who knew!?

would you believe me if i told you there is a pumpkin growing in our garden?
it's totally true!

sometime last year we started composting.
now when i say "we", i mean i finally gave in.
casey had been trying to get me to follow his lead for quite some time but i just couldn't.

composting to me always = gross.
we had these neighbors growing up that composted.
only people i ever knew that did.
and let me tell you, the pile was this overwhelming mountain of nastiness.
i don't think they ever even used it.
... and of course it was on our side of the fence.

images of my neighbors compost pile would flash before my eyes whenever casey would talk about the subject matter.
well, i finally gave in but with one condition ... i didn't want to see "the pile".
... you know i wouldn't have agreed to it if i could see it!

back to the point of the story ...
what we've recently learned is you never know what can grow in your garden if you use the compost soil.
at first we thought we were growing a watermelon and then some sort of gourd.
now there's absolutely no question.
we don't know if the seeds came from our pumpkin last year ... is that even possible?
or some pumpkin seeds casey had bought a few months back.

at this rate we think it'll be ready to pick just in time for halloween!
and then we'll make some homemade pumpkin bread ... yum!