First Few Weeks of Fall

An update on our fall to-do list:

Done

1. Church in-gathering celebration:  we took water from our rain gauge, excited that it had finally rained
2. Make faerie houses:  our first ones circled the silver maple
3. Comic Con:  always fun, like a big geeky Halloween party
4. Matilda:  excellent!
5. Spring Awakening (adults only):  a fantastic evening of ASL and musical theater, in a story about drastic consequences resulting from miscommunicaitons between horny German teenagers and their parents
6. School Open House:  another year has started!
7. Prepare Halloween costumes:  We have Black Widow and Link all ready to go
8. Nature walk or bike ride:  I'm going to count the Sept GS bike ride.

POSSIBILITIES

1. Applepalooza (our family fall open house, with apple desserts):  it's coming up
2. Apple picking
3. Pumpkin picking
4. Decorate a pumpkin
5. Roast pumpkin seeds
6. Make apple or pumpkin butter
7. Corn maze
8. Florence Griswold Museum Wee Faerie Village--SOON
9. Block Island weekend--SOON
10. Knitting retreat--SOON
11. Indigo Girls concert--SOON
12. Scout overnight at Mystic Seaport--SOON
13. piano recital--now in December
14. Make a leaf pile
15. Trick or treat
16. Backyard fire with foil dinners and s'mores
17. Tent in the backyard
18. Go to a football game
19. Boo gifts for friends
20. Amish Friendship bread
21. Paint pinecones
22. Make candles or soap
23. Yarn!
24. Explore sourdough bread recipes
25. Vote
26. Make pies
27. Get out mittens, hats, scarves, sweaters, etc.
28. Pull out quilts and blankets
29. Watch Halloween film (is it time for Hocus Pocus?)
30. Change fire alarm batteries

NOT THIS YEAR

1. Renaissance festival:  NO, missed it this year
2. Church Harvest festival--NOPE, we missed this