It’s a beautiful time of year here in Spokane, especially in my neck of the woods!

Millwood is truly gorgeous when the maple and oak leaves start to change colors and rain down yellow, orange and red leaves along our boulevard…

And believe it or not, I’ve actually come to enjoy raking the leaves (I used to hate raking!). But now days, raking the leaves is a great excuse to get outside with the kids, get a little light exercise and just soak in the fresh air and beautiful scenery.

While I think my appreciation for the leaves is just part of me getting older, there’s another part to getting older that isn’t so fun…