Stalking the Stacks with Library Lil
*Stalking the Stacks with Library Lil* |
2008-11-02 You know what I like about having a blog where few people in my real life might find me, the bitching possibilities.Every year, I see in the newspapers and on the news, "halloween rules". Stuff like, no masks that cover your eyes, be careful crossing the road, don't go into people's houses, don't eat unwrapped candy and wait til you get home and can look at candy in the light before you eat it. If I see it--then I would assume that other people would too. And yet, Amy and Emily were invited into no less than 2 houses (I went with them, although in one I had to dash from my perch on the sidewalk--which I think startle the lady, but lady my 5 year olds are NOT getting out of my sight even if I know you). One house is actually an assisted living center (and we knew this), and they wanted the kids to parade for the residents, who all handed out candy, which was sweet and I was prepared for it. The first lady that invited them in, offered them cookies and punch! Ok, that's nice and everything, but then she got a little offended that I wouldn't let them have a cookie. Believe it or not, I'm trying to limit their candy/sugar consumption to something just shy of sugar rush. We had promised Halloween candy after trick or treating in lieu of dessert--I didn't think it was wise to teach them to accept cookies from strangers. I told her that we had a special treat waiting tat home, which was true. But why should *I* feel bad about her breaking the "rules." Then there was school. There was another Glenda, which didn't bother Amy (who was also Glenda), but it kinda bothered me, although I'm having some problems figuring out why. My real problem with school was that after I spent hours making Glenda's crown--I cut it out of plastic (from a pattern, I'm not that creative) and put on some sequin trim and an appliqué with the glue gun. Then I decorated it with glitter glue. The next day, I discovered that glitter glue doesn't really stick to smooth plastic and it all flaked off. So then, I glue gunned all the dried glitter glue to the crown (which actually was flaking off the glue gun glue within 48 hours). The final fitting was accomplished with tape (as per the pattern, and really a much better work for someone who could not stand still long enough to have her crown fitted and whose head seemed o both grow and shrink throughout the day. But then one other mom says to me, don't you have a glue gun? (why yes, I do, what do you think is holding on the damn glitter glue). She thought I should have glue gunned the crown instead of taping it. Then one mom asked me if Emily was the princess from shrek. Nope just a purple renaissance style princess. We also had a neighbor that gave out toothbrushes, but I didn't think that was really a bitching thing, but more funny and kind of funky. Plus as Amy said--we're almost out of toothpaste! |
