happy hurling halloween!

happy halloween!
i do love me some trick or treating!

only in america

can the promise of some candy

draw families out in droves

to go door to door!

~

first, thanks for all the love

and encouragement in my sewing endeavor!

and while i know you are all anxiously awaiting

to see the final product...

you'll have to wait a bit longer.

the sewing machine is still resting on it's shelf

let me explain:

i found a pattern for the little red cape

looked easy enough

although in the back of my mind

i knew i'd screw it up

so on the way to the fabric shop

i took a detour to the resale shop

and while i did not find a cape,

i did find a raggedy ann style

getup

which olivia fell in love with

and at 8 bucks and the prospect of no sewing?

sold!

here she is after her storybook character day at school...

so while she was taking her spelling test

dressed like a doll

her brother was enjoying his harvest party

at preschool

although, his day was cut way short!

i got a call at lunchtime saying

he was getting sick

throwing up

i should have known

something was up this morning

when our never-miss-a-meal son

didn't touch his breakfast

daddy picked him up and took him home

he was free from the throes of hurling,

but only for a short while

the poor little pirate was in no shape

to beg for candy

so the big pirate and i

braved the gorgeous 70 degree evening

and collected enough candy for the both of them

plus some!