[blparent] Halloween

Sat Oct 31 16:16:35 UTC 2009

Joshua is going to be Buzz Light-Year this year.  Maybe he'll get to wear it 
next year, he's so little.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Barbara Hammel" <poetlori8 at msn.com>
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Sent: Friday, October 30, 2009 1:42 PM
Subject: Re: [blparent] Halloween


>I know I'm pathetic, but this is the first year my children have had 
>costumes.  They are both doctors.  We didn't get to go to the church that 
>has a pumpkin festival or fall fun night last night and we're not going 
>trick or treating tonight but they did get to wear them at school.  Good 
>thing they'll still fit next year.
> It will be interesting to hear from school what they thought of costumes. 
> Since it just goes on over the clothes there shouldn't be a problem, I'm 
> thinking.
> I'll bet the stethoscope and/or the name badge will come home chewed on or 
> up.
>
> When we have given out candy at our door, I don't care about the jokes.  I 
> love to ask the children what they dressed up as.  That's what gets them 
> the candy here.
> Barbara
>
> Snow is God's way of reminding us that beauty can be found even in the 
> coldest hearts.
>
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> From: "Veronica Smith" <madison_tewe at spinn.net>
> Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2009 9:14 PM
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> Subject: Re: [blparent] Halloween
>
>> How scarey, a gorilla.  I bet he is cute though.  Be sure to put some 
>> kind
>> of white on him, so the cars will be able to see him.  Or maybe some kind 
>> of
>> reflective tape.  I love  all the costumes.  This is better than asking 
>> the
>> kids at the door. V
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf Of E. Tarr
>> Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2009 10:18 AM
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>> Subject: Re: [blparent] Halloween
>>
>>    I liked hearing about the different costumes and traditions.  Our son 
>> is
>>
>> going to be a guerilla.  His costume consists of a black shirt with a 
>> furry
>> chest, big guerilla hand gloves, and a mask that goes completely over his
>> head, with the mask part being in front and the furry part in the back. 
>> He
>> will also be wearing black pants and dark shoes and socks.  He is just
>> elated that by the end of Halloween, he will have had four opportunities 
>> to
>> wear his costume.
>>    One of our traditions is to buy a pumpkin for carving a jack o'lantern
>> and roasting seeds.  Benjamin also goes to a Halloween thing at the 
>> library
>> and has a party at school and his kids' activity at church on Friday 
>> nights.
>>    Since our part of town has very few houses and is always bustling with
>> activity, the kids go trick-or-treating to all of the little stores.  I 
>> must
>>
>> admit that this gives me greater peace of mind.
>>
>> Ellen Elizabeth
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Veronica Smith" <madison_tewe at spinn.net>
>> To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 11:02 PM
>> Subject: [blparent] Halloween
>>
>>
>>> So what are your littl ones going to be for  Halloween?
>>> Do you have any special traditions for this occasion?
>>> Usually,Gab dresses up and I wear bat antennae  on my head and wear a
>>> sweatshirt that says, "I am batty for halloween."  We also feast on Arby
>>> Roast beef sandwiches before hitting the street.  Gab is going to be 
>>> what
>>> she calls a Pumpkin witch.  She bought a dress that looks like a
>>> nightgown.
>>> It is black and orange and she has an orange witch's hat.  She is 
>>> planning
>>> on wearing orange pants and a black long sleeve shirt under it.  Friday
>>> evening, Intel is having a Haunted house and trick or treating for the
>>> employee children.  Sounds like fun.  But I'm still not too sure about
>>> Saturday, right now it's getting ready to snow and trick or treating in
>>> that
>>> kind of weather does not excite me. Boo! V
>>>
>>>
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