Tricks and Treats

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What to wear for Halloween....

I had a plan but it was not approved of at this house...

I thought being a maenad would be rocking good fun even though I know how Maryann was portrayed didn't fit with my understanding of greek mythology. A couple of claws, a bloody heart and a toga sounded like a lot of fun to me. Sigh. No one lets me have any fun.

I saw this...

I believe I have been put off of Star Wars perhaps for life...

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How to Know When You Have Crossed the Line

Yes, it has been a long, hard campaign season. There are bitter feelings all around.

But when you get to this point:





You have gone to far. Lady, I don't think that even John McCain, who has his head so far up his keister that he is permanently free of melanin, would approve that message.

Vote my way, or I will be mean to your kids is not the way to win the hearts and minds of the electorate. It just says, "I am a dick."

Do you think that her house was egged and TPd that night?

The Play-Doh House!

Honestly, I rarely remember what I give out on Halloween year to year.

But I have learned that is NOT the case of the kids that come to my house...

Three little neighbor girls came to my door yesterday. They each wore identical blue and pink lame Wonder woman costumes. Two of them were jumping up and down overwhelmed with excitement... the third girl was my 15 months old.. barely able to stay on her feet.. and totally confused... but excited because her sisters were....

The mother looked at me sheepishly...

"Did you give out Play-Doh last year" she asked me embarrased. "Um... yeah I think I did", I finally said.

Apparently these toddlers have referred to my house as the Play-Doh house... FOR A YEAR.

And do I have Play Doh for them this year? Um... No.

I didn't realize anyone cared.

I turned to the big girl, who is all of 3 and said, "Sweetie, I couldn't find any Play-Doh this year... Is it ok if I give you candy?"

"OH YES!" she responded. Apparently she just remembered us kindly.

I watched as they thanked me and headed carefully down the stairs... Their baby sister had trouble thanking me and trying to walk backwards down the stairs at the same time... she was just excited to be there...

Do you think she will remember the house next year? and for what?

Halloweenie

Yup, it is that time of the year, when lights and decoractions of a horrifying nature come out...

For a while, Fun Daddy and I thought that we were going to have to do the decorating all by ourselves, but in a fit of control freak, Imelda took over... She had a vision and thought that we would just screw it up.

And probably she was right. Still, I think that ginormous squashes that I added this morning are a nice, if not somewhat lewd touch...

Halloween Costumes

There has been a lot of talk this year about Halloween costumes for the preteen set this year having reached new, skanky lows. Usually, I am safe from such discussions... Les filles rarely ask for such foolishness...

We have reached an interesting place in our parenting. It turns out that both of the girls have reached a point where they both wear grown up lady sizes. This means that the costumes available to them now include these.

Pray tell, can you tell me which Imelda decided was the one that absolutely NEEDED?


I think you can guess....

I sent her back into the bowels of the Halloween store charging her with locating a costume that did not include thigh highs.

Is that really too much to ask of a twelve year old? I think not.