So, when can I put up my Halloween decorations?

The month of September is a little tough for me. It's back to school time and fall arrives but usually it's one million degrees. I feel like I should hold on to those last few summer nights but I'm also excited for the cool breeze and colored leaves of fall. Typically, here in Michigan, we'll have a few very hot days in September that will keep those longings for fall at bay. But, that hasn't happened this year. It's been pretty chilly and our nightly walks have that fall feel to them.

All of this has me ready to decorate for Halloween even though fall doesn't technically arrive until Saturday. We don't do a ton, like my Uncle Max or this guy (who lives in our neighborhood) but we do more than most people who live on our block. So, here's my plan. I have a string of orange lights to run along the top of our front porch and another string to run along the top of our garage. I also have pumpkin lights to decorate our sun porch. I have pumpkin stake lights to run the entire length of our front yard landscaping and I also have leaf and acorn cling on decals for my picture window. We still need to get some cornstalks for the three "pillars" on our front porch and possibly some orange or burgundy mums to either hang from our front porch or be placed at the entrance to our porch. I have a 10-foot spider web that Kevin has agreed to let me know hang on the garage door. Now, I just need to figure out how to affix it.

Since it's our first Halloween with Harmon, I'm hoping he likes it. If he does, it will give me an excuse to keep adding to my Halloween decoration collection each and every year. It's like an addiction.

Oh, in case I forgot to mention it, we kicked the crap out of Notre Dame last Saturday. This thrashing must be cherished and enjoyed each and every day! So, in order to do that, check out this and this! Too funny!

TDJ just can't look …



… at this …



… or this!



Can you blame him? TOO BAD, ND!

It's great to be a Michigan Wolverine!