PUMPKINS

I may never understand how pumpkins could be come so important to two grown men over 40. It all began when Shawn annouced that our garden was not complete with out a pumpkin patch. We spent the last day of spring running from green house to green house looking for a few seedlings. After a full day of hunting in the dark back corners and unwanted spindly plant tables we finally found six plants. The next day Mom and Dad came out from BC. Shawn and Dad decided they would plant the pumkin patch while Mom and I went grocery shopping. We returned to two very dirty, tired but proud men. They where like little boys when they dragged us down to look at their patch. During the summer Mom & Dad came out several more times and each time the boys would tour their patch together. They would discuss the progress and marvel at the growth of the larger pumpkins. Then they would come back to us again with gaint smiles and tell us all about their patch. I swear Dad came for a visit sometimes just to make sure I was watering their pumpkins while Shawn was away at work. The final result of all their hard work was the three pumpkins that are seen above and the proud papas' couldn't be more excited.