We Must Respect the Ghouls

Since I was gone for a  Sister Trip to Florida and have a lot to do to get ready for A SnowBird's Song, which is Christmas themed, I am doing my best to skip fall. 

Well, at least fall decor.  I've tried to go as minimal as possible.  The grand fairies have painted and crafted Halloween pictures and hung them all over the house, but I am not getting out my typical autumn decorating pieces. 

I've still taken them to the pumpkin patch, and have done some other celebrating the season, like craft parties at Michaels'.  

But I'm very, very proud of myself for not pulling out the pumpkins and spooky goodies from storage to fill up the house.   

The girls and I ADORE the house at Christmas and chomp at the bit every year, waiting impatiently for Thanksgiving to pass before hauling out the glitz and sparkle.  Our mantra is, "We must respect the bird!" and we don't put up a tree till the turkey leftovers are all put away.

This year, I need to have the halls decked by November 9th, so, our new motto is, "We must respect the Ghouls!"  No tinsel till after Halloween.  Which is pretty early, and I decided it is just too much to set out our Halloween and Thanksgiving pretties, just to turn around and switch them out as soon as the trick or treaters are done.  

The grand fairies have not liked this plan.  But they are easily bribed with Christmas cookies, which we have been baking ahead and freezing for the event.   This will be quite an extended holiday for us. But if it means an extra season of Christmas cookies, then I'm all for it!