Trick or Treat?
I don't know where to begin. Autumn is usually my favorite time of year, but for some reason, it seems to have had less than its usual appeal this year. I blame the weather. One day it's 90 degrees and sunny and the next day it's 40 degrees and raining. What happened to all of those gorgeous sweater-or-light-jacket days we're supposed to have in between Summer and Winter? The mums I took such care to maintain all Summer finally bloomed their fall blooms and they looked beautiful. Then it froze. Yes, I could have covered them, but we were out of town that weekend. It's going to be a nasty Winter this year. FAN-TASTIC.
On the bright side, we did have decent weather for our annual visit to the pumpkin farm. Abby really loves pumpkins. I can't explain it. She gets so excited when she sees them. She plays with her plastic jack-o-lantern bucket all year long. Yes, that's my toddler running through the wading pool in the middle of June with a pumpkin bucket. Although, she's quite attatched to the Grinch movie, too. It was at least May before I finally put it away. It may have something to do with the fact that she thinks she's IN the movie. I pointed out that Cindy Lou Who looks just like her ( I think it's the hair. ) and now she thinks it actually IS her. I could have tried to tell her the truth, but I chose to leave that discussion for another time. Maybe when she has a better grasp of reality instead of two-yearality. Right now, the world DOES revolve around her. At least, as far as she's concerned. So if she wants to believe Cindy Lou is really Abby, I'm okay with that for now.
Wasn't I talking about the pumpkin farm? I really think I'm losing it somedays. The pumpkin farm is one of my favorite places to visit. The one we go to has a big barn and horses that pull wagons out to the pumpkin patch. They also grow flowers and their fields are just gorgeous. The trees always have plenty of bright colored leaves left on them. It's a perfect setting for pictures. We have taken a picture of Abby next to the same sign each year so far and it's amazing to see how much she's grown! This year, we got to add Perrin. I think I need to learn to not try so hard for a "good" picture of both of them. It's darn near impossible to get both of them to sit still, look at me, and smile at the same time. We all had fun, though. Abby got to run Heath through the corn maze until he was ready to pass out. Perrin thought the ducks were pretty funny. The ducks weren't even doing anything. They were just sitting there, but Perrin thought it was funny enough to laugh at. Which, if you know Perrin, means something. It takes a lot to get him to laugh most of the time. Most of the time, even when you DO get him to laugh, he buries his face in my shoulder or hides behind his hands like he's embarassed to laugh. It's irresistible. He has a good heart and he's very sensitive. I hope that stays with him forever. Abby is strong and independent. She's sweet, but she's tough, too. Perrin is different. I worry that he'll be hurt emotionally very easily. He has the makings of a fantastic friend and I just hope he finds people who realize that and don't take him for granted. Maybe I'm worrying for nothing. Maybe Abby will toughen him up some. He's my son, so I have no doubt he's got a source of strength deep inside of him that he'll find when he needs it.
How do I keep getting off topic? I should just give up and call it a night. I've been feeling "off" all day today. As if I'm waiting for something bad to happen. Like something is just not right. Watch out world! I may have just predicted the end for us all! LOL. Yeah, right. The mind that can't remember where it was directing the body to go or why ends up having a premonition that ultimately predicts the end of the world. I guess if I'm right we'll never know, will we? Alright, alright... Now it's just getting ridiculous. Let's hope my next entry is better than this one!
