My completion 20/35 57 %

So the fall didn't go as planned. I had wanted to check off so many of these tasks, but I wasn't counting on getting sick right after Halloween. I just didn't have the energy to complete some of these items. But at least we did have an enjoyable fall.

Enjoy a PSL -- Always have to indulge a few times.
Go to a pumpkin patch -- Took Arthur to a small one with tons of bounce houses
Buy some proper cider -- I bought some cider at Target. Unfortunately, I bought spiced cider and it's a little too orange-y for my tastes. I'll have to pick up some more at another store. Grabbed a ton of good cider.
Bake pumpkin bread -- One loaf down, I imagine I will make a few more before Christmas.
Make stuffed acorn squash -- Always love this recipe, but can only make it in the fall when the acorn squash is ripe.
Carve a pumpkin
Make a fall craft with Arthur -- We did a few little Michael's crafts.
Read some scary books -- I got some good reads knocked out:
1. 8.4 by Peter Hernon (earthquake thriller)
2. Secondhand Spirits by Juliet Blackwell (supernatural cozy mystery)
3. The Mummy by Anne Rice (classic horror)
4. The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson (classic horror)
5. Paper Valentine by Brenna Yovanoff (crappy supernatural YA)
6. Haunted Castles by Ray Russell (collection of ghost stories)
7. The Gates by John Connolly (comedic horror)
8. A Cast Off Coven by Juliet Blackwell (supernatural cozy mystery)
9. Hexes and Hemlines by Juliet Blackwell (supernatural cozy mystery)
10. In a Witch's Wardrobe by Juliet Blackwell (supernatural cozy mystery)
11. Tarnished and Torn by Juliet Blackwell (supernatural cozy mystery)
Pick up some fall themed tea -- I grabbed some Caramel Apple Spice at the store!
Take pictures of the changing leaf colors
Make chili and cornbread -- It will be back on the meal plan soon.
Find two new fall soup recipes -- I've got a couple of good ones now.
Watch Shaun of the Dead for Halloween
Visit a corn maze
Bake fall cookies -- I made some Pumpkin Snickerdoodles, but they weren't the best.
Make leaf art
Pick up some fall nail polish -- Success! I picked up a pretty teal color (think Starbuck's fall cups this year)
Go apple picking
Bake an apple pie
Make mulled wine
Plan and cook Thanksgiving -- Success! It was a great day!
Read Kids Books
1. Fall
  1. The Autumn Equinox by Ellen Jackson
  2. My Leaf Book by Monica Wellington
  3. WonderFall by Michael Hall
  4. Goodbye Summer, Hello Autumn by Kenard Pak
  5. Fall by Kay Barnham
  6. An Apple's Life by Nancy Dickman
  7. Autumn by Stephanie Hedlund
  8. Leaves Fall Down by Lisa Bullard
  9. Kitten's Autumn by Eugenie Fernandes
  10. The Autumn Leaf by Carl Emerson
  11. Who Loves the Fall? by Bob Raczka
  12. Autumn Leaves by Ken Robbins
  13. Little Elliot Fall Friends by Mike Curato
  14. Counting on Fall by Lizann Flatt
2. Halloween
  1. Countdown to Halloween by Patricia Reeder Eubank
  2. Click, Clack, Boo! by Doreen Cronin
  3. Halloween Hustle by Charlotte Gunnufson
  4. Dog and Bear Tricks and Treats by Laura Vaccaro Seeger
  5. How Big Could Your Pumpkin Grow? by Wendell Minor
  6. Seven Orange Pumpkins by Stephen Savage
3. Thanksgiving
  1. Gobble, Gobble, Tucker by Leslie McGuirk
  2. Gobble, Gobble, Crash by Julie Stiegemeyer
Decorate the front porch
Buy some pumpkin ale -- I grabbed Leinenkugel's Autumn Shandy. Decent, but I will have to find something else.
Go on a hayride
Celebrate Halloween with costumes and trick-or-treating -- We made it around the entire top of the hill.
Pick up a fall candle -- I grabbed a yummy smelling Orchard candle from Glade. It reminds me of pumpkin and bonfires.
Read a cozy mystery -- I finished Secondhand Spirits by Juliet Blackwell this week. I loved it! Will have to pick up the next book in the series.
Make a scarecrow
Make homemade sauerkraut
Toast pumpkin seeds
Have a Monster Mash dance party
Create Halloween and Thanksgiving cocktails
Watch It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown
Have a Resident Evil marathon

Next up on the TBR list: