October 28, 2008

What Was I Thinking?

Last year I had this neighbor who made her children's Halloween costumes . . . and then one for herself . . . and they were all a part of the same theme.  Sooo cute!  After that I decided that I was going to be THAT kind of a mom.   We would have homemade Halloween costumes ONLY . . . we would ALL coordinate . . . and my costumes would look AMAZING!   The Halloween costume decision deadline was September 1st. this year.   That way I would have enough time to sew everyone's costume.  
Well . . . the first problem for me arose when Halle only wanted to be a princess.  We couldn't come up with a story book theme were she could be the princess and we would all have something that coordinated . . . or that could easily be made.  I wasn't sure how to make Beauty and the Beast costumes.   So, I told her she could be a princess . . . and the rest of us would be a group "something" else.   We finally decided on "Alice in Wonderland".  Abby would be Alice, Gwen would be the white rabbit, Ben could be the Mad Hatter, and I would be the Queen of Hearts.  I started making Abby's costume first . . . as I thought it would be the easiest.  Well, Halloween is in what . . . 3 DAYS . . . and I am STILL working on it!  I've learned that I don't really like to sew clothing.  How in the world do you hem a dress???  

So apparently . . . I am NOT that kind of mom . . . even though I really wish I was.  And we will NOT have coordinating costumes.  

3 comments:

Lizzy said...

Lol . . . What else can I say? That's hilarious. I keep glancing back at random lines you wrote. And laughing. You are so awesome Shelley!

Kelley M. said...

HAH - this is HYSTERICAL, Shelley! So many of us out there...I am a self proclaimed "mothers of the year" :) & was screaming around WalMart about an hour ago trying to figure out how on earth I was going to "whip up" the Blue Angels Pilot costume that Beauwin's been telling people about for the last 2 weeks.

From one fellow non-seamstress to another - GOOD LUCK! Let's promise to post pictures - EVEN if we send out kiddos out in trash bags & call them "fall clean up" :)

Kelley Maher

Rebekah said...

oh wow... i am impressed that you even had that goal. I would never have made that goal in the first place, but then again, I can't decorate a cake either! You are such a good mom!
love, rebekah