When In Doubt, Just Buy the Costume

My kids have been begging me to make their Halloween costumes since... last Halloween. Have yours? Of course I kept telling them that we would make them when it got closer but being pregnant and sick has kind of put a kink in our plans. That's what I get for procrastinating.

My kids were very nice about it and said they would wear a costume that we already had but I have been feeling guilty for years about the fact that I've never made Persistence a princess costume for dress up. She has never wanted to be a princess or anything "pretty" for Halloween. She's the type that would rather be a scary witch or a dead person. This year she finally said she wanted to be a princess so I feel I must make her a beautiful dress. Must. Make. Dress.

You don't know what a feat it was for me to drag us to the fabric store and then spend time picking out a pattern and fabric. We came home with the pictured treats (see the sparkles?)which cost so much money that I'm embarrassed to even tell you what I spent. Even though it was all on sale, if I had done any figuring in my head before the fabric was cut we would have left the store immediately, driven to a bridal shop and picked out the most expensive flower girl dress we could buy. Ok, maybe it wasn't that bad but close.

It had better not be hideously ugly when it's done, that's all I can say. And she had better not grow for the next five years so we can get our money's worth. We did come up with a brilliant idea though that she can wear the same dress to the family ball we're going to next March.

I just want to say one more thing. If you're going to leave your horse out in the rain I think it's very nice to leave an umbrella for it to stand under. Don't you? I don't know why but this cracked me up so much that I had to turn around and take a picture of it. I guess you had to be there.