Every year my husband’s workplace throws a Halloween potluck. And every year my husband waits until the night before the Halloween potluck to lament how he doesn’t have a costume. He wants to be festive and join in the fun, but he just runs out of time and steam. Luckily, he’s married to me, the [Read More]
Checklist for a Midwest Halloween Costume
I have lived in the Midwest longer than anywhere else and I’ve lived in a lot of places: California, Maryland, Arizona, North Carolina and British Columbia. Heck, I even studied abroad in Sydney, Australia. I’ve learned a lot in my years in the Midwest: I know what bratwurst is. I know that winter lasts six [Read More]
10 Things to Say to the Trick-or-Treaters Dressed as Elsa
Warning! They’re coming. Not the walking dead. Or the Boy Scouts with their popcorn. No, the Elsas are coming. All 5,082,367 of them. How do I know there will be so many of them? A couple weeks ago I took my daughter, 7, to a Halloween event. And then I almost lost her. That’s because she [Read More]
Tales from Halloween Past, Part II
A couple weeks ago, I lamented over the fact that my baby boy, once dressed as a pumpkin, has grown up and wants nothing more than to be a frightening/bloody/ghoulish mess this Halloween. Several of you were curious about my daughter Sydney’s Halloween experiences. I’m pleased to report that at the age of 5 she [Read More]
Tales from Halloween Past and Present
Once upon a time, I had a baby boy. I dressed him as a pumpkin for his first Halloween. Then I dressed him as a fluffy chicken for his second Halloween. I dressed him as a caterpillar for his third Halloween. As the years passed, my baby boy grew in wisdom and stature. He began [Read More]