Halloween has always been one of my favorite times of year. I almost always dress up in some sort of costume, though admittedly I've put aside the "something different every year" plan for myself to allow for a less stressful approach to getting the family out for Halloween, making use of things I have at home as best I can, and sometimes wearing a simple costume from a previous year. Someday I'll have another sewing machine, and at that point I might get playful with more complicated costumes again. This year even Nolan opted for a simple idea, and as usual he pulls it off very well. He decided to be a hobo, and we were able to create a costume that cost us not a cent (appropriate for the costume, lol). Now that's the way to do it! For me, I just pulled out a "snakeskin-like" dress I used to wear ballroom dancing and borrowed Nolan's stuffed snake, and voila, I became a Snake Whisperer. Not too exciting, but not as boring as those other parents who came as themselves to the pre-Halloween party down the street!
We also enjoyed the annual pumpkin carving party at Stepan and Jfer's. Nolan was the designer for our pumpkins, and Michael was the carver. I couldn't do much with this annoying tendonitis (caused by gardening), but I did what I could! I guess I was the photographer?
I did get to provide this eyeball decoration for the pumpkin carving party -- one of my glassblowing "masterpieces"!
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