Pumpkins Please

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Years ago when I taught preschool and kindergarten dance classes we used to do Halloween themed dances throughout the month of October. One of the favorites was “A Pumpkin Is A Pumpkin.” The kids would skip in a circle and sing:

“A Pumpkin Is A Pumpkin,

A Pumpkin Is A Pumpkin,

A Pumpkin Is A Pumpkin,

And Pumpkins are ROUND

The little dancers would do a dance movement that represented “ROUND.” Then the song would begin again and “ROUND” would be replaced with “LARGE”, “ORANGE”, “FUN”, etc, and would end with their favorite one: “GOOD TO EAT!!!”

Pumpkins are indeed nothing more than pumpkins- no matter what form you put them in…pumpkin lattes anyone? But I loved the way these pumpkins have been “dressed up” don’t you? A little unconventional- but they’re still pumpkins!!

xoxo-Kimberly

1-Tacks * 2-Decoupage * 3-Leaves * 4-Spider Web * 5-Lace

Welcome October

October has got to be one of my favorite months. This October is shaping up to be a busy one for us. We have something planned for almost every weekend the entire month. Plus I’ll be gearing up for mid terms which come the fourth week of October and I also have four papers due at the beginning of November so I’ll be working on those all month as well.

We decided to take advantage of the last calm weekend we may see in awhile and get some things done around the house. As you can see I put up the Halloween decorations.

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I wanted to try this pumpkin decoupage I had seen on the cover of Country Living but every time I went to buy the supplies my plans were thwarted by one thing or another. So I just have plain pumpkins sitting out front for now.

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Andy is using the weekend to build our new garden shed. Yay! No more wading through tools and car parts just to get to my gardening gloves at the back of the garage.

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I also baked the first pumpkin pie of the season. Yum. Perfect treat!

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Tomorrow its back to the grind. Wednesday I have a Russian History essay exam so I think I’d better spend the rest of the evening going over my notes. But hey- there’s a light at the end of the tunnel. I applied for graduation this week!!

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If all goes as planned and I don’t royally screw up something then come December 9 I should be D.O.N.E!! Well, at least for now. I’m so excited. I keep thinking about all the things I’ll be able to do once my time isn’t taken up with school work. At 30 I’ll finally have my bachelors. Sounds a little depressing doesn’t it? But I’m okay with it. Life got in the way and I can’t do anything about that. But at least I never gave up and it’s finally going to pay off.

xoxo-Kimberly

Do you think Mauney would tolerate a Halloween costume this year? Photobucket Yeah, probably not.