Happy Halloween

If you're a mom of school children, you may have spent some time last night getting the department store costume together.  Or if you are one of those highly crafty, motivated moms, you may have even been sewing the last few strands of straw peeking from scarecrow's jacket or long fingernails on wolverine's glove or pink hair under a witch's hat, or whatever would make the signature statement that your little guys and gals desired.

Dreamer, Sci Guy, Clone, Bluebird and Sunshine posed last year in front of ferns and flowers still growing under the warm Oklahoma sun.

Sparky, Muffin and Cautious will be wearing these costumes tonight as they ring doorbells in their much cooler Wyoming neighborhood.

Little Miss Boo wants to be a butterfly, but her mom says she is too little to go trick-or-treating.

She will just have to remain the angel she is and continue to let her halo shine at home.

Tornado was thinking about dressing as a boxer, but he wasn't ready to trade in his pampers for silk boxers. 

Maybe he'd be better off to simply wear his fire jacket.  Then he could put out some fires like his daddy does.  And the jacket would be long enough to cover up the pampers... he'd be good to go.  Except his mom said he's too young to go trick-or-treating too.


Boy oh boy, being a mom is not fun sometimes. Not only do moms have to stay up late to sew costumes, or pack lunches or finally get their own bath.  Sometimes moms have to say no to one child while they are saying yes to another.  Poohy!!  All moms really want is for their kids to be happy and safe.  Unfortunately that doesn't always  happen at the same time. 


11. I am grateful for imagination.

Whether you're a mom, a dad, a grandparent or a costume wearer, I hope you have a fun day today.  I hope you see more beauty than fright.  And I hope you're as happy as your mom really wants you to be.