Recession

It's been a rough few weeks around here - nothing bad, just hectic!  Work has been crazy-busy for me, making Tony a one-man housekeeper/dog lover/relaxer for a while.  We just got back from a whirlwind trip to Ohio (more on that later), in time for another looong week.


I sit here sweating as I type - since our air conditioning broke last week.  Thank goodness we have a home warranty, because that sucker is ex-pen-sive.  


On that same note - we are in a recession here in Georgia - AN AUTUMN RECESSION.  (and yes, I spent the majority of the day just waiting to put that clever little quip into writing...)


What the heck??  It was almost 100 degrees today.  


We got a mean tease of cooler temps, Claire got her fall decor out - and bam!  Sweating buckets.  Glad we have such a strong 18 year old  newly-deceased AC.





It should be 77 during the day!  Not at night!!! 


Regardless of Mother Nature's cooperation or not, I indeed did bust out the fall decor.  I love fall - it's no secret.  But my goal so far this year has been to "make do - buy nothing new" (see, this motto rhymes, making it cute and only semi-infuriating).


Besides, Tony did such a great job of packing it up for me last year.  Yes, he's available to address your wedding invitations, or write your thank you notes --- he's that good.

Here is my lackluster, pitiful attempt at drawing fall out from behind the freaking hot sun.

I even spraypainted pine cones, look at that. 

I didn't have the right color of candle- so I painted that too. 

 Take that Target, with your adorable autumnal displays.


I want to be crafty too this season -- but it's going to at least need to drop to 80 before I will be ready.    I will be ready to overshare on the internet as soon as it does.