Definitely my best Halloween costume year. When Luna informed me that she wanted to be a baby panda for Halloween I thought, "Oh, easy." I'm not sure why that was the immediate response that came to mind because I had no idea how I would do it, but it turned out to be true. A half a yard of white fleece, some velcro, a pair of black leggings and a black t-shirt later, and voila—Baby Panda!
Of course, then came, "So, Mama, what will you be?"
"Um, I'll just be Mama this year."
"Or you could be Mama Panda."
So, I threw one of Adam's white tanks over a black shirt and pants, glue-gunned black semi-circles on a strip of white fleece, black lipstick on the nose, white eyeshadow on the cheeks and voila—Mama Panda!
Pretty impressive, if I do say so myself. We even carried bamboo with us while trick-or-treating.
Poor Sol was home with a fever, so he never got to wear the amazing Link costume I made—green tunic, hat and everything. He was going to carry the Hylian Shield that he made himself—from scratch! (I can't get this kid interested in arts and crafts unless I work some Legend of Zelda angle into it.)
All in all, a fun Halloween. I got to be super-crafty (and super-cute), Luna got to go trick-or-treating with her cousins and Papa, and Sol got to stay home and watch The Nightmare Before Christmas with Adam and have his treats delivered to him!
Now, I am in the throes of NANOWRIMO and for the first time ever, dare I say it and jinx myself, on track for reaching that 50,000 word-count goal by November 30. Right now I'm feeling so good I don't even mind turning 33. Or maybe that's the caffeine talking.
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