Other things

Yes, we helped unload the pumpkins this year... but we have not prepared for the holiday, even though we love to see the children dressed up, and carve pumpkins. The Mr. Mustard costume has not seen the light of day.   This is one of those years when other things have gotten in the way.  They are beginning to settle down.  Maybe it will look normal soon.  Maybe.

It is cold and wet and windy.

Usually we have our pumpkins

By now.

Usually we have thought of what we will wear,

Unearthed the Mr. Mustard costume

Jeff is proud of.

This year we have been distracted

With other things.

Still

The church lawn is full

Of pumpkins.

Mr. Mustard is somewhere

In the house.

Halloween is a few days away.

Soon the time change will give us more light

In the morning.

Soon

Other things

Will be not so other,

But part of the normal routine.

We will be able to think again

About pumpkins

And Mr. Mustard.

Maybe it will be in time

For Halloween.