Greensboro Pumpkin Patches
by Liv | Published on October 27th, 2005, 6:49 pm | Greensboro
So I took the kids over to the Pumpkin Patch at Guilford College United Methodist Church. This a direct result of the fact that the cool pumpkin patchisn't open on weekdays. So I begin having flash backs, to the days I spent unloading the pumpkin truck as a Youth at GCUMC. I figured Jesus is always home, they must be open, so what the hey lets go. So we pile out of the car and walk by the youth parent evidently bamboozled into working while the kids are at school. Then I look at the prices, It was at this point I looked up at the cross on the building and groaned "Why God?"
Of course my son wanted the 40.00 pumpkin, yes 40.00!!! He eventually ended up with a 15.00 pumpkin, which we later that day found we could have bought at Wal-Mart for 2.99. It was fun though and the kids liked picking it out. I tried to tell myself it was going to a good cause. I tried to remember how it made it possible for us when we were in youth to go on a beach retreat. Then I remembered I'm not religious. Okay I am a little. But 15.00??? I sure hope its worth it for these kids. At least they don't weigh the pumpkins anymore. That's how we used to do it. But so many of us figured if we set the base weight higher then 0, and then take the extra money to buy lunch, it made our commitment to God go so much more quicker. Thus I imagine that's why they have a pumpkin line up from small to big with prices little to high written on them. Your supposed to match the pumpkin you choose to the ones that are marked and pay that amount. However some how we chose the only triangle pumpkin in the patch. Some how I still don't see how it's valued at 15 freaking dollars. Well God... here's my donation for the year! Keep that in mind when we get the lotto here!
