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Sundays in October

As much as I miss summer days, I love Sundays in October.

Normally, we stay home. Dave turns on football ALL DAY. And the girls and I putter around the house, watching a few snippets of the games, sorting, cleaning, playing.


Lately, Dave and I have been doing our weekly food shop on Sunday mornings. Just the two of us. It's kind of a date. Then, we'll make something BIG for lunch to eat with the girls in a very casual way at the island. Maybe in the crockpot?

Dave has been prepping food for lunch and dinners on weekends, as well, in an effort to eat more balanced meals. So he also spends much of Sunday in the kitchen, where he can watch the football games while cutting up veggies and making rice.

Last weekend, Leah decided to film him to make a cooking show.
As a self-proclaimed, proud HOMEBODY, Sundays in October are just about perfect to me.

And they make saying goodbye to summer temperatures and looking down six months of cold, winter weather almost doable.


Related posts: 
More looks at our Family Room 
A few other Sundays

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