FALL IS IN THE AIR !

In the desert southwest where I live, I don't get to see the beautiful changing leaves of the trees that I think are so fantastic, but fall means these things to me:

* cooler days and really cool nights

* getting out my long sleeve shirts and sweaters to wear

*the colors of fall in pumpkins and decorations

* getting to wear my cute new socks

*turning off the air conditioner & opening my doors and windows

*getting into the car and not melting

*beautiful flowers blooming everywhere

*putting on my new fleece vest to wear to work in the chilly mornings

*driving with the windows open in the car

* burning the fall scented candles in my home

* waking up to a chilly morning and snuggling under the covers

* hot chocolate in the evening

*being able to bake and not heat up the house

I love this time of year, the colors, the scents, getting ready for the up-coming holidays,

baking, working on Christmas gifts, decorating the house.

Just having it cool outside when I walk out the door is so neat. My friend Charlie said she is already decorating for Christmas, because she & her family love the holiday so much and I think that is a grand Idea. My Christmas decorations are all about snowmen and I love when my home is all decorated and hate to take them down, so Charlie I just may start mine too.

Tomorrow I am attending,It is being held at the Phoenix Civic Center and is a day filled with inspiration, music and laughter, a chance to celebrate the next generation of women! TIME OUT FOR WOMEN & GIRLS is a fast paced event with contemporary music and messages geared to teenage girls and the women in their lives. Many fantastic speakers and musical performers will put on the program and it is such a fun day. I get to take 2 of my grandaughters Taylor and Madisann.

Last night I held my 2nd in home crafting class. We made 6 dry embossed Christmas cards and it was so much fun. We started at 7:00 and ended about 9:45, we laughed and talked and shared fun stories. I just love this job I have of teaching these fun classes.. I have 2 next week "2009 calendar and an altered organizer file.

I have started getting more hours at Williams Sonoma too at this time of year and I love it too. the people I get to work with are all so much fun and of course I love our clients that I get to help. I am usually scheduled to work the early morning shift, so I get to get the smells going in the store and prepare the tastings for the day. This week I made pumpkin pecan muffins, and our new cranberry pecan stuffing.. Wow was it good.. I haven't had stuffing with cranberries in it before and it was really good (added about a quarter cup of apple pie filling) too and it really was a hit with our tasters. We always have hot mulled apple cider going this time of year and everyone loves it. I was listening to my favorite talk show yesterday morning on my way to work and they were talking about Williams Sonoma and that everyone had to go in because it smells so good this time of year in our store.

Have a wonderful day...