Prairie Fare: Enjoy decorating and eating pumpkins

"I finally carved a pumpkin," my daughter announced.

I kind of knew what was coming next.

"My friends couldn't believe I had never done that!" she exclaimed.

"We always had pumpkins, but we usually painted faces on them," I reminded.

She was not happy with my explanation. She felt totally deprived.

I did not appreciate the slimy stuff that comes out of pumpkins. I would have been the clean-up crew...