Halloween

This year's Halloween was a smashing success.




As I have in past years I sewed their costumes. Punkin was very concerned that I wouldn't finish in time because I started with her brother's costume, but I had everything finished by the time I went to bed on Thursday.

They had parades at school and we took them trick or treating on Saturday night. They enjoyed their costumes and going out in the neighborhood. I got my mama yayas hearing lots of people exclaim over their costumes - I don't normally pay much attention to what my kids are wearing but I like making their costumes every year.

My costume appears to be that of a graying middle-aged woman - I knew my hair was getting gray but for pete's sake it looks like it's been highlighted! Wow!



Now I need to start thinking about making Christmas presents. I'm on the hook to make stockings for my niece and my son this year, and having never done it I'm not sure how big a project I'm in for. The stockings are velvet with appliqued embroidered felt characters all over them. The originals came from a little old lady in the town where my parents grew up. When more stockings were needed my mother started making them, but she can't do it anymore so the task has fallen to me.

I'd much rather be spinning!