When the kids were little, we always went to the pumpkin patch to get our pumpkins and to take photos. But the past few years have found us purchasing pumpkins at the grocery store, which is far less picturesque.
I thought we might be past the stage of getting cute photos while shopping for pumpkins, but these are alright.
Since Whitney turned 10 last week I feel like it's really official that I am the mother of BIG kids. Gone are the days of little-kid cuteness, now we've moved on to big-kid amusingness and independence which isn't bad either.
When we arrived home from church last Sunday we found this big box of goodness waiting on our porch. It was not your typical October Boo Treat that goes around the ward. This was a full on chocolate bundt cake with raspberries (somebody's signature fruit) and homemade whipped cream in a jar. We've been eating it all week.
I finally got caught up with my coupon clipping the other evening while watching "Lark Rise to Candleford". It was a big job!
I babysat my friend Cathy's kids for a couple hours this week as part of our Relief Society Service Auction. Cathy went to the temple, so I played with her kids at their house for awhile then we walked over to the church for a presidency meeting. They did really well and were quite funny. Her little girl said several amusing things like, "Are you a girl?" and "Girls are princesses." I have never thought that my gender was in doubt, but maybe from down where she stood it was unclear.
It had been long time since I'd pushed a stroller uphill while hefting my big, heavy church bag, so I was worn out by the time we made it back to the house. Phew!
After babysitting, I treated myself to a Pork Tostada from Cafe Rio and then finished watching North & South on Netflix streaming. Oh how I love these BBC movies!
My mom dropped all her plans for the day in order to go to the temple and take me to lunch on Wednesday for one last hoorah. We did a session then went to Chili's and then shoe shopping for a little while. It was rather painful to be bending over trying on shoes (boots to be exact) after stuffing myself with chips and salsa, salad and soup!
Michelle and I had our last, official, weekly Creative Friday yesterday and I am at a loss as to how to post about it. This is pretty much the sorest sacrifice for me with going back to work.
And finally, my blogging friend Lindsay emailed me last week to see if I was interested in having her backlog of coupons. Apparently she was receiving 5 papers (for the coupons) for awhile there, but then realized it just wasn't for her. She held onto them in the hopes that she could give them to someone who would appreciate them...hello! I jumped at the chance to get them and stopped by her house last Saturday. I was overwhelmed with the amount of them (they go all the way back to June) and her generosity in thinking of me. Then she completely undid me when she offered me her coupon binder full of baseball card sleeves. I've known I needed to get one of these to organize my coupons, but didn't know where I'd find the sleeves or how I'd pay for them. This was a HUGELY generous gift and came so out of the blue. I immediately started crying as I gushed my thanks (I seriously don't recognize myself anymore, what is with all the crying?!). It was a miraculous gift and was truly thoughtful and humbling. It was yet another reminder that the Lord is mindful of me and that we just never know who He is going to send to help us out!
**Where do you get your pumpkins?
Did you get "boo-ed" this month?
Has anyone asked you if you're a girl?
Have you seen North & South?
Did you cry this week?
Has the Lord helped you in an unexpected way lately?**
Comment Window Tidbit: Every Halloween I find myself wishing I had a costume or at least some Halloweenish clothing to wear. I'm wearing an orange shirt with a black tank top under it, but I wear that regularly so it doesn't really count.
