Farmish Momma

Yesterday I must have lost my mind because this momma, who does not really enjoy going out into situations of crowds, realizing that there were towns nearby who would be trick or treating again decided to take the kids out for another run.  We did after all have all the costumes at the ready from the night before.  Yes, I decided to google it and found out there was something going on called Malloween.

This would consist of going to a nearby mall and going from store to store.  Sounds nice yes?  So we got all dolled up again and out we went. We got to the mall a bit early and had a bit of fun getting candy from the stores that had their candy out early.  Then after about 15 minutes of this, a swarm of what seemed like hundreds of people showed up and all of a sudden we were in a sea of people.  I had actually tolerated being at the mall, it not being my favorite place to be, until this point.  In all of five minutes we all started feeling like we wanted to leave.  It took about 30 minutes just to get to the entrance which was only a few stores away from where we had begun but we were like salmon swimming back upstream.

The rains fell hard outside the entrance to the mall.  We brought the van around and got everyone in and then we thought, OK now what?  Well, across the street was a diner announcing free dinner to children dressed for halloween… and at the time it was empty 🙂  I thought for a minute about my gang showing up into this empty diner and the reaction of the employees but we went all the same.  By the time we were sitting eating our dinner, the sea of people began to pour in but we were already almost done and the kids had fun seeing everyone elses costumes.

We drove home with full bellies to perform our annual tradition of watching “It’s the great pumpkin Charlie Brown”.  Did you ever do that as a kid?  I have watched it every year I believe since childhood, even the years when I did not have children hee hee.  I lost my mind even further and let Matthew have his first candy… a regular sugar laden lollipop and he loved it, though he did touch us all on the cheeks with his sticky lollipop and ran his hands on every surface in the living room.  Homemade popcorn rounded out the night as a bunch of sleepy children slowly disappeared to their beds.  I got half way through a little hat for Matthew and then I followed.

Today is All Saints Day and though I have to drive up to Ikea for a new set of bunk beds, oh so needed, I hope to be back in time for some festivities.

So how was your Halloween?

Today I woke to the news that our little town had changed trick or treating to tonight due to expected really bad weather tomorrow on the actual day of  Halloween.  Oh my, and me without even one single costume done.  Truly, I did prepare for this by getting the costumes done while in Florida but somehow we have lost the costumes.  After searching and searching, we can only figure that they are in one of the boxes at the very back of the garage which we just cannot get to that fast without having to remove everyone of the 80 something boxes left to unpack.

I figured we would somehow get it all done today and pull an all nighter to come up with something the kids could wear tomorrow night.  Well, you know what they say about the best laid plans.  I essentially had the rug pulled out from underneath me by todays news and as I sank into a pile of despair on the couch, my big boys jumped into action looking into the costume bins the kids use to play as well as clothing that has already been unpacked and got lots of ideas for me.  Seeing their resolve to get er done, I decided to pull myself together.  We all came up with plans for everyones costume.

With just a few items to be sewn by me, the goal seemed absolutely obtainable.  I have in the past made 6 saints costumes on the eve of All Saints day after all but that was with my craft room all put together.  At best, I have at my disposal right now a sewing machine and a scissor, I don’t even know what box the sewing pins are in.

This is what we came up with.  I think we did alright.  I take pride in my kids wearing momma made costumes but seeing them tonight in a mixture of store bought, previously momma made costumes and regular clothing made me realize that what is really important are the moments.  This moment today when we had to rely on what we have and our imaginations and together somehow, we all pulled it together.

 My sweet baby as a Deadhead though I doubt anyone in our little town got the Grateful Dead connection.  In fact, many people commented on how cute my little girl is…. haha.  I guess Matthew is sweet looking though I have often commented on how boyish he looks to me

the very fair Snowwhite with skin white as snow and lips red as the rose, oh and fabulously rosy cheeks

Senor Zoro, Servant of the people

fancy ninja moves

climbing the rope

cutting that rope

Ronnie as an Opera singer

Friendly neighborhood Spiderman