[jaydubya2]

This rings so true in my household!

[SamAdams76]

It's a little more intense in my New England neighborhood than just mums. Corn stalks, pumpkins and other squash type plants are de rigueur for decorating your porch and walkways in fall.

The corn stalks are not cheap either. I've seen them at farm stands for as much as $30 a bundle and the local soccer moms are snapping them up and tossing them into the back of their Honda Odysseys.

I think the local farmers make more money on dried up corn stalks than the corn itself! And pumpkins aren't cheap either.