tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37809871.post1374251577475439862..comments2023-04-11T11:48:11.863-05:00Comments on Harlequin American Romance Authors: Boo!Lee McKenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03388019900085158731noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37809871.post-39123987881125777992008-10-28T11:24:00.000-05:002008-10-28T11:24:00.000-05:00Megan, using your kids' everyday clothes as the st...Megan, using your kids' everyday clothes as the starting point for costumes is a great idea. And I love the description of your little green and magenta dinosaur. I'll bet that costume was an attention grabber!Lee McKenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03388019900085158731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37809871.post-3074457115498838532008-10-28T00:47:00.000-05:002008-10-28T00:47:00.000-05:00Lee, incredible pictures! I wish I had half your t...Lee, incredible pictures! I wish I had half your talent, but I barely sew on buttons. Although when my 1 1/2 year old wanted a costume and insisted her 1 month old brother did too, I improvised a Casper the Friendly Ghost out of white footed pjs and a plain white cap. Hers took more planning: I tacked magenta circles on a green sweatshirt and pants so she could be Baby Bop (ugh). The hat was a chore, but I have to admit, she was a gorgeous dinosaur. :) Afterward, I took the circles off and she wore the sweatshirt and pants through the winter. I've always loved Halloween. It'll come as no surprise I always wanted to dress as a witch. Even now, I have the pointy hat, striped socks and black dress. I don't paint my face, but so far no one has had any doubts as to what I am. Hmmm...Megan Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06548791853823629555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37809871.post-14763377823626726412008-10-26T11:20:00.000-05:002008-10-26T11:20:00.000-05:00Tanya, I'm a charter member of the scaredy cat clu...Tanya, I'm a charter member of the scaredy cat club ;) Even the trailers for horror movies have been known to give me nightmares. But I love the dress-up, pretend-to-be-someone-you're-not aspect of costumes and trick or treating.Lee McKenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03388019900085158731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37809871.post-20096253013974950412008-10-25T19:54:00.000-05:002008-10-25T19:54:00.000-05:00Oh, Lee, what an adorable stroll down memory lane!...Oh, Lee, what an adorable stroll down memory lane! (And I bow to your costume making abilities--I stink in that arena). I do love the dressing up aspect. I actually did a blog post the other day about how ironic it is that me, my six year old and seven year old LOVE Halloween...even though we're the biggest scaredy cats on the planet. Then there's my husband, who's pretty much unflappable and really enjoys horror movies but we have to coerce him into dressing up and joining us to trick or treat!<BR/><BR/>TanyaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37809871.post-82772412186119174492008-10-24T16:21:00.000-05:002008-10-24T16:21:00.000-05:00I'm so glad you enjoyed seeing the costumes, Ellen...I'm so glad you enjoyed seeing the costumes, Ellen! These days many parents don't allow their children to go trick or treating. Sounds as though yours were ahead of their time.Lee McKenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03388019900085158731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37809871.post-82929197169051267772008-10-24T16:17:00.000-05:002008-10-24T16:17:00.000-05:00Estella, I grew up in a rural area, too, and I was...Estella, I grew up in a rural area, too, and I was taken trick or treating by car. The treats were awesome in those days and many were homemade - candied applies, popcorn balls, peanut brittle. Yum! And everyone knew everyone else so there was never a concern that the treats had been tampered with in any way. It was a wonderful, carefree time to be a child.Lee McKenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03388019900085158731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37809871.post-60336315089055114692008-10-24T16:11:00.000-05:002008-10-24T16:11:00.000-05:00Hi, Shelagh! Thanks for joining me on the stroll d...Hi, Shelagh! Thanks for joining me on the stroll down memory lane.Lee McKenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03388019900085158731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37809871.post-81349265184980878692008-10-24T16:09:00.001-05:002008-10-24T16:09:00.001-05:00Love the costumes.I never wore a costume as a chil...Love the costumes.<BR/>I never wore a costume as a child as we were not allowed to go trick or treating. I don't remember why but there was some reason my parents forbid trick or treating.EllenToohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06114930219445131840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37809871.post-54129006953526499762008-10-24T16:09:00.000-05:002008-10-24T16:09:00.000-05:00Rachel, the Elvis costume sounds, um, glittery! I'...Rachel, the Elvis costume sounds, um, glittery! I'll bet your stepson still remembers it as one of his favorite things.Lee McKenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03388019900085158731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37809871.post-28119147410774131162008-10-24T14:53:00.000-05:002008-10-24T14:53:00.000-05:00What wonderful pictures!I grew up in the country, ...What wonderful pictures!