The Great Pumpkin Mystery Exposed
“I think I know why the Great Pumpkin never showed up,” Zoë offered over her breakfast bagel clearly haven given the mystery a great deal of thought.
Our Halloween festivities are a bit lagging this year as it wasn’t until Sunday night that we broke out the Charlie Brown dvds. Watching Good Ol’ Chuck officially marks the onset of the holidays around these parts. We have the trilogy — The Great Pumpkin, The Charlie Brown Thanksgiving and The Charlie Brown Christmas and watch them in succession October, November and December.
Somehow I don’t really feel that the holidays have arrived until I get my dose of Charlie Brown or Linus Van Pelt waxing poetic about some aspect of the holiday season and how it should pertain to my life in a meaningful way. The Great Pumpkin reminds me to be sincere. Oh, and that a bag of rocks does not make for the most enjoyable of Tricks or Treats booty.
