Scrappy Jr. is Pregnant!

It's finally happened! Scrappy Jr., my beloved pineapple plant, has become pregnant with his second pineapple!

This marks a momentous occasion: It is the first time any pineapple plant I've owned has produced a pineapple of its own volition. Scrappy Sr. (RIP) only produced the one it had growing when I bought it from the store. Scrappy Jr. produced the one it had growing when Jess gave it to me, and now it's having another. Scrappy III, the plant I've grown from the crown of Scrappy Jr's first pineapple, is alive and well, and I am confident that it will become pregnant soon too.

This is going to take a lot of patience because these fruits don't grow quickly, especially in Aroostook County, but I am stoked to have a new addition to my pineapple plantation. I'm not sure what it's name will be yet. I don't think I can call it Scrappy IV because it's not a descendant of III. Maybe I'll call it Aditya????

I'll take pictures soon, but right now my camera battery is charging, so we'll have to wait...

In other news, it's been snowing lately, and for the second year in a row, I got my first ski in on Oct 22. It's raining now, and the skiing will be gone tomorrow. I've made the most of the last three days, though, skiing four times. My parents were event able to get a ski in...

Oh yeah, my parents came up to visit last week. It was really great to show them around, and they definitely got a kick out of all the crazy Acadians. I taught both parents to shoot a biathlon rifle. It was pretty funny to watch my mom holding a big gun. She looked truly absurd. My papa decided to make friends with the Acadians by hauling wood with them, which was a truly inspired idea. They all seemed to love him for it, and in the end they threw us a special dinner, complete with Acadian Chicken Stew (which I adore, and know I'll never perfect because it simply isn't in my blood) and ployes. They left today, and although it was awesome to have them here, it will be nice to have my little apartment to myself again. I think they will be happy to be home as well. They were chagrinned, to say the least, when they found out their big fall vacation would not only be cold, but snowy. At least there isn't snow in the driveway in Steamboat yet.

Now it's time for laundry, and a nap.

Love and Adventures,
Toast