Author: The Jody

A few shots. I was doing video because I promised to send some recent stuff out to a friend of mine (wait, I’ve already talked about this, right?) and wanted something fall-ish. So when you do that, you don’t take as many shots with the regular camera. This picture is one of the still shots from the video camera. This was our first runner-up pumpkin:

We ended up with a ten-pounder that I happened to pick out. Junior lost interest pretty early on – probaby around the time he discovered that a good 1/4 of the pumpkins still in the field were in some state of decomposing/being eaten by woodland creatures. He was a bit grossed out.

I did catch this photo, and I like it enough that I’ll share it with you even though I don’t normally do that. Apparently, my son is now an L.L. Bean model.

Today we go out to pick a pumpkin in the field. I am going to encourage him to pick a small one, because there is nothing less fun that walking around with 30 pounds of pumpkin, trying to get back to the place where the hay wagon is going to pick you back up.

I got some great pictures the last time we went to this place. It was two or three years ago. I’m going to try to take some more today.

I know a lot of people will be writing about Martha Stewart today, so I’m going to buck the trend just this once.

I will be writing about Jessica Simpson.

Dear Jessica,

I heard that you have a CD of holiday music coming out. That’s cool. I happen to be a big collector of holiday music.

Unfortunately, I heard you decided to ONLY sell your CD at 7-11. Are you insane?

Love,

Jody

Good gravy. The things I have to do around here to help people out.

I’m wearing jeans to work today, la-la-la la-la! (okay, that was stupid. Let’s see if I can bring this up a level.)

They are predicting highs in the low 60s over the weekend. So lets take a vote on how cold that’s gonna feel. I say “brrrrr” but Mr. Dump thinks I’m nuts.

We will be going pumpkin picking on Sunday, so I suppose any warmer than that wouldn’t feel weather-appropriate. I’m also ready for some more apples. We had frost so no more corn or tomatos or any of the good stuff. It makes me sad – I want fresh tomatos 6 months of the year, not 3.

I am so scattered this week. I apologize in advance. I’ve got a mental to do list that would kill a lesser man, and my ADD and thyroid brain mean that I’m paralyzed by it. The more items on the to-do list, the more freaked out I become. Today I was happy to remember to call in for a renewal on a prescription, because I never remember until after they are closed for the day. I even picked it up!

I’ve been trying for days to sit down and design the basic outline for the kids’ vacation journal.

And I owe a friend of mine (who will read this…*sigh*) $15 and I haven’t done the cd yet that I said I’d send with it, never mind package it up and mail it. (I’m going to have to do two seperate packages on that. Maybe G would like video from our upcoming vacation? I’ll have the bank mail the check by friday.)

I remembered to order my camera battery and picked super saver shipping. It said the battery (and charger) were out of stock and wouldn’t ship until next week. Which was fine with me. Guess what shipped the same day I ordered it, and is already waiting for me at my mom’s house? Two days. I never get anything from Amazon in two days! Certainly not when I pick free shipping on an out-of-stock item!

Cripes, that messed up my checking account!

So anyway, I’ll try harder tomorrow. Maybe.