Matter of factly, overheard at the elementary school:
Mom: "You need to calm down now."
Child: "I just can't because I've been smiling all day!"
This was a transitional year. No requests. No desired creativity. Self reliance in costuming. Self sufficiency in trick or treating. Bittersweet like sour gummy worms.
This year:
A little girl who caught on fast and might make a career in candy stalking. A man who got into the spirit of things, chasing teenage youth through our woods with a chainsaw. Dressing up thematically to the irritation of some very independent lady friends :) A $1 toddler's Salvation Army kitty costume that a sewn one couldn't beat. Teenage independence. And finally getting to go to "kool" to watch parades and party some more.
A holiday full of firsts and definitely reasons to smile.
ok I am loving the bee and beekeeper.I may steal that one!!
ReplyDelete