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Demise of the Pumpkin

“Yes, but the end was extremely sudden.”  Extra bonus points for whoever names that quote.  Clue at the end. The end was sudden and, evidently, quite violent for our jack o’ lantern.  The children got agitated by its sunken features,

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Plan Your Costumes Now, Kiddos!

It’s probably already too late to get the supplies for your Halloween costume.  Someone else with superior planning skills and costume-planning moxie already snatched up the good stuff.  Just take a look at the wigs we found at Goodwill this

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Ape Orphan Annie

What’s the best Halloween costume?  One that comes together at the last minute.  This year I put on a djellabah and skullcap I bought in Egypt and called myself a pilgrim, a hajji.  Total costume planning and dressing time:  90

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The Mad Costumed Dash for Candy

I’ll start by saying I am not sick to my stomach from eating too much candy.  This may be a first for me, a sign that I’m finally growing up a bit.  Or it was my fear of running out

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No Such Thing as Too Old for Halloween

My daughter’s been talking about her Halloween costume since November 1st of last year.  There have been options ranging from witch to princess rainbow unicorn glitter pony to kitty.  This year her Grandma helped out with a costume which is,

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Is Halloween Over Yet?

If you think the Handmade household is completely organized and up to date with all holiday decorations, I’m about to blast your assumptions into deep space.  I give you exhibit ‘A’.  Young children and those with heart conditions should look

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Pace-Fainting and Candy

It’s really the ultimate event.  You get to go out after dark when you should be in bed.  Instead of itchy boring normal clothes you get to wear whatever you want, the more outrageous the better.  You get to wander

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Hiss!

This, I learned from Toddler Harbat, is the sound a vampire makes:  hiss!  It’s to be accompanied by two hands with fingers hooked into rictus claws of pain and a fearsome grimace.  Remember the warrior face from the cookie post? 

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Candy: Collected

Halloween may be over, but the overconsumption of processed sugars is still underway.  Baby Harbat enjoyed trick-or-treating, which mostly consisted of walking around, riding on shoulders, and seeing everyone in the neighborhood.  I felt a little bad going to doors

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Let The Handouts Begin

They actually ship children into our neighborhood for Halloween.  No joke—apparently it’s so safe and walkable that kids from the metro area are brought here.  Last year I ran out of candy just after 8 pm and had to lock

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