9.5 on the daily pain richter scale). But it's also a time for tranquility as we light candles in the evenings just because, relax, and cuddle for the first time in months because again... cooler weather. Things feel more romanticised. The small child even seems calmer somehow... her whining a little easier to handle and redirect. All too soon we will slip from Fall to Winter and a new love affair will start but have you taken a moment to sit outside in the crisp coolness of weather perfection yet? Closed your eyes and taken a deep breath? I want to drink this Fall in, create memories, laugh more, and enjoy the life that has been gifted. Happy Fall my friends. <3