Ba de ya, dancing in September

It's time to crank up the Earth, Wind & Fire "September" since we're gonna close out the month this week. It's such a fun song, y'all. I was a little later than usual unboxing my fall decor, but finally have it all in place. This year I've mixed it up some since all the pumpkins I bought for our last home just don't work as well in our new digs. I decided to add some turkeys and a few platters to get a bit of a different feel this season since we're hosting Thanksgiving for a change. 

I've made a few purchases from eBay recently, but have had bad luck with some of the ceramic turkey platters. Boldly marking the box FRAGILE obviously doesn't insure the gorillas aren't giving it a good juggle and bounce along the way. One was so broken there was no way to salvage it. Thankfully, another platter arrived with just a chip. After documenting it to the seller for a full refund, I was able to use a light brown marker to disguise it sufficiently for display behind a pumpkin or two in the shelves. 

I finally put up our front gate fall decorations, including twinkling orange lights, over the weekend. When we were in our local Lowe's yesterday for a thing or two, I spied the first signs of Christmas. I gotta admit, I'm always happy to see Santa make his appearance every year. Now if we could just get our daily highs out of the upper 90s, I'd be a happy camper.

It's been a great start to the fall season here at our house, so hats off to you, September. The Lord continues to bless us in a variety of ways, and we are so thankful He pours out His grace on us. Every year I fondly recall fall memories that date all the way back to my childhood. Hard to believe this song was released when I was eleven. You know you want to sing along, so go right ahead and enjoy!