jack-o-season
I'm not good at jack-o-lanterns. As soon as the pumpkins show up at the farm the boys are are ready to bring one home, but I always want to wait—so much can go wrong with a pumpkin between the beginning of October and the 31st! And never mind carving them before Halloween morning... the squirrels will eat them for sure. Obviously, that's a little too pessimistic and joy-killing! So it's a good thing our boys have other people in their lives who are ready to embrace the fun of pumpkin-carving all through the fall. Often it's grandparents; yesterday it was Mama, taking over the morning of school while I was at my monthly staff meeting at work, who made it happen. She only got little pumpkins, one each for the boys and their friends in our school group, so I'm still on the hook for the "real" jack-o-lanterns next week. But they had a great time carving, and now our porch is starting to look appropriately seasonal. Plus looking at the pumpkins we already have will help me not forget to buy the next batch!
seasonal