Halloween Hyjinks!

This is a re-post from 2 years ago. I like to get the story out of the storage bin along with the rest of the Halloween decorations. I thought I'd make it a tradition. (Plus I am all out of clever things to blog about and way behind on grading homework!)

One wonders, is the mean girl still lurking just outside the dressing room?

The mean 20 year old at the dressing rooms told me there was no flash photography allowed. So I promised not to use my flash. She then said "no pictures at all!" I said "Seriously?" You have got to be kidding!" Really, does she think I was going to run home and copy the super girl outfit on my sewing machine? Couldn't she tell by merely looking at me- that I am almost 40, that life has been very hard recently as I rush around trying to get two little girls off to different classrooms with different schedules and different events going on every freakin' day with different homework every freakin' night and that not only am I getting grey hairs and wrinkles but also still enjoying the fun of acne due to my raging hormones? And that the only thing on my ever rotating roster of things to do that has brought me any joy is the thought of how cute Kayla would be in a super girl costume but that I would have to take a picture to see it because there is no way they would choose not to be a princess or a fairy so if I want any memories at all I will have to lug in my big phalyx symbol of a camera into the store and snap a shot of the little tykes in the moment. But, no, in the land of twenty year olds, apparently my situation wasn't that obvious.

And she wasn't kidding, as I found out. I also found out that even if you hide in the dressing room and take a picture of the girls outside the dressing room- that cameras are loud when the flash goes off. And the light doesn't necessarily stay in the room. So imagine my chagrin as the 20 year old mean girl came to once again inform me that there was no flash photography and points at the sigh on the wall that you can clearly see in the picture. Then to justify herself and make me feel small, I imagine, she told me that she could get fired. WELL, I would hate to cut short her career at Halloween, USA even though it was October 15th that very day.

So there in is the story of how we came to purchase our Asian Princess Halloween costumes from Halloween USA. Because, even though every bone in my body wanted to take my little girls and my little wallet and walk out, I knew there was no explaining the universal code of wrong and right to a 5 1/2 and 7 year old and I also knew the only one who would be punished for leaving empty handed would be me.

See? I was crazy long before now......

A Little Summer Fun Followed By A Little Summer Anxiety!

Yep. Got a little goin' on... First off- Anything to keep these two busy! Very first overnight camp- thought I'd be really anxious. Turns out- not so much! A few family reunions with a few too many pictures taken.... A little surf and sand and a husband who says "Back up...I'll get the bay in the background." Hmmm ... looks like we're in the background and those flip flops are are pretty much the focal point of this picture. No wonder I'm always behind the lens! Did I mention- ANYTHING TO KEEP THESE TWO BUSY???? There's been some art.... And then there's this lady. This is the final on her face- because if I don't get this done.... Their gonna lock me away in the funny house! Oh yeah, because I just don't have enough going on.... Remember this? The birdcage never quite made it on this lady's head but.....I did not throw it out. Actually I lost it and finally found it under the treadmill when I

Paper Mache` vs. Creative Paper Clay vs. Paper Clay Recipe!

For those of you who work in figurative sculpture, or are art doll makers, or just like to putz around in an artsy way this post is for you. If you don't fit into the categories above this post may just be a yawn. Sorry. The following is a comparison of my experiences using three different products. Paper mache`, Creative Paper Clay, and paper clay recipe. This picture is a good example of how I like to mix up my mediums. The round flower is Creative Paper Clay. The 3-petal blossom is made from the paper clay recipe found on line. Both of these flowers adhered quite well with out any glue to the paper mache` background. In my Cloth and Clay group I have a discussion going about a paper clay recipe vs. purchasing the manufactured paper clay. I wanted an alternative to the little bricks and my dependency on whether or not my local hobby stores would have it in stock or not. And, truthfully, at the time with a rather large sculpture in mind I knew I would eat through those

I thought I could hack it....

Going a week without posting....but I was wrong! The problem is that while I have been working my patootie off on the big little lady there's just not much to show for it. Since you've seen her last she's gotten hair with stuff growing out of it. I've had some metal garland for years (I'm a pack rat, thanks parents of that generation!) and wove it in there along with some wired rope. Then I decided I needed way more leaves so I went to the hardware and bought aluminum flashing and spent hours cutting out leaves. I wasn't sure I even liked her "do" but its growing on me. One thing was for sure I hated her hands. More specifically how huge I had made them. her delicate arms were attached to these huge clubs and I wasn't happy. After all, I wanted her to have thin arms and a thin neck so it wasn't like I could make them bigger! But- last week I did make those arms beefier and guess what? She looks good. Then I realized that her arm

UnknownOctober 24, 2011 at 4:32 PM
I guess it is a little strange, but everything is sooo PC today and so many rules, it drives me nuts. I hope your adult acne has cleared up! I had that and it wasn't fun....didn't have it as a teen so, I guess it was my turn. Hope you have fun this year!
UnknownOctober 26, 2011 at 2:34 AM
Hi Christine, don't you just want to smack 20year olds sometimes...they have no idea....hope you got a good picture... If it's a silly rule I go ahead and break it...then apologise when I'm told off, I blame it on not having my glasses so oopps didn't see the sign, old lady brain...and having hot flushes... they tut tut and I get my own way.... I also smile manically...they just think I'm mad and leave me alone.... work those hormones girl! :)
dalesdreamsOctober 31, 2011 at 5:04 PM
Oh, my goodness! I can remember being twenty and working in retail with the rules!

I remember a woman had a sick child and wanted to use our private bathroom that we weren't allowed to let the customers back to, because of insurance reasons.

I was following the rules. I did feel bad for the woman, but, I also thought, hey if your kid is so sick, shouldn't you be home? lol ;)

I'm now following your blog, I found you through Kim, whom I absolutely adore!

I'm glad I found your blog, I think you are hysterically funny. What can I say? I enjoy a good laugh from time to time. ;)

Thanks for being You! :)

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