slo’s MONDAY 10/21 - Carving Pumpkins 🎃

[slo]

I do this poll every year, because we may have new DIS friends participating with the polls and because our answer could change. Carving pumpkins is a yearly activity for many of us. Some of us really enjoy it and some of would rather clean toilets instead . Share with us today what you think about this topic…..

What is your opinion of carving pumpkins?
Will you being carving pumpkins this year?
Will your pumpkins be a happy jack-o’-lantern or a scary jack-o’-lantern?
(multiple choice)


For Me…..I’m the one that would rather clean toilets I’ve never liked carving pumpkins. It’s so yucky and icky - I hate the feel of that slime. I hate the sound of scraping the inside of the pumpkin. Yuck yuck yuck! But I always did it with a smile with my girls. Needless to say, I’m not carving any pumpkins this year. I have fake one that light up with a light bulb - they are on a timer, and I love those!

 

[jo-jo]

I've never been big on carving pumpkins, even when kids were little. Did a few, but not many. But haven't carved one in about 30 ish years.

Maybe because my art talent is on par with a one year old.

 

[Kitty 34]

We always carved pumpkins when our boys were young. We have done it a couple of times with the grandkids, too.

 

[WDWEPCOT]

I enjoyed doing it when I was a kid and with my kids ! It was great fun making the pumpkins we would do several - some scary some funny - I haven’t done one in years and have no plans to do one anytime in the future - no grandkids to do one with .

 

[#1hoosierfan]

I do not like it. I helped the boys, along with my husband, for years. Then a few years ago I sliced my finger open, and I said I was done. Dh still helps them, but I do not. I do plenty of other holiday traditions with them, so I don't feel bad about this one.

 

[Dan Murphy]

I don't particularly enjoy carving pumpkins. Did my share when I was a kid, when our kids were kids and when the grandkids were younger. No carving this year, and probably going forward. Marie has a few fake ones around.

 

[bobbiwoz]

I did it when our sons were young, and it’s an OK project. I won’t be doing it this year. Squirrels have already eaten parts the pumpkin I have outside.

 

[Kathryn Merteuil]

I love pumpkins, but I do not carve them. It is messy and I am not any good at it. I put out my "reusable" plug in jack o lanterns. When I get real pumpkins, I just leave them as is.

 

[Meriweather]

I don't like carving them. I helped my kids when they were young. I have helped the grand kids when they had a party at their house.....but DS can do it now. I don't have "real" pumpkins here. It's too hot and they don't last long.

 

[MommaKetch]

I enjoy the carving, but not the scooping. Ick!

The kids enjoy carving pumpkins, so we will attempt to carve a few this year.

 

[Micca]

We have a nice big pumpkin on the porch, but I don't think it's getting carved.

 

[LoveDaisy]

I don’t plan to carve any pumpkins this year but I will take one or two apart to cook the seeds.

I had zero luck growing them this year but my dad had a great year. He grew all of these. The majority will go to my friends chickens at the end of the season.

 

[Micca]

I had zero luck growing them this year but my dad had a great year. He grew all of these

Did your dad put in the hidden Mickey???

 

[leebee]

I am SO not a fan of pumpkin carving. It's messy, dangerous work, you have to remember to light it up every night, and then there's the mess of getting rid of it. No, thanks; grateful my pumpkin carving days are over! [The resident 8 year old usually paints his pumpkin so "it lasts longer." Wonder who thought up that one? )

 

[LoveDaisy]

Did your dad put in the hidden Mickey???

The hidden Mickey was me! Those are in my front yard. My parents kept one pumpkin and gave me the rest. Their house sits back and you don’t really see it when you drive by and I’m in a neighborhood where everyone sees the pumpkins and I get trick or treaters.

 

[ronandannette]

No carved pumpkins here either. I don’t think I’ve done one since I was a child. We didn’t emphasize Halloween with our own DS so I’m not sure if he ever has.

 

[hertamaniac]

No carving here. In fact, I'm probably not going to have any pumpkins at all.

 

[Wood Nymph]

I always carved pumpkins when I had kids and grandkids who wanted to do it. I even saved the pumpkins seeds to bake, or boil, and eat later. But I no longer have to do that task.

 

[TiggerTrigger]

I don't mind carving pumpkins and I love fresh seeds for roasting, but we rarely do it due to the heat here. At one point, I tried my hand at more intricate carving with all of the fancy little tools. It turned out pretty nicely, but it wasn't worth the effort since it started showing obvious signs of rotting after a day or 2. Hence why I usually paint mine...IF I do anything festive and decorative. Ultimately, it's going to to be nearly 90 degrees all week and while we cooled off for a bit last week, we hit a high of 99 last Monday and 96 last Tuesday. So, we rarely get pumpkins until right before Halloween. It's just too much effort to paint and carve like this for something that's only going to be out a couple of nights.

 

[Forevermarypoppins]

No carving for me, not in years!!! I had my kids start painting them by middle school. Then my daughter bought some of the intricate tools and carved a beautiful Tinker Bell one year! Now she's a mom, my GS is 9 and they have carved in the past. I heard them talking about it this weekend!

** cleaning a toilet is easier