Getting chilly around here

The weather this week is sunny and cripsy cool Autumn temps. Though it does get up to 60ish by later afternoon (for like an hour LOL), it takes all day to get there. I decided to make my 4 cheese and bacon mac and cheese to take to the book club on Thursday. Seems fitting Fall comfort food. Though it was a bit pricey to have to buy the ingredients at the small town grocery store. The cheeses are expensive.

DH spent at least an hour standing outside in our front yard talking the the water meter guy. I think he wears different hats for the town (as reading water meters can't be a full time job all month). I saw him the other day fixing a pot hole.  I think he mentioned he does some of the snow plowing and sanding, too, in the winter. He's usually a good source to learn what's going on with the town. Then across the street neighbor got home from hunting, so now he's over there visiting with him. Keeping him out of my hair for a couple of hours!

I got my weekly call in to my mom. She seems good, though she said she woke up with a stomach ache this morning and had to cancel her eye dr appt. Said she feels fine now. Seems like she's had that happen a couple of times before. I should mention to her that maybe she should make her appts in early afternoon. She is also getting her house keys copies made this week and will be giving a set to DD when she comes to visit her next weekend. That will be good that she has a set too. She has two different keys to access her place (one to get into her attached garage and then one into house) and ms. moneybags found a coupon to get one key made/get one free :)  I definitely know where I inherited my frugal gene from.

We've been trying not to turn our heat on much yet. We've turned it on in the evening a few times, for a little bit. I turn my heated blanket on about a half hour before bed and keep warm that way. Mostly we sweater and sweatshirt up and are comfortable all day. I'm sure we won't be able to do this much longer. Next week some of the days aren't getting out of the 30's, according to the forecast. So, I'm thankful for this week's warmer temps.

While I was out and about I also stopped at the courthouse down the block from the post office and renewed my auto tabs in person. Saved a $1 fee (and a stamp) from mailing it in and even more of a fee for doing it online. I also decided to opt out of the state parks fee of $6. Of course there was no line. I think I was literally in there 2 minutes LOL. I was good and instead of getting in my car and driving the block down to the post office, I walked. Got a little exercise and some good fresh air. It still wasn't even 40 degrees out yet, LOL.

We ordered some casoron weed killer for the yard the other day and it's supposed to be here today, which will give DH something to do. I wasn't very happy that it went up in price quite a bit, but what ya gonna do. It's the time of year it needs to get put down.