The Pumpkin Patch

Well, we got news yesterday that Jamie got a job! What an answered prayer. It's not his dream job, but he will work on Sat, Sun, and Mon for 12 hours per day and get paid for 40 hours. It's in Boonville, which is 40 miles away, but he only has to go there three times a week, so it's not that bad. We only have to get childcare on Mondays, but we are going to send the kids Friday too. That way Jamie will have a day completely off (lucky him). He is still talking to people outside of town- specifically in St. Louis about jobs. He would commute there (5 hours each day). I would see him only an hour or so at night, and the kids would only see him on weekends. I'm not a big fan of this idea, but he really wants to do something with his life that has to do with construction, and I guess it's important enough to him to be willing to make that sacrifice. In the meantime, I wouldn't enjoy being a single mom, so to speak. Ah, we'll cross that bridge if it comes. So, since we figured that Jamie might soon be working weekends, we took our annual trip to the Pumpkin Patch with the kids. This is our third year. It was a beautiful day... the weather was perfect. The kids enjoyed climbing around on pumpkins... ...a hayride and feeding the goats. Asher is fearless when it comes to the goats. He was feeding them one piece of food at a time, and they were nibbling his fingers as he was laughing. Avery wasn't quite so brave, but did choose to get a spider painted on her face. It was the first time she'd had that done, and out of the butterfly, pumpkin, and ladybug she chose a big hairy spider! We had our neighbors over that evening for grilled pork chops, and all in all had a really nice day!