Are You Happy to See Autumn Arrive?

After a long, hot summer, Fall has officially arrived according to both the calendar and the weather. The leaves have begun to lose their green, temperatures have dropped dramatically into the 40's, Fall sports are in full swing and bright orange pumpkins are making their appearances at Farmer's Markets across the country.

Do you welcome the change of seasons? Does the departure of summer leave you feeling saddend and nostalgic for the warm days of the past months? Or is the coming of Autumn a happily awaited occasion as you eagerly adapt to the new time of year? Let the Missy Times and More know by sending your comments to themissytimes@yahoo.com ! Then come back and answer our special poll (see sidebar) !

Select responses and full poll results will appear in The Missy Times!

Oh How I Love Thanksgiving!

                       

                 

Waking up on Thanksgiving is almost as good as Christmas, for you know what good things the day will hold.

Colorful floats sail across the TV screen far, far away in New York City at the Macy’s Day Parade.

The whole house is bustling with chaos, everyone rushing here and there, mashing, mixing, stirring, adding, rolling, baking, tasting! Delicious smells waft from the kitchen as mother checks on the

turkey in the oven.

Relatives pour in from near and far, hugging and laughing, as the mound of coats on the couch piles up.

Finally, everyone is seated at the dining room table in eager silence. Then, coming through the doorway, seated on a shining silver platter, is the star of the show, the turkey! The room breaks into conversation but is soon silenced again as everyone bows their heads to pray.

Mountains of fluffy mashed potatoes with avalanches of flowing gravy; cranberry sauce with steam curling up towards the ceiling; turkey, both dark and white meat; green bean casserole, crunchy with fried onions; sweet pies of all kinds. The table has so many colors, it looks like a Autumn mural.

In the evening, after the meal, everyone is tired and lounges around in the living room, watching football, talking or playing games. Soon its time to go to bed, oh what a great day it’s been! Oh, what many things there are to be thankful for! Oh, how I love Thanksgiving!

Thanksgiving is Sneaking Up On You!

                                              

The Holidays are slowly sneaking up on us and before we know it we'll wake up and it will be Thanksgiving Day!

Do You have:

1. A favorite Thanksgiving memory?

2. A favorite Thanksgiving Tradition you carry on every year or have just started ?

3. Something you are particularly thankful for?

4. A favorite part of Thanksgiving?

If you answered yes to any, or all of the above, write it down in a little paragraph. However long or short it is does not matter; it could be one word or five-hundred words! All the responses I get will be compiled in the next The Missy Times for a special Thanksgiving issue. We need your help!

Email your little piece to mom.and.rose@gmail.com or just comment on this post.

Here's an example:
My favorite part of Thanksgiving is gathering around the table with family, cooking up warm and yummy food, and that nice,cozy Fall feeling.

It's as easy as that!

Trick-or-Treat!

Aren't colored leaves awesome? Even more leaves have fallen off of the trees since this picture was taken and some trees have lost all their leaves already, like the tree by the park that had beautiful fiery red foliage. Most of the leaves that are left are of yellowish hues.  

     Last night was trick-or-treating in our town, and boy did Beaver get a good turn out! Second St. was just hopping with people weaving from house to house! It was quite interesting to go to all the different streets and experience each person's"candy giving style".

November is coming and so is a new issue of The Missy Times filled with more info about trick-or-treating, including my costume, this year's candy, pumpkin designs and some highlights of the night! Thanks for reading!