<BR/>I grew up in the country, where houses were few and far between, so did not go trick or treating.<BR/>My children also grew up in the country, but in a different area. The houses were closer together, so they were able to trick or treat by car. I made all of their costumes when they were small. Later they put together their own.Estellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04199693275287344161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37809871.post-63642315294641910152008-10-24T12:00:00.000-05:002008-10-24T12:00:00.000-05:00Wow! These are really impressive costumes! I thoug...Wow! These are really impressive costumes! I thought I was a decent Halloween mom, but not in your league. The children look amazing. Thanks for sharing your trip down memory lane.Shelaghhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01656591816424360873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37809871.post-6836576389263891352008-10-24T11:34:00.000-05:002008-10-24T11:34:00.000-05:00Lee, I loved the trip down memory lane!As a kid, I...Lee, I loved the trip down memory lane!<BR/><BR/>As a kid, I was always a last-minute costumer so tended to go out as a hippie or a lumberjack (there was always a tie-dyed T-shirt or a big plaid flannel jacket kicking around in the late sixties). <BR/><BR/>When my stepson was little he was much the same, but one year he decided ahead of time to go trick-or-treating as Elvis and I had so much fun glueing glittery things onto a belt and the big collar of a vintage black blouse. <BR/><BR/>He looked great, too. It was worth sacrificing the blouse!<BR/><BR/>RachelAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37809871.post-90572859979559734032008-10-24T10:13:00.000-05:002008-10-24T10:13:00.000-05:00Magdalena, your Little Dutch Boy sounds perfectly ...Magdalena, your Little Dutch Boy sounds perfectly adorable. And your story about the Delta Dawn costume - LOL! I've had a few of those myself. <BR/><BR/>I used to dress up as a red hat lady to hand out treats - everyone needs an excuse to wear red and purple feather boas, right? - but we get so few trick-or-treaters now that it doesn't seem worth the effort.Lee McKenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03388019900085158731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37809871.post-23867808141385383622008-10-24T10:07:00.000-05:002008-10-24T10:07:00.000-05:00Hi, Gillian! Glad you enjoyed the photos. Some of ...Hi, Gillian! Glad you enjoyed the photos. Some of them are scans of old Polaroids, which don't archive very well. My kids loved that camera. These days we're used to seeing digital photos immediately. In those days it was Polaroid that gave us that instant gratification!Lee McKenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03388019900085158731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37809871.post-43725606161092882132008-10-24T07:59:00.000-05:002008-10-24T07:59:00.000-05:00Lee,What wonderful costumes! Those were the days!F...Lee,<BR/><BR/>What wonderful costumes! Those were the days!<BR/><BR/>Favorite costume of my own? Sometime in elementary school I was Raggedy Ann. Loved the red yarn hair. I went to a party during high school as “Delta Dawn” if you remember that old song. I had “a faded rose from days gone by” and everything. No one could figure out what I was supposed to be. That costume is memorable because it was such a flop!<BR/><BR/>I made all my son’s costumes, except the year he and his buddy both decided to go as Batman. Those were “store bought.” But I loved making his Little Dutch Boy costume when he was three and had wooden shoes from our summer visit to Holland, Michigan. He collected candy in a “Dutch Boy Paint Can.” It had never had paint in it, of course. We took the cover off an old paint can and glued it onto a big juice can, and added a handle. Like you, I often recycled pieces of costumes. The Robin Hood cape was later part of a King costume, etc. My favorite part of Halloween was drawing the facial hair on him…that would have been Robin Hood, the King, the Pirate, and—best of all—Indiana Jones. Now he’s too old, and grows his own facial hair. Ah, well…<BR/><BR/>MagdalenaMagdalena Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09674381212999247449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37809871.post-11512301890677940362008-10-24T05:23:00.000-05:002008-10-24T05:23:00.000-05:00Lee, those pictures are adorable! We've always had...Lee, those pictures are adorable! We've always had fun with Halloween; only my youngest dresses up now, and the older two trick or treat for Unicef. She's having fun digging through our costume tub and figuring out what to wear. Having her older sisters put make-up on her is her favorite part. :)Gillian Laynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15772849187702478349noreply@blogger.com