Central Park is hosting today, the largest tag sale in history to benefit NYC public schools. If youÂ’re in town, stop by and expect to get bargains galore! I unfortunately won't be there. Instead I'll be going to a pumpkin festival where my 5 year old son and I will be auditioning pumpkins for the position of Jack OÂ’Lantern.

Last week, as we shopped in Union Square’s farmers market, he began to knock on pumpkins and say to them “Jack, are you in there?” After placing his ear to the pumpkin he’d knock on them again saying, “Jack, are you in there?” staring intently into the pumpkin. I smiled as I tried to figure out what on earth he was doing. Those around us chuckled and laughed quietly.

After talking to him I pieced togther what he was doing. Apparently his teacher had explained to them how to pick a good Jack OÂ’Lantern pumpkin and somehow he interpreted that to think that the knocking would wake up a dormant Jack and coax him into talking back to him. Well, Jack never answered him last week, so this week weÂ’re determined to find one that will. Even if mommy has to throw her voice and attempt to be a ventriloquist. Hope you all have a good weekend.

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