tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841971.post112977351747898739..comments2024-03-12T00:36:02.830-07:00Comments on sweatpantsmom: But I Like The Mini Babe Ruth Barssweatpantsmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02501471972355692992noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841971.post-1129902085538523312005-10-21T06:41:00.000-07:002005-10-21T06:41:00.000-07:00This year, my daughter decided to be Kim Possible....This year, my daughter decided to be Kim Possible. All right, I can do that. Cargo pants, black shirt, black gloves. Cost: $16.00<BR/><BR/>Red Hair? Oy Jesus. It took me two weeks of searching for the right wig and belt. Cost: $42.00<BR/><BR/>Damn ye gods of Halloween!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841971.post-1129834818451700832005-10-20T12:00:00.000-07:002005-10-20T12:00:00.000-07:00I'm not a big fan either, I can't help feeling it'...I'm not a big fan either, I can't help feeling it's a greedy holiday, and I hate those store bought things...<BR/><BR/>but Niccolo claims to still be recovering from the shame of my sending him to his first grade halloween parade as a tree...brown corduroy pants, green target sweatshirt that I painstakingly covered, by handsewing mind you, with autumn leaves... purchased in the magical aisles of Michaels, and meant for a fabulous handcrafted thanksgiving centerpiece, sprinkled with glitter and berries, worthy of enjoyment year after year after year.<BR/><BR/>I added a little bird's nest on his right shoulder and was sure it was adorable...all his friends were power rangers and storm troopers and I was a bad, bad mommy.<BR/><BR/>A part of me obviously still thinks it's fabulous, because there it sits on the top shelf of our hall closet, it has survived a move and a remodel, and countless spring cleanings...I keep waiting for one of my children to finally "get it" and beg me to let them<BR/>try it out.<BR/><BR/>any takers?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com