So...Vala's...

We made it about half-way to the pumpkin patch, after a side trip to Grog's to see his decorations this year, when I turned to Heather and asked the famous question "Did you bring the camera?". Considering we have been without a working digital camera for over a year, this was actually good timing! :P We decided that since we were closer there than to home, we would go without the camera. :( Sorry to those who were wanting pics of me in my boot! :P

We get there, first things first, pit stop, it was a long drive. We head from there to grab a bite to eat...note to self, next year, stay away from the Bratwurst at the Pirate Cove Grub & Grog....bland city! Course, half-way through dinner, the one child who didnt take advantage of the pit stop now has to go...he can wait while we finish our dinner though, its half way across the place to get back to the restrooms. Dinner is over, another pit stop. We wander from there down towards the pony rides...Heather finally convinces the boys they want to ride on the ponies...after the pony rides, the boys are set to go into the "haunted house". Heather takes them through the Spook Shed, the kiddie version of a haunted house with no pop scares! I sit on the rocks outside resting my foot. The come out of there, now the boys want to go through the other hounted house. Heather takes them through that one while I stand outside and wait for them...not going to trust the floors in those places to be even enough for my to walk through comfortably. Next stop, Story book barn. I should have sat this one out as well, as the floors in here are definitely not boot friendly. We finish up the first part of the story book barn, the boys forget there is a second part and it saves me from having the chicken version of "In the Mood" stuck in my head, so all is good. It is now around 8pm or so, and there is lightning off in the distance. Heather suggests we go get some pumpkins from the hay rack ride, I suggest we go with her earlier suggestion and just pick some out of the bins. Much as I would love to traipse through the fields and find that pumpkin that is just right...well, you know, the boot...and the impending doom of thunder from overhead. We find pumpkins, mine is a monster! We check out, including Heather's chunk o' fudge that she grabbed at the last minute, our pumpkins ran us just over $13....at $0.30 per pound...you do the math...Heather and the boys got small pumpkins... :P We head home and it starts raining as we are leaving the parking lot....good timing, we got out of there before everyone and their brother was trying to leave the place at the same time!!!

I will try to get pics of our pumpkins at the very least, just to give you an idea of the size of this thing....its about as tall as Keigan, but weighs more than he does... :P (not like that is hard to do!) :D

Thats all for now, dont wanna bore ya with details about my harrowing experience of driving to work in the downpour while almost getting thrown off the road by hidden puddles at 60MPH.

Laterz