The Pumpkin "Rule" Rules

Each year, the pre-Pumpkin Patch visit excitement is filled with talk of finding the LARGEST Pumpkin in the patch. In my mind, LARGEST translates to "HEAVY" and"MOST EXPENSIVE".
With all this LARGEST Pumpkin talk, I created "The Pumpkin Rule" a few years ago. Simply Stated: If you can carry your chosen Pumpkin ALONE and Load it into the car ALONE, it is yours!
Mission Accomplished! The girls chose Pumpkins they could carry, load, and unload at home. The Pumpkin Rule..."Rules"!

Our Favorite Pumpkin Patch is at

St Peter's Methodist Church in Wellington,

home of our favorite Pre-School!

Half Day Fun

Each Month, our School District schedules one"PDD"

(Professional Development Day) This is a fancy word for

Half Day, or, in my opinion, messing up every one's routine.

The Elementary and Middle Schools are dismissed at the half

day...however, get this genius plan...On the same day,

The High Schools have Late Arrival. It is sort of a Half Day

in reverse. The entire town is just out of sorts on these days.

It just messes up everything. Don't get me wrong, I love

having my children for an extra afternoon, I just don't like

the break in the routine for the entire County.

Since I can't change this PDD Policy, I just roll with it...

Today We Went To The Pumpkin Patch!

We met our friends at The Pumpkin Patch. Thank goodness

because Megan needed Taylor's help carrying her

Prized Pumpkin.

Every year, we buy our Pumpkins from St Peters, where

both girls attended Pre School. It is fun for them to go inside

and visit Staff and former Teachers.

Here in the tropics, we don't carve our pumpkins until
the day before Halloween. They would rot and be stinky,
stinky (I only had to try it once to find out)
Happy Pumpkin Hunting and Decorating!
Have you found your Prized Pumpkin yet?
If so, Have you decorated it?
Does your school district have regularly scheduled Half Days?