The Great Pumpkin

This past weekend, the Royal Court took Princess Cara out in search of The Great Pumpkin. We went off to Sharps Farm, petting some animals, looked at the corn maze from the outside (I wasn’t walking out there in that mess…it was HUGE), went on a hayride out to the acres of pumpkins and then searched for the perfect one(s).

                     

After selecting our pumpkins, we had to load them back onto the hay ride tractor and then load them into a cart for weighing. Yeah those suckers were .49/lb. The 3 I paid for were each $13+. Heavy suckers.

 

After the farm, we rode over the river & through the woods back to civilization and went to a “Fall Festival” where we promptly got Princess Cara & her friend Lady Nichcelle zooted on sugary sweets and whatnot. Yeah, so. We brushed our teeth later.

              

Tonight, we commenced on The Great Pumpkin Carving Project which required two sets of pumpkin cutting tools – one that was like a mini motorized saw – a butcher knife, a couple of serrated blades and big scooping spoons.

               

…AND this was the final results of tonight’s efforts….

 

THE GREAT PUMPKIN LIVES!

Do you carve up your pumpkins all elaborate like?

The Epic Christmas Decorating Project 2010

The Epic Christmas Decorating Project for Christmas 2010 is complete...minus the occassional light replacement and straightening the gangsta lean of the outside tree.

It IS looking a lot like Christmas.

Thanksgiving Preparation Have Begun

Thanksgiving Preparations have begun here at True Blessings. It is going to be very busy leading up to T-Day..

• Princess Cara has her Orange Belt Test Firday
• I'm hosting the NSN Holiday Networking Event Firday
• The Prince, Heir to the Empire comes home on Saturday for Thanksgiving
• The Army-Notre Dame Game is Saturday Night - Watch Party
• Big Breakfast with the family on Sunday
• Meetings & School Conference Monday
• The Queen Mum's 66th Birthday is Tuesday - party down
• Start cooking Wednesday

I still have to grocery shop & clean. Lawd hab murcey. I've made out my list for shopping - going through my pantry, fridge, freezer and Lazy Susan to check to see if I already have the ingredients needed. I HATE buying the stuff I already have on hand. HUMPH. I then rewrote the list in the order of how things are laid out in my grocery store - minimize going back & forth. I know - a little obsessive compulsive, but I only want to make one loop round.

I then worked a little on my table setting. I was going to go out and try and put something new together. Scrapped that. I decided to use whatever I had already here and make it work. I went over to the Queen Mum's crib and pulled out her Avon Red dinnerware and some gold chargers. I'll use the napkin rings (maybe - if I don't find a smancy napkin folding idea) I found in Curacao years ago and what you see above is what you get. I'll set it up Monday or Tuesday and it will sit that way until Thursday. I also have to decorate our buffet table. I'll get there. I'll get there.

So, how are you coming along? Are you going a-visiting or are you cooking?