For many years we have had a family tradition of going off to Green Bluff is search of the perfect pumpkins. I would find what I thought was perfect. Kay would find what she thought was perfect, and Beth would do the same. When Lena was here, our exchange student from Germany, she joined in the fun as well. Now that we are empty nesters, does that mean that the fun has to stop? Absolutely not! Today Kay went off to Michael's fabric and craft store and purchased two perfect pumpkins. The beauty of it is that these guys will last a lifetime since they are made not out of real pumpkin, but some sort of acrylic stuff. We can still carve faces into them, but I won't have to scoop out 3 and a half tons of pumpkin goo to do it. Once Halloween is over we just bring them in, store them away, and next year they go right back into service. What a concept!
Another rather pleasant aspect of procuring pumpkins in this manner is that you don't need to tromp around in the mud to do it. There was plenty of mud today and our morning snizzle turned into rain and drizzle keeping things soggy all day. Tomorrow is looking better, warmer and drier, with temperatures getting back up into the 50s again and a few fleeting glances at the sun. Today we never got out of the 30s. Saturday is still looking pretty decent for the end of October. Any rain will be limited to an isolated shower or two during the day, and the evening will be cloudy and rather mild. Trick-or-Treat temperatures should be in the 40s. Sunday will be a little cooler, but still not bad for the first day of November. This weekend is my favorite weekend of the year, since it is the longest weekend of the year. Daylight Saving Time ends early Sunday morning meaning that we "fall back" an hour. As a result, this weekend is an hour longer than all of the other weekends, with the exception of the first weekend in Daylight Savings Time, which is two hours shorter.
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