It’s still warm here, but the light in the early mornings and late afternoons has that trademark glow that signifies that fall is on the way. I love it. I’ve pulled out the candles and I am starting to think about football and chili. It’s my favorite time of the year and I milk it for what it’s worth. Pumpkin lattes, hearty soups, one dish casseroles. Love them all.

That said, we are having salad tonight. Yep, I went to get a pot roast but when it’s 86 degrees out, salad is what you end up with. However, it will include grilled chicken so there will be some BBQ’ing too. Might as well make the most of this nice weather.

Reading? This has not been a good reading weekend for me. I completed a time management course at work and it’s taught me to eliminate all gathering places except for one. Do you know what a gathering place is? It’s that spot on your counter or your desk that accumulates the “junk” or other items that are important, but for whatever reason are not important enough to deal with right at that moment. Well, I spent most of yesterday and today taking care of them and it feels great, but it didn’t leave me much time to read. I will be curling up with The Dog Stars later this evening though just to finish it up.

We are falling into a routine now with school and all of the other activities that my kids are involved in. I start school next week but I may drop the class. The short story class that I signed up for is a lot more work online, that what you get in the face-to-face class. I saw the syllabus and the cost of the textbook and now it’s making me rethink my decision to take it. I get to take classes at the university where I work at a greatly reduced rate, so I try to get one here and there (just for fun) but I may not have the time for this one.

Speaking of school, The Boy was moved to honors English. The Boy. The non-reader. Well, he had to read the summer reading book in one weekend and I am proud to say he did it. With annotations, too. Maybe this will be good for him.

Movies? I am always watching movies from home and this weekend was no exception. We saw The Thing (new one) and When Harry Met Sally. The Thing wasn’t all that great. I liked the original much better even though this one is supposedly the prequel. They were just too similar.

Okay, I am off to read for a bit while the chicken marinates. Hope you are enjoying your Sunday!