... Pumpkins...

… as promised…a couple pics of our pumpkin trip…

… and this poorly shadowed corn maze pic is pretty much what i have to offer … because i’m NOT sharing pics of my pumpkin… it was a disaster…

… things started out great… i was SUPER excited as i wiped all of the dust and hay from my pumpkin’s skin… then thoroughly enjoyed the cleaning and prepping process…

… but things quickly turned sour after this… the pumpkin rind was much thicker than i remember and i chose a design that had a few precarious edges… for which i completely had a plan but did not-so-successfully navigate…

… there were tears… small ones at first because i was disappointed but thought i could save it…  then a full fledged sob as one slightly forceful slice left a gaping hole in the front of my pumpkin…

… yes, i take my seasonal activities THAT seriously…;)

… once i realized the design could NOT be salvaged… i may have had a momentary pity party… where i spun the mutilated orb around… and carved this in the opposite side… lol…

… but my mom,  in true mom fashion, offered a brilliant  solution to my disappointing disaster… TOOTHPICKS… i was completely encouraged and immediately dug the separated chunk from the trash (ok, really it was more like retrieved it from the top of the bin)… while he emerged with said reparation tools…

… and with a little team work, innovation, and his strong fingers pushing tiny stakes through the stubborn pumpkin skin (i promise you this sucker was tougher than most)…………..

…TADA….

… mine is the coffee cup on the left… his is Mr Kool-Aid on the right (oh yeeaahh)…

…admittedly, it’s still not my most impressive pumpkin artistry… but IT’S HELD TOGETHER WITH TOOTHIPICKS… which makes it impressive… and makes me happy…

…he beat me to his house after church that evening and lit our little friends… as i came around the corner i could see ‘em shining on the window sill… and at that moment all i could do was smile and think TGIF… Thank God it’s Fall, of course…