Famished for Fall

Ok, so I have this weird theory that I have only shared with a few close friends.....until now.  So many of us are hungry...all the time in the fall.  I think we are biologically wired to fatten up before winter.  Summer is over as is the desire to look good in a swimsuit....which never has worked out so well for me anyway.  It's almost like we are trying to insulate ourselves with a nice layer of blubber before the first frost.  That is my rationalization for eating homemade ice cream by the gallons.  It is pretty sad that my husband shakes his head and laughs as he cranks up the freezer for my 13th "last" hurrah of the summer.  Soon, pumpkin pie will be my weakness along with Carmel apples and warm sticky cinnamon rolls fresh from the oven.  Fall desserts oh, how I love thee.....

almost as much as cold, creamy ice cream.

News Flash Via Miss Sassy Pants

Oh, my darling little Brenna.  She delights and frustrates me all the time....really ALL the time.  She was dancing around on her fawn like legs enacting the famous scene from Bambi when she declared how very happy she would be when winter finally arrived.  "I can't wait to wear my pajamas all day and never leave home"  I gently explained that she couldn't wear pajamas to school......devastating news for her, right?  She immediately pops off that she would not be attending school in the winter because she is allergic.  Huh?  No, she is not allergic to school, but to winter itself.  She was quite certain this was indeed the truth because she "always gets sick in the winter, duh, mom."  What?  It is true.  I guess I need to get her allergy information updated.....

So what creative excuses have your children given to get out of school?