The Pumpkin Carving Party was a HUGE success!

What a shame! It makes me so angry that we've have to stop doing some things we've always done and things we like doing because of thieves and just plain destructive morons! Yeah, you almost need to have guards and security cameras on pumpkins these days to keep them safe. Hmmm, now that's an idea! Have a sign in front of your pumpkin that says "SMILE! You're on camera! Trying to steal this pumpkin? Then you'd better smile because you won't be smiling once the police get the videotape of you stealing this pumpkin!" You wouldn't need a security camera, though. Just making the would-be thieves THINK there is one is enough. I hope you had a great time with your grandson on that trail! That's a great idea! I've never seen so many jack-o-lanterns in one place before! I would LOVE to do something like that! I'd actually go looking for something around here but, after yesterday's fun, I can barely MOVE today! I don't know whether to laugh or cry! Fibromyalgia sucks!!! Happy Halloween!

There were maybe 6 trails with this many and more lining them. We had a blast. This is a shot of one of the best pumpkins there. I have it on my webistes page as well. HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB!!~

Those are great carvings and there is no way I can carve like that. I can see myself making a pumpkin mess.

Hi, underdog! I think everyone should have a party for stuff like this. I was even thinking of mentioning that to someone of authority in the town so maybe we could organize a really big pumpkin-carving night! We live in the country... farm land, but the town is just about 8 miles from us and I would love to have a really big party. Imagine the fun! I'll have pictures for you tomorrow. I had lost my camera for awhile but found it last night. Whew! Just in time! LOL Take care and Happy Halloween!

Hi, littleowl! Don't you just hate it when life gets in the way of our having fun? LOL I do hope you get the chance to work on your pumpkin soon if you haven't already! If not, you can always use it to bake a pie! Happy Halloween!

Oh, we did have a blast! Laughing, talking, enjoying our pizza, making a mess, etc. Yes, we made a mess and we did it inside! I cleaned off our dining room table, put one of those inexpensive plastic table clothes over it and we just went to town! The worst of the mess came with my son by using a Dremel drill. It worked really well but it sure did make a mess! He had to wear safety goggles because his pumpkin splattered everywhere! Luckily, he blocked most of it from getting past him. LOL He had on a black shirt when he came in but left with a black with orange speckled shirt when he left. We live out in the country, too. We moved here last year in May but kept the lights off because it was such a hectic year that I simply didn't have the energy for Halloween. This year, I do. I just don't know how mnay kids we'll see, if any. I'm just glad that the candy I bought is stuff I like... just in case no one comes to get any. I'll just have to be careful not to eat too much too fast! I just recently lost 20 pounds and I don't want to put it back on!

There are plenty of sites on the net that show you how to carve a pumpkin, Chevee. There are also plenty of free patterns you can print as well. You just HAVE to try it, at least once! I had lost my camera for awhile but found it last night. I'll be taking pictures of the pumpkins when it gets dark as well as some of the trick-or-treaters. I'll post them here tomorrow. Since you don't have one of your own, we'll all share ours (Come on, guys... share!) with you!

Small pumpkins ARE harder to carve! I'm impressed that you do it with just kitchen knives! Wow! My pumpkin is huge and I had trouble with a kitchen knife! Luckily, I had bought one of those cheap little carving sets that includes two tiny saws. They make carving SOOOOOO much easier! I roast the seeds, too. I did that yesterday. I'm not big on salt, so I only use a tiny bit of it but also use other spices. Gives the seeds a different taste but, to me, they're even tastier than with just salt. It's good that you eat them! They are chock full of vitamins, protein, fiber, etc. VERY healthy for you!

