Today we carved the pumpkins we brought home from the pumpkin patch. We decided to not do anything scary this year. Instead we went with nontraditional cute pumpkins.
One pumpkin we carved into a penguin. The girls have been obsessed with Happy Feet and can’t wait to see Happy Feet 2 so a penguin was an obvious choice. The second pumpkin we carved into a cute kitty cat. It was very detailed and had lots of fine lines to cut out. I was worried that part of the pumpkin was going to cave in around the eyes because there was very little flesh left in that spot once it was finished.
Both pumpkins turned out great. If I can find my camera I might even be able to upload some pictures of them.
Pumpkin Patch Trip
Today we took the kids to the local pumpkin patch. We rode the hay ride and ran through the corn maze. We all got our faces painted too. The girls got cute little black cats painted on their cheeks. My hubby’s face was turned into a skeleton. The girls thought he looked really spooky. I got a friendly jack-o-lantern painted on my cheek.
It was a blast roving through all of the pumpkins trying to find the perfect one. There were pumpkins of all shapes and sizes. They had some award winning pumpkins that were bigger than the kids. I can’t imagine how long it would take to carve some of those giant pumpkins, let alone clean out all of the pumpkin guts and seeds.
After a while of wandering around and inspecting pumpkins we finally found the perfect ones. We brought them home and plan to carve them out soon. We don’t want to do it too early for fear of them going bad. There is nothing worse than rotten pumpkins sitting in your living room and on your front porch.
Clothes Shopping
My hubby needs some new clothes. He really likes an easy casual look when he’s not at the office. I think shopping for clothes for guys is a lot easier than it is to shop for women. I mean there really isn’t much to it.
He likes polo shirts, graphic tees, jeans and the occasional sweatshirt with a hood. He has a really easy to fit body. I swear his body type is copied from a mannequin. I wish I had that problem. He has a perfect 32 inch waistline. Pants and shorts come in all different colors and styles in that size. He never has to have anything taken in either.
Anyway, I’m going to drop by the mall on my way home from work tomorrow and pick up a few outfits for him. He hates shopping himself so I usually do it for him. I pick up a couple things, bring them home, and he tries them on. Whatever he likes we keep, and what ever he doesn’t like I take back and exchange. I would like him to come with me to save time occasionally but this way I get to pick what I like and try to get him into some color. If he had his way the only colors he would wear would be black, white, and gray.
Spooky House
On my way home from work today I saw a house that was completely decked out with Halloween decorations. It had spider webs all over the place, amazing jack-o-lanterns along the front portch, and even a huge blow up skeleton on the lawn.
Seeing houses like this remind me of when I was younger and we’d go out with the family to see lavishly decorated houses. I think maybe we should start doing that with our kiddos too. I’m sure they would enjoy seeing that spooky house too.
Happy Birthday, Great Grandmother
My daughter is lucky to have a great grandmother, although she has only seen her a few times and my daughter is still too young to understand relationships. Her great grandmother is celebrating her 80th birthday today. I think it is amazing that we have so many generations of people alive today.
Fall Festivals
I’ve already seen some fall festivals advertised in my community. I can’t wait to bring the girls out to the pumpkin patch and have them wander aimlessly around in search of the “perfect” pumpkin. I’m also looking forward to those yummy seasonal treats like pumpkin spice lattes. MMM MMM Yummy!!! I know they only come around one time a year so I make sure I get my fill while they are here.
BIG Screen
We finally went out and got a fancy new big screen tv. It’s an HDTV even has 3D. I’ve never seen a tv with soo many ports on it to plug in various items. I swear this thing could run our house it is soo darn high tech. My husband is totally infatuated with the thing. I bet there will be a permanent indent in the couch where he sits now. I just hope he is willing to share with the rest of us. He wanted to watch the big games and fights on it so we decided we could splurge a little since I made a little extra money with some of the junk I sold. I feel like we finally belong in the 21st century now.
Christmas Shopping
Yes… I’m already thinking about Christmas Shopping this year. I hate having to wait until the last minute to get everything and feel completely rushed. I’m going to go hit some sales this weekend. My goal is to shop for one person each day. We’re only doing the kids and our siblings this year.
I think it might even be a fun idea to have all of us do a gift exchange between the grown ups. Maybe if we all put our name in the pool and set a limit of oh maybe $75 we could each get something really nice. Oh I think I’ll work on that. I know there are random number generators. I can have everyone fill out their information and mail it to me in an envelope with a number written on it. I can then use the number generator to help me match people up. I’ll have to work out a way to make sure no on gets him or herself though. I guess that’s something I’ll bring up at dinner tonight.
Another Holiday Weekend
I just love 3 day weekends. It means an extra day of relaxation with the family. We’re hosting a barbecue at our house this year. I’m making my Aunt Frankie’s famous potato salad. My husband is in charge of the grill. It’s a potluck so I don’t have to make anything else. I’m excited to have our friends over and to let the kids exhaust their energy with friends.
Some days I wish we had 3 day weekends every week. It might not be as special though I suppose. I’d definitely settle for once a month holiday weekends.
Kid Songs on VHS
We went to a yard sale last weekend and came across a bunch of rally nice kids toys and some old VHS tapes with kids shows and kids songs on them.
The toys were old wooden puzzles and a few My Little Pony dolls for only 50 cents each. The puzzles cost almost ten dollars brand new, so I grabbed up 6 of them like they were gold.
They only wanted 25 cents for each tape! I couldn’t believe it! I know everyone is using DVDs now, but the kids can play with an old VCR that we keep in the living room and I don’t have to worry about them scratching the expensive DVDs.
All together, it was a great day for bargains and we have some new things to do on the next rainy day.