Halloween Problems

Um, I don't really want to do Halloween this year. I guess it's the whole, I just unpacked, why would I want to unpack holiday stuff thing. Maybe. Or maybe I'm just lazy.

E informed me yesterday that our house was going to be the best decorated Halloween house of anyone.

Who told her this?

I said, "Um, I don't really think so."

She said, "Oh yes, it is."

And as for Halloween costumes? Let's just say I was excited when I learned Halloween was on Sunday. I figured we could just fake it for Trunk or Treat and let them Trick or Treat at our house repeatedly on Saturday.

But then it occurred to me that I still needed costumes for Trunk or Treat.

Lame-o.

I did not used to be this way. When E was newborn I made her a bee costume all on my own. I also made Justin and I bee antennae (Antennae? Do bees have antennae?) But as I was newly hormonal from birthing the little bee, Halloween was not much fun anyway. She was cute though.

The next year, E was a lamb, and since Cousin AnneMarie ended up being a lion, they were very darling. I must admit my sewing skills improved from the bee episode.

The Cinderella year was a bad year. Dresses are much easier to mess up (when you don't read the directions, like me) then lamb costumes. That fur fabric covers up a heck of a lot of mistakes. This year, I cut out all the fabric, decided I was insane, ordered a Cinderella costume online (for the same price!!!!), got the costume, decided I was bored, sewed the original costume, and sent the Disney dress back. Whew. That's exhausting just to think about.

This was also the year the neighbors smashed our kitty pumpkin.

The next year E decided to be a fairy butterfly. Not my favorite costume, but I still made the skirt.

And I won the grand prize for this very cute Teddy Bear. This is my favorite costume ever. I like animal head costumes.

Then, I started getting lazy and visited Aunt Becky's costume bin. One Raggedy Ann and Witch later, I was not disappointed that I gave up on sewing my own.

GQ was a Bear himself. Although, mostly, he just wore his coat, and looked cute.

And this year?

This year E wanted to be (take a deep breath) a cat, princess, fairy.

So, I bought her $1 cat ears and she's wearing one of her princess dresses and fairy wings. That'll be a winner.

M has recently decided she wants to be a cat also, and I can't find anymore cat ears.

And GQ, I haven't even got to thinking about GQ. But this year there is no costume box. And Halloween is apparently getting close.

Any ideas????

Anyone?

Anyone?

'Cause I gave up last week.

Or maybe it was last month.

I can't remember.

(And yes, my spacing is still STUPID.)