as good as it gets

this fall season

in the "C" household...

we're keeping it simple with the fall decor

is just how its going to be

I'm not overally creative when it comes to fall decor

the colors are hard for me to dive into

well darn...the truth is

it's the color orange that throws me for a loop

I've never known how to decorate with orange

many of you do it fabulously

but not me

 I actually enjoy sticking to earthy colors

for fall

greens, whites, browns, maybe a tad bit of yellow

or even washed out orange

I find it earthy goes with our home better anyway

and any chance I get to throw in hydrangeas

you better believe our simple fall decor better flow with it

{wink, wink}

so I'll give you a little peak into our home

for my easy peasy fall decor

drum roll please....

just kidding...
don't want to lead you on or anything

tada!!!

expected more?

well I warned you...

easy peasy

when I went with Madison's class to the pumpkin patch I stocked up on mini white pumpkins

to fill a galvanized container I had

it was just waiting to be filled with something

actually I snagged it from Madison

since she wasn't using it

filled that puppy with a bit of packing paper

just a tad

and the rest is mini pumpkins

do you see that candle
and that twine?
they may not always compliment one another
well at least when the candle is lit

well lets just say...I almost caught the whole "set up" {if you will} on fire

actually to be honest
I did...not almost
you are the first ones I've told

and out came an expletive right before I quickly patted and blew it out
{don't worry the girls weren't around so I didn't harm any ears}

I blew that mini fire on the twine right out before the whole shebang went up into flames
whew

I know there are a couple of people rolling their eyes about now over that
because they are saying
"that is so you Martha"

I laughed only after my sigh of relief

by the way do you like those jeans in the corner of the last picture?
well the picture is below again to refresh your memory

Bobby was packing...I didn't catch them
until now 

just keeping it real for you

getting back on point here...

"adorning" my front porch
I use that in quotations for a reason
aka

the prime spot for pictures

is what the check out woman called

"the ugliest pumpkins EVER"

and then went into a story about two men workers that were doing work in her attic
came down the ladder
and their faces covered in the exact same color soot as those pumpkins

all.over.their.faces
she emphasized
all.over.their.faces
not me

that's why she didn't like my green/grey pumpkins

she was completely being nice when telling me the story

but I just smiled and simply said I love 'em!

the green/grey makes me smile

 

we went back Sunday so Hayley could have a visit
per request of Madison
and because I needed more mini white pumpkins for a business project
they fit right in my flower pots that I recently cleaned out
perfect until it's time to use them

guess I should mention it was not the greatest pumpkin patch trip we've ever had

not only did we rush
but we had the grumpiest...most crying 2 1/2-year-old with us

I looked at Bobby walking back to our car and said

"well we could have skipped this trip today with Hayley"
"yah I agree"

She was so exhausted

{which is why she was crying non-stop...except when she rode the horse and fed the goats}
because that's how it works with kids
they decide when they are fine and when they are not

After we got home
she literally didn't remember she went that day

Bobby had put a movie on for them as he packed and I was well...

I don't remember what I was doing

but as he came downstairs he said to me

"Hayley just asked me if we were going to the pumpkin patch?"

Me: "Huh?"
Bobby: "I told her we already did..."

Hayley pretty much forgot
hil-a-rious

I just plain shook my head and laughed
wondering if someone put rum in her cider
{only kidding you all}

I showed her pictures

and now all of a sudden she remembers

seeing all the people...

that there was a house there...

very similar resemblance I tell you to someone I know

the only male in our household

{wink...wink}
I'm really kidding on that
don't want Bobby to get in a huffy you all thinking that's true about him
because it's not
for some reason it makes me laugh saying that because that's how we make each other laugh
references like that

so... there are only photos of Madison with us
Hayley wanted absolutely nothing to do with us
or pictures for that matter

Hayley's grumpiness is why that little girl landed in bed and sleeping by 7:15
no joke

a record of early bedtime I believe because both of our girls are night owls

and they are never in bed that early

but she was so tired and after 2 hours of straight crying

sometimes a mom's got to do what a mom's got to do
early bedtime

And because I have some semi-orange lovers in this house with pumpkins

Madison and Hayley were going to bring home one pumpkin each

but they went for 2 mini's each

ummm...only $3 for 4 mini's...are you kidding me?

that made Bobby happy

I pinky-promise I'll get caught up on some reading of you all tonight
once the girls get to bed this evening
I know I'm way behind on keeping up with you all
xo