The other day I got my first scare of the Halloween season. And, it happened in the strangest place - the grocery store. Right up front where you walk in were pumpkins with painted faces on them. Not for display, but for you and I to buy. Wow! Has it really come to this? Are we too lazy or too busy to carve our own jack-o-lanterns? I'm all for progress, but somehow I don't think that this qualifies as progress. Carving a pumpkin was always a good time in a kids' life. When the child was small parent and youngster shared the planning and carving. Then as Junior or Missy grew old enough they could do it without a parent's help. A great time of bonding and training...not to mention that it was a lot of fun, too! Wonder if this is just one more reason why parents and kids are so disconnected now. At any rate, I sure hope that those pumpkins go unsold in favor of the ones that require a little personal attention to become the perfect jack-o-lantern!
Keep on Stretching those Dollars!
Gary
