It's turned chilly here, and there's a long weekend coming up (but D can't get off work, so it's just me and F). Most of her friends are going away for the long weekend, so playdates won't work.

I'm trying to figure out things to do... None of this can compete with an RV trip (one friend's family is renting an RV and going to Canyon de Chelly) or Disneyland (a few other families). But we are going to California for Thanksgiving, so that's the next real vacation.

1. The road with all of our art galleries has a "paint outdoors" festival this Friday; it'll be artists painting outside, and I thought we could bring some watercolors ourselves, and then walk up to the Tea House and get a scone.

2. Maybe visit one of the corn mazes.

3. Saturday soccer game.

4. Game day? Play a ton of board games.

5. Go up the hill and see the aspens which are now extremely yellow!