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Post by Leaf 🌱 on Oct 1, 2018 7:54:25 GMT -6
WHO IS READY FOR FALLLLLLLLLL?!?!??
I’m trying to be positive. I’m so so tired (my baby is broken and doesn’t ever sleep anymore. It was nice while it lasted) but I have a large coffee with some pumpkin syrup and I survived a solo long weekend.
I also just realized that next weekend is an actual long weekend!!!
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Post by mrsmonogrammed on Oct 1, 2018 8:00:59 GMT -6
We put out our Halloween decorations this weekend so I’m totally on the fall bandwagon! I want to go to the pumpkin patch on Friday to get some mums for the porch.
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Post by ArielMermaid on Oct 1, 2018 8:26:39 GMT -6
Halloween is my favorite. But I’m so tired.
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Post by snowmoon on Oct 1, 2018 8:35:42 GMT -6
My baby is broken and doesn't sleep either. I finally gave in yesterday and took apart our bed and pushed it up against the wall so we can stop lying to ourselves that she will sleep in the crib.
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Post by auri on Oct 1, 2018 9:14:08 GMT -6
I think J is getting a cold. He’s been sneezing, coughing, and having a runny nose. Luckily, he doesn’t seem to have a fever.
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Post by mrsmonogrammed on Oct 1, 2018 9:15:32 GMT -6
Halloween is my favorite. But I’m so tired. H and I went to a wedding on Saturday and stayed out until midnight. SO NOT WORTH IT. And I could barely keep my eyes open past my usual 9pm bedtime but that was what time dinner was served😅
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Post by mintyblueair on Oct 1, 2018 9:15:48 GMT -6
I love fall and winter so much! It snowed yesterday and we felt so cozy inside. I'm going to bring out my fall decorations today.
This Saturday I'm traveling 2 hours with DS (leaving N with my husband) for thanksgiving dinner with some extended family that we don't often see. It's a potluck and I have to bring a dessert to add to the pumpkin and apple pies my grandma is making.
What's a good thanksgiving dessert that can travel 2 hours in the car (can be kept cool)? I was thinking of doing a sheet carrot cake but not decided yet.
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Post by mrsmonogrammed on Oct 1, 2018 9:18:01 GMT -6
God bless whatever beautiful soul posted about moving baby’s bedtime up earlier so they would sleep in later. We moved up bedtime by 30 min last night *just to test it out* and O slept an hour later this morning. Crying happy tears that I could catch up on a tiny bit of sleep this morning😭😍. Even if it was a total fluke, I still thank you🙌🏻
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Post by mrsmonogrammed on Oct 1, 2018 9:21:10 GMT -6
mintyblueair pumpkin cheesecake, pumpkin chocolate chip muffins with cream cheese frosting, standard chocolate chip cookies, or Carmel heath apple dip with apple slices for a “healthy” option😉
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Post by auri on Oct 1, 2018 9:21:47 GMT -6
mintyblueair I love carrot cake, so that sounds super yummy to me! If not that, maybe a pecan pie?
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Post by clementine on Oct 1, 2018 9:22:35 GMT -6
Me, me! I’m so ready for fall this year. I hate pumpkin but I love apples, and I’m loving some apple cider lately.
We spent yesterday re-doing basically our entire landscaping. We had planned to replace just the bushes we tore out a couple weeks ago, but one thing led to another and then bye monies. We bought all new plants and bushes and relocated some of the old ones to the backyard. Thankfully L was chill AF yesterday and hung out in his activity center in the yard while we worked outside.
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Post by mintyblueair on Oct 1, 2018 9:41:54 GMT -6
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Post by stardust84 on Oct 1, 2018 9:42:16 GMT -6
mintyblueair I love carrot cake, so that sounds super yummy to me! If not that, maybe a pecan pie? I was going to suggest pecan pie but you could also do chocolate brownies for those who don't like pumpkin and maybe want something sweet but on the smaller side.
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Post by mintyblueair on Oct 1, 2018 9:46:52 GMT -6
mintyblueair I love carrot cake, so that sounds super yummy to me! If not that, maybe a pecan pie? I was going to suggest pecan pie but you could also do chocolate brownies for those who don't like pumpkin and maybe want something sweet but on the smaller side. That's a good idea, too. I was wondering if chocolate would be the way to go to counteract the cinnamon flavours of apple pie and pumpkin pie. I have a really good "tri-level" brownie recipe that is tried and true... This might be the winner!
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Post by mintyblueair on Oct 1, 2018 9:51:00 GMT -6
I also have a square recipe that's a shortbread crust, pecan pie filling, and cream cheese icing. That would be a way to get a pecan pie flavour in there without overloading on pie.
We're also having a thanksgiving dinner next Monday at home with just my parents, so whatever I don't do Saturday I'll be able to do Monday!
