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Happy Halloween to all!  I hope you are all gearing up for a wonderful day of costumes and candy!  As I dropped my five year old off at school this morning I took a good look at the vast array of costumed kids heading into the school yard.  Seems to me that Batman, Spiderman, The Hulk, and Joker were the top boy costumes in our area. There were a few Pirates of course because what is a Halloween parade without a good old pirate?  The girls arrived as the ever popular princesses:  Cinderella, Ariel, and Snow White, and the true POP PRINCESS:  Hannah Montana.  There were a few ballerinas and a Wonderwoman or two added to the mix as well.  Later on they will march in the “Munchkin Parade” around the school as all of their parents look on and take pictures. As I took all of this in, I thought about Halloweed as it was when we were kids.

     Do you remember when we 30 somethings were kids?   Our costumes came in a cheap box with a sheet of cello as a window which showed a cheap plastic mask and a measly plastic (shower curtain-like) costume tucked behind it.  The boxes made a ton of noise when you opened them.  There wasn’t much of a selection back then–For the life of me I can’t remember what characters were available.  Do you?  Perhaps Fred Flintstone or the Smurfs?  I remember one year my mom made me the cutest Cheerleader Outfit (I was in fifth or sixth grade) and I had really big, professional-type pom poms ( no jokes please).  There were a few angel costumes and devil costumes made as well.  I am still stuck on those boxed costumes though—Someone please leave a comment and let me know what are choices were back then!   I am also curious to know how much mom and dad paid for them back then.  Having shelled out about $60 for two Batman Outfits this year I long for the old days when costumes were less extravagant!  However, I also remember those stupid masks being sharp and digging into my face when I wore it, so from a comfort standpoint I am glad that my boys won’t have permanent grooves in their faces as I lay them down to sleep tonight.  That is if I can even get them to lay down after all of the day’s excitement and after they crash from the sugar.  I hope your Halloween is fun.  Be safe, and God Bless.   =)