PUMPKIN PARTY AND TAGGING

Pumpkins have been a focus at our house lately. Unfortunately I have had not remembered my camera for any of the fun. Last week, before the big freeze, our kids got to go pick the pumpkins at grandma and grandpa's pumpkin patch. They loved it. The cool crisp breeze had me heading for the car, but the kids spent time analyzing and picking out their favorite carving pumpkin. We also picked several strange mishapen pumpkins due to cross-breading with who knows what squash. Our own pumpkin patch was also full of interesting cross-bred pumpkins....green, peach, yellow "pumpkins" all with interesting twisted shapes. The kids are determined to carve them all...I'm not so sure.

Last night I also got to go to the YW pumpkin painting activity. I was personally a little freaked that it wouldn't turn out well or alternately large amounts of paint water or actual paint would end up coating some portion of the RS room. I covered a large portion of the room with large garbage bags and prayed. I shouldn't have been worried. We have the best girls anywhere. They were extra-ordinarily creative (bees, ghosts, wicked witches, sports themes, funny faces, etc) and clean-up (thanks to all the leaders) was quick, easy and there was no trace left behind. What a great calling!

Also I am going to try to respond to my first tag.

8 TV shows I like to watch

House

Monk

Psych

American idol

Ghost whisperer (with aubrey)

Pushing up daisies

Heroes

Criminal minds (this gets kind of intense sometimes)

8 Things that happened yesterday

Woke up at 5:40am

Went to work

Picked up treats for YW

Picked up fastfood for the kids (so unhealthy!)

Loved talking to the youth and leaders at the pumpkin painting

Helped kids with homework (that haunted house is taking way too long)

Cleaned the kitchen

Fell into bed

8 Favorite places to eat

Olive Garden (You can't beat that salad)

Cafe Rio

Sundance

PF Chang's

California Pizza Kitchen

Costco hotdogs (oh Yeah)

Mi Ranchito

Chili's

8 Things I'm looking forward to

UEA weekend with the kids

Twilight movie coming out

Seeing aubrey in Hale's Christmas Carol

Thanksgiving with my brother in calif (if all works out with rehearsals)

Going to the beach and seeing seals

Seeing Melissa, Lance and Evelyn again

Reading a new book

Retirement with grandkids

People I tag

I don't know 8 people with blogs that look at my blog (my blog is somewhat boring even with my cool halloween countdown and new music:(

but I will tag Melissa, lance and evelyn (that's three right)

and Natalie again since she hasn't responded yet.