We had a blast, rose! We laughed, talked, enjoyed our pizza, made a mess and just had fun all around. I finally found my camera last night so I'll be taking pictures of our masterpieces tonight after it starts to get dark. Hopefully, I'll also get a few trick-or-treaters to pose for me as well. This was the first pumpkin-carving 'party' I've ever had and I'm so glad I thought of it! You've just got to take advantage of every moment you can to enjoy life just a little bit more. I cleaned and roasted the seeds yesterday. Well, some of the seeds... I was left with a ton of them! LOL I don't use nearly the amount of salt that the packaged ones do; instead I use a little salt and other seasonings. Everyone loves them! It made me think of doing this every year (roasting the seeds) without using salt at all and making sure the pumpkins are grown completely organically, then selling the seeds... 100% organic AND salt-free! Also, extremely healthy, chock full of vitamins, fiber, etc. Who knows? This might just be what I'm destined for! (I doubt it, but we'll see.)

Hahahaha! Oh, we made a mess all right! I had cleaned off our dining room table and bought one of those inexpensive plastic table clothes at a dollar store so we could make as big a mess as we wanted, then I could just fold it up and throw it all away. MOST of the mess was confined to the table. My son used the Dremel drill for his entire design and HE got the worst of it! LOL He had to wear safety goggles, though. It was spattering all over him! He came over with a black shirt on but left with a black speckled with orange shirt. Yeah, I had some cleaning to do, but it really wasn't that bad. We really had a blast! I'm going to do this every year as long as I can.

I'm sorry you haven't been able to do any Halloween stuff, but Happy Birthday in advance, annjilena!!! I hope you have a great weekend! Happy Halloween!

Yup, it's all about fun!! I would love to draw or paint but my other brother got all that talent. My talent lays in the needle...cross stitch or quilting to be exact. [b]~~MY OWN PEACE WITHIN~~ **STAND STRONG AND BELIEVE IN YOURSELF**[/b]

Hi, twoey... I used a template, also. I added a bit to it because it seemed kind of plain but mostly it was done with a template. My husband designed his own and really amazed me! His sister always said that all his taste is in his mouth but he actually has a pretty good artistic eye... for jack-o-lanterns, anyway. I'd never win any contests, personally, but never wanted to so that's not an issue. It's all about fun, anyway, right?

Oh, that is good news indeed. If he regularly takes pictures, he can create a portfolio there. I have a few more site for making money off pictures. But I have yet to fully explore them yet. Among those on my list, there is one that buys stock photos as well. I sure hope the both of you can take a look at the site. Then join up and send me the links to your pictures. I will definitely support by looking at all of the pictures you upload.

As soon as I get the pictures uploaded from my camera, I'll get 'em here! It just takes me forever to do stuff like that! Details! LOL Thanks for the heads up about the site! My son would probably be very interested in something like that... he takes AWESOME photographs!

Hahahaha! Sounds like you guys had a really good time! I think it's always better when you do things like this with family and/or friends. Can we get a picture of your jack-o-lanterns? I'm taking pictures tonight and post them here tomorrow. I roasted the seeds yesterday myself. I MUCH prefer the home-roasted ones to the packaged ones... they're just too salty for me! I add different spices to mine and everyone loves them! Well, except my husband. He won't even TRY them, big baby! LOL

Last night? Isn't today Halloween? I used to live in a tiny little town that "shared" Halloween with the town next to us. We'd celebrate Halloween over two nights. Our town shipped the kids to the next town one night, then they'd do the opposite the next night. Is that what it's like where you live? Isn't it fun to see the cute and sometimes scary costumes they come up with? I might just keep my camera handy to take some pictures. That is, if we get ANY trick-or-treaters. We live on a private road with 7 other families and, to my knowledge, only one of them has any kids. We shall see!

Forgot to add this: You'd better take some time out to play! Not healthy, all work and no play!

Uh oh! I can't give you a treat because you're too far away! Am I going to get a trick? I'm taking pictures tonight. I had lost my camera for awhile, but FINALLY found it last night. I'll get one of our jack-o-lanterns tonight... promise!

I prefer treat. Save it just in case we meet someday! Hehe!