It's the most WONDERFUL time of the year.

It is October in Ohio!

This is my favorite time of year in Ohio. The weather is perfect with cool nights and warm days. I find myself taking the long way to places so I can see the new colors that seem to change every day. The only problem is that it goes too fast. Autumn doesn't seem to last as long as the rest of the seasons. So I'll just take a few extra drives, keep my camera in my purse, and enjoy life in Ohio.

Last month was just too much fun. We had our little 'extra' girls here for a little over two weeks and then the day after they left we picked up Layne's sisters Jill & Holly from the airport. They got to stay for a week. We had such a great time. Found great places to eat, shop, and play. They knew that I was so tired after doing the seven kid thing and we didn't get to do much for our anniversary, so they sent us away for the night. We went to Columbus and had a fabulous meal at PF Chang's...and then....at 8:30 I passed out in the hotel and slept and slept and slept. I think Layne found some ballgame and a movie to flip between to keep him company.

THANK YOU HOLLY & JILL!!

Layne is NOT going to love that I put this picture on here because I took it just a few hours after his nose got hit with an elbow in a backyard football game with the neighborhood kids. It is quite swollen. He won't let me take any more pictures of it now, but I'll just say that he has two pretty good black eyes and the doctor told him today that the bone is just cracked and it should all heal up okay. Right when it happened it had a huge bulge and was the wrong color. If he took his contacts out and put his glasses on, the lenses would have been up on his forehead. I would have paid money to see what he looked like in his safety glasses at work the next day. But it is getting better. We just need to get the old guy a helmet.

Today is a perfect autumn day so I decided to make a couple of yummy things I'd been wanting to eat.

I have been wanting to make my own sliders. If you aren't from the Midwest you may not know what they are. (Although, I think they are also found in the Northeast and South.) They are tiny little hamburgers. They are about the size of a silver dollar. I bought a caramelized onion and balsamic spread to put on them with a tiny piece of provolone cheese. Can you say YUMMY!?! So that made lunch extra great today and then I just had to use the rest of the dough for cinnamon rolls.

I guess I've caught you up on everything. Now I need to get ready to go to a youth dance. I always drag my feet getting there, but after we are there I always end up having a fun time. Have a great weekend!!