I've spent most of today dressed like this: And as people pass me in the street, with a smirk on their lips, I smirk right back and wink. They bid me a Happy Halloween, and I touch the brim of my hat in kind. When someone says, "I love your wings," I feign innocence and reply, "What … [Read more...]
Even My Gunk is Glamourous
It's been a hell of a week around these parts, starting last Friday with a visit from my sister and her friend, with a handful of some good Toronto friends, plus a few of my friends, and all while Martin was away on a solo fishing trip for the weekend. There were many late nights, filled with … [Read more...]
Costuming – The Easy Way
While out shopping some weeks ago, I asked Ava Scarlett what she wanted to be for Halloween. Naturally, she said, "A princess." Le sigh.I understand this. Oftentimes, little girls want to wear dresses and stuff. They want to look beautiful. It's fine, but..."You know, Ava Scarlett, Halloween is … [Read more...]
FotoFriday – Happy Halloweekend!
From Zombie Dirtbiker, Jessie and Woody (circa 2010)What are your little (or big) ones dressing up as for Halloween? … [Read more...]
Halloween: Just For Kids?
Before we had kids, my husband and I hosted an annual Halloween costume party.(The year was 2004; we were footloose and fancy free)It was so fun! Our friends would come in droves to carve pumpkins, eat their collective body weight in chocolate, and take lots of funny photos in their creative … [Read more...]
Are you a witch or a prostitute for Halloween? Is there a difference?
This year I have once again been given the honour of being permitted to buy my kiddies Halloween costumes. They were all gracious enough to wait until the last week of September before dragging me to the stores in search of the "Perfect" costume. You would think with so many children there would … [Read more...]
Weekend Update – We Did It
Three months ago I did something that I had sorta, kinda thought about doing for along time. I tried doing it on my own last year and the year before but never stuck with it.In July - it stuck. I started running. I wrote about it here. And here. And … [Read more...]
Halloweenie!
Aaaah Halloween. Time to encourage our children to dress up in questionably safe masks, act like ghouls, wander the neighbourhood after dark, demand food from strangers and eat sugar with abandon. So what to do when our very sensitive four-year old balks at all of these normally shunned-upon … [Read more...]
The Latest
It's funny, right now my life is completely focused on one thing - my mom. I am honestly having trouble focusing or even caring that much about anything else. It is amazing how things that seemed so important a few weeks ago suddenly just don't. I think one person only has the emotional capacity to … [Read more...]
A princess party
Yesterday, one of my daughter's Montessori friends invited her for a "princess" themed birthday party. All the guests (but not parents, thank God) had to come dressed as a princess and the whole event promised to be very girly. We arrived just in time for the first … [Read more...]