As all Deep South natives know, Fall is not a season we exactly get to relish.  Sure, we all sit around when it’s 65 degrees thinking we need to pull our sweaters out of the closet, but beautiful foliage and nights by the campfire roasting marshmallows and making S’mores are reserved for our more Northern (nice word for Yankee) counterparts.

However, like balmy Christmases in Hawaii, we can make the best of our “situation”.  If in doubt, after we have lost our next football game (WDE), just head on up to your attic and pull out all of your FUNkins.  You know the ones I mean…those plastic foam, pumpkin shaped oddities located in every craft store down here.  Now, don’t get me wrong, I love a real, live punkin’ as much as I love a live Christmas tree, but I also LOVE to decorate early for every so called season we get.  Nevertheless, 90 degree days coupled with anything that was once alive just don’t compute, and you usually wind up with a pumpkin that looks like it’s missing its dentures after just a few days.

Ok, back to the FUNkins; these things really are GREAT!  You can paint them or glitter them or just generally DYNASTY them all up.  For those of you too young to remember, Dynasty was the show that gave us giant shoulder pads, big hair and those dresses with huge glitter sequins reminiscent of flapper fringe. I love the 80′s.  I have posted some photos of great FUNkins here for your viewing pleasure.  You can carve them, decorate them and even put a little fake light in them.  FABULOUS!  All hail the FUNkin king!

For those of you die hard, Martha Stewart types, well you’ll just have to wait until the week before Halloween to enjoy your creations.  Just remember when you’re up to your elbows in Punkin’ muck and your kid is screaming that you didn’t get the right Tangled wig all of us FUNkin lovers are glittered up and ready to enjoy our candy corn.  Peace out.