The long one

Don't you just love the fall? I truly do love this time of year. The colors are beautiful, the weather is great, hope springs eternal in the thoughts of young teens as they begin a new year of school and acrivities. The only downer is the drag from Labor Day until Thanksgiving with no break. Thanksgiving is in a week and it can't come soon enough! Kids are whiny and lazy, teachers are grumpy and curt, and the result is a collective thud on many days. Isn't there a way to soften the long blow called fall? Just some random musing on a cloudy day!