Had my mom and stepdad over for breakfast today. Last night I did my precooking and warmed this AM in the oven. We had

(1) apple oven pancake
(2) chili cheese puff
(3) mini blueberry muffins
(4) fruit salad
(5) OJ and coffee

The recipes were all easy and inexpensive and I had most ingredients in stock. It was fun to have all nine of us crammed around our big kitchen table, eating and laughing.

DH then had to head off to his second job for my father and the rest of us went to the Arboretum to walk around and look at the annual scarecrow contributions. Totally free because my mom has a membership. Brought the camera and I got some fun shots, candid and group shots of the kids with fall colors in the background. Fresh air and exercise, can't beat that.

My mom then bought bagels and cream cheese from Great American Bagel (one of my kids favorites) and we had a light lunch and now I am veg-ing and my kids are playing outside.

Days like this I am perfectly content that we are all happy and healthy.