So carrying on with my pumpkin obsession Matt and I decided to cook ‘Pumpkin Sloppy Joes’ for dinner. We went out in search of the ingredients; of which canned pumpkin was one. After searching in the canned fruit and then canned vegetable aisles as well as the seasonal section we decided we should probably ask someone (the initial suggestion was actually to roam all 25 aisles in the hope we found it but then we realised that would probably take us most of the afternoon). So after ten minutes of walking around the store and asking probably most of the workers we could see (none of which seemed to realise that canned pumpkin is an actual item sold in their store) we eventually got shown to the baking aisle (which we had already walked up and down several times) and the ever-so-helpful shop assistant pointed out the rather large pyramid of cans on display with a rather large sign on. Matt found it highly embarrassing while I couldn’t contain my hysterics.

While he was getting the groceries out of the car, I went to let us into the house only to find the door was already open. I proceeded to freak out about this (in my head the only explanation was that there was probably a serial killer in the house) until to my surprise the neighbour who walks the dog came round the corner and apologised profusely for scaring me. I blame the pumpkin escapade for making me hysterical. What a day of amusing adventures. I have to say dinner turned out pretty good after all that though!

Thought for the day: It is easy to get stuck in a routine of predictable, comfortable living. “whenever we have the opportunity, we have to do what is good” Galatians 6:10. If we are closed to spontaneously seizing the moment we will gather dust. Let’s keep an eye out for those seemingly small opportunities we are provided with and make the most of them!