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Post by Leaf 🌱 on Oct 1, 2018 10:38:19 GMT -6
I also have a square recipe that's a shortbread crust, pecan pie filling, and cream cheese icing. That would be a way to get a pecan pie flavour in there without overloading on pie. We're also having a thanksgiving dinner next Monday at home with just my parents, so whatever I don't do Saturday I'll be able to do Monday! Omg can I have this recipe?! My mom recently made brownies with a shortbread bottom crust and they were AMAZING
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Post by mintyblueair on Oct 1, 2018 12:45:59 GMT -6
Leaf 🌱 I found an online copy, it's a laura Calder recipe. It calls for walnuts and coconut for the filling but I've always done pecans and subbed extra pecans for the coconut. They're seriously delicious, I ate waaaayyy too many of them when I was pregnant with N! houseandhome.com/recipe/walnut-squares-recipe/
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Post by alwayscheese on Oct 1, 2018 13:02:41 GMT -6
I am here, I am tired and I am ready for fall. I have pumpkins and fall decor and candles in my house. We are drinking PSLs and eating pumpkin pie. I'm wearing booties and my new leather jacket everywhere. Soup is on the menu.
I need to know why DS has started projectile vomiting once a day. This is not normal for him and it's a lot of volume! I had to completely strip he and I and the recliner and then nurse him again to comfort him at midnight last night.😰
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Post by whatsit on Oct 1, 2018 15:08:54 GMT -6
It’s cold and I’m making soup for supper. I also put out the fall table runner this morning ...even though falls been around awhile and we’ve already had snow. Oh well it’s October!
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Post by cp3 on Oct 1, 2018 15:59:14 GMT -6
I love this time of year. Halloween is D1's favorite so we put up our decorations last week. We have a huge international balloon fiesta here that kicks off this weekend and I love seeing the balloons up every morning. D1's birthday is on Sunday and we've made it an annual tradition to go for her birthday. I'm excited to see how the baby reacts this year.
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Post by mrsmonogrammed on Oct 1, 2018 17:03:17 GMT -6
It’s cold and I’m making soup for supper. I also put out the fall table runner this morning ...even though falls been around awhile and we’ve already had snow. Oh well it’s October! Yum. What kind of soup?
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Post by alwayscheese on Oct 1, 2018 17:34:14 GMT -6
cp3 off of Alameda Blvd? I spent a school year in your city. We rode the bike path along the river to the festival and it was really neat. 😊 I'm not sure if I knew that's where you were!
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Post by clementine on Oct 1, 2018 17:42:30 GMT -6
I was feeling very fall-ish so I made soup yesterday too. And then it was 80 degrees today.
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Post by cp3 on Oct 1, 2018 17:43:15 GMT -6
cp3 off of Alameda Blvd? I spent a school year in your city. We rode the bike path along the river to the festival and it was really neat. 😊 I'm not sure if I knew that's where you were! Yes! We live in a different city but we are close enough that some of the balloons come over here when they go up a few weeks before the festival for practice. We always take DD for the special shapes balloons.
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Post by cp3 on Oct 1, 2018 18:14:53 GMT -6
alwayscheese this was from last year. She still talks about humpty dumpty. And the other actually came up in my memories today. It's from two years ago and we could see those balloons from our backyard. One landed and relaunched right across from our house. Poof
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Post by alwayscheese on Oct 1, 2018 18:31:51 GMT -6
Cool cp3! The city where the Fiesta is is actually where DH and I met and my parents live two hours north on the interstate. We'll have to plan one of our next trips to coincide with the balloon Fiesta.
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Post by cp3 on Oct 1, 2018 18:41:15 GMT -6
Cool cp3! The city where the Fiesta is is actually where DH and I met and my parents live two hours north on the interstate. We'll have to plan one of our next trips to coincide with the balloon Fiesta. Oh wow I didn't know that. Are you from NM? Both Mh and I grew up in SF but moved here for college and then stayed here.
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Post by alwayscheese on Oct 1, 2018 19:17:32 GMT -6
Cool cp3! The city where the Fiesta is is actually where DH and I met and my parents live two hours north on the interstate. We'll have to plan one of our next trips to coincide with the balloon Fiesta. Oh wow I didn't know that. Are you from NM? Both Mh and I grew up in SF but moved here for college and then stayed here. No, I lived there for less than two years total in my teens. Lots of good memories though.
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Post by whatsit on Oct 1, 2018 19:41:09 GMT -6
It’s cold and I’m making soup for supper. I also put out the fall table runner this morning ...even though falls been around awhile and we’ve already had snow. Oh well it’s October! Yum. What kind of soup? Loaded broccoli and potato. I had never made it before but it was super tasty. lilluna.com/loaded-broccoli-cheese-and-potato-soup/
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Post by leatherpants on Oct 1, 2018 21:16:24 GMT -6
This looks delicious. I made a butternut squash and apple soup the other day but I don’t like it. So I froze it in case the zombie apocalypse hits and then we’ll eat it because we have to. I’m going to make apple butter tomorrow.
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