Susan Reimer's Garden Variety blog has the news of a pumpkin shortage that may affect our Thanksgiving tables. And this just after my daughter declared pumpkin pie a "must-have" at our meal.

Fortunately, I think we have a big can of Libby's squirreled away in the pantry.

And there's a kids' breakfast table crisis looming -- apparently there's a big shortage of Eggo waffles.

This doesn't affect our family, per se. (Now if there was a shortage of Special K or Fiber One peanut butter granola bars, we'd be in trouble.) But kids get so attached to routine, it might be a problem for yours.

I'd look on it as an opportunity to make some homemade waffles. Or at least some pancakes.

(Associated Press photo/Phil Coale))