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Dear Autumn:

Hooray!  You did it!!  You came on the most unexpected of days – on your first "official" day! 

Tuesday as I strapped Samuel in the stroller for our every-other-day walk/run, I noticed that we were unprepared for your welcome.  I ran back in to get a jacket for him to cover his bare short-panted legs.  But it did nothing for his short-shirted arms. 

You have a way of coming without warning.  90 degrees one day, and then bam! you ride in like the wind bringing 60-degree temperatures.  Please don't get me wrong – you can whisk in any time you like, I don't mind at all. 

And did you see the welcome the skies gave you?  A fireworks show to beat all Fourth of July evenings.  Don't be offended by the thunder – that's just his way.  He is just a little ornery and temperamental. 

Now - I know you can't stay long.  The depth of the heat here in TX has settled in over the summer and will rise up and once again take over.  But you've made your mark.  You've warned us that it is your time to shine.  Each time via cold front – pushing out the permeating heat to give us a respite.  It will take time – don't give up!  We need you so we can open our windows and chase the swine flu out the back door.  We need you to initiate pumpkin buying, pumpkin baking, and goblin treating.

You were our hope in the thick of August.  We welcome you with open arms.

Come again soon,

Meredith