The Great Pumpkin (Farm)

We have several pumpkin farms near us, each with different features to distinguish them from each other. Some are just farms with a couple of activities, some have pony rides, but the one we started going to when my daughter was one year old is called The Great Pumpkin Farm. Each year, we would go and get faces painted, take goofy photos, watch the hokey magic show, and browse through the general store. We'd get snow cones (if it was warm), cotton candy, candy apples, let the kids go on the bounce house thing, and buy really cool and unique Halloween decorations.

We haven't gone for the past two years, maybe 3. I can't find any photos taken after 2011.

In 2013, there were other circumstances that prevented us from going. Last year we didn't go for several reasons. First, I'd pick a weekend, but the weather wouldn't cooperate. Or, if the weather was nice, we had other things to do. I kinda thought maybe my kids had outgrown it by now, so I was quite surprised when couple of weeks ago my daughter mentioned that the pumpkin farm was opening soon, and it's been a long time since we were there.

So, it looks like today is the day. We haven't told the kids yet, though. My kids like it when we get in the car and go to “a surprise”. They try to guess where we're going for a good chunk of the ride. One year, we went to a local amusement park toward the end of summer. The place isn't far, but it's a specific route that we don't take too often; pretty much the only time we take this route is when we're going to this park, or to Niagara Falls. Once we get past a certain point, they know where we're going. Except one year, I convinced them that we were going school shopping at a store that was near the amusement park. Until we actually got to the amusement park, their faces were as long as a list of my CD's. For reference, here's the post that I wrote that includes a photo.

I enjoy going to the pumpkin farm, but I'm slightly uneasy about going because it's a lot of walking. Today the temperature is only supposed to reach a high of 67°, so that's awesome, and that's in my favor. I fiercely want to be the fun mom again, the mom who is always up for an adventure. It's a terrible feeling to be betrayed by your own body, and the feeling is intensified when your kids are disappointed. That's another reason I rarely tell my kids about anything I have planned. I can't bear to disappoint them when they're looking forward to something. Especially since I haven't been up to doing much of anything for a while. This way, if the day comes, and I'm not feeling well, they won't know that I had anything planned.

So far, though it's still early, I feel like I can do it. I slept pretty well, I didn't have any outrageous injection site reactions, and my legs feel so much better than yesterday. And you know what? I just might tell my kids before we get in the car, because I'm that determined to go.