Fall.

Where do you think you're going?

If it's a joke, it's not very funny.

It takes the entire three months of fall for me to gather up enough mental strength to make it through the wet jean bottoms and coat wearing.

I do have to say, there is one person in our house happy about your vacation. She is pretty cute, but even we readily admit, her reasoning and judgement leave much to be desired at times. So, I wouldn't quite call her a "valid sample."

Abby ran around this morning in her new snow clothes shouting, "It's like having two seasons in one."

Like I said, Not funny.

The one and only benefit that I could find about your sudden disappearance had to do with my daughter and her attitude towards going to church. You might wonder how the absence of Fall could affect this - so did I, until I heard her reasoning. Abby stated on the way home from church, that she would grace us with her positive rays (okay maybe not in that way) on church days, as long as there was snow... because she can "hit her teacher with a snowball" (which she did) and "that makes church fun."

Now, if that's not a reason to go to church, then I don't know what is.

We enjoyed you, Fall, last week when we went on our sunset hayride.

There were smiles and waves' of "Bye-Bye" and "Hi!" for all.

We did have mixed feelings about the prices and carrying our pumpkins so far "that Abby could no longer feel her arms." Hence, the appearance of a slight attitude problem in the picture below.

But, all in all - we like having you, and would like to experience what you have to offer in its' entirety.

So, I beg you Fall, come back.

But, winter, could you possibly make a Sunday appearance around 11:00 each week so I don't have to drag my 6 year old to the car?

I would really appreciate that. Thanks.