My favorite things
When the dog bites, or the bee stings, or the polls show an erratic swing and it feels as if we won’t ever make it to election day, I simply remember my favorite things. You know, my favorite things, plus a bottle of wine and a sack or so of mini-snickers. That’s all a girl needs, right?
And I am a lucky girl. A fact that occasionally gets lost what with all the whiny there is to be done. But I’ll leave the whining for another day. Today, I’m focused on my favorite things…
Here’s a perfect example. Just look what I caught the children doing the other day: each other’s hair.
Really, if they keep pulling this kind of behavior, CNN’s going off for good. It’s enough to make a mom feel a little guilty for eating all their Hershey bars. Well, almost. I’ve got my gripes with this national fascination on seeing how much candy mom can consume once the kids head out for school. But that’s for another day. Today only the positives (or at least the abundant photo ops) of Halloween.
Like pumpkin carving.
We made them cute. We made them scary. We made them hopeful (oops, there I go, slipping back onto the politics bandwagon.
And to answer the question burning in your minds: A witch, scary, and a fairy, magical. Here they are:
The witch spent the day correcting people who dared assume she was a good witch. Our witch is all evil, all the time. And while I’m straightening records, Kira is a fairy who also happens to be a princess. Not to be confused with a fairy princess. Got it?
Now that that’s clear, pass the candy. We’ve got to bulk up a little before hitting the leaves.
Hey, Maria von Trapp was on to something. This favorite things thingy really worked! Just look at how relaxed I am in this picture:
Oh, ok. That is Acadia, not me.
But I’m sure that I am no more than a few more fist-fulls of Halloween loot from being there. Or maybe one more bottle of wine. Right? Who am I fooling? Check back on Wednesday–maybe then I’ll be able to finally relax.