Solitary Confinement

Reality has come crashing down on me this weekend.

I have my triathlon in 2 weeks and I'm not nearly as prepared as I want to be. (I don't want to be the last one in my age group crossing the finish....)

AND....

I've started making 3 Halloween Costumes from scratch... which didn't seem bad until I realized that we have our Ward Halloween Party in SIX days.... so one whole week of sewing time I thought I had to work on these costumes just vanished into thin air!

So, if you try to call me this week and keep getting the machine, it's probably because I'm either at the gym working out, or I'm at the sewing machine working like mad! Leave me a message, and I'll get back to you after next Saturday night!

Wish me Luck! I'm going to need it to pull this off!

The Costume Quest

Why is Halloween such a pain in the butt? I hate figuring out what my kids are going to be for Halloween and they have very strong opinions about the subject that don't always jive with mine... costume buying is always such a power struggle. At first, I told everyone that we were going to make costumes or reuse ones from the supplies we already have... I have LOTS of old costumes and other things that I could furnish a decent costume for every member of my family without spending a dime, but that did NOT go over very well.... so we are compromising, but I hope I don't regret it....

this is what we've come up with so far:

Megan: She is copying her cousin Lyndi and when we went to Joann's to see if they had anything that she would like, she picked out the same pattern as Lyndi. I am not as skilled as Molly in sewing, so I will be making the simplest dress of the four (the lavender one minus the hat). She picked out a baby blue fabric with sparkles, but there wasn't enough, so we switched to red satin, which is her favorite color anyway. I don't think the sewing will be too awful... I'm just dreading the cutting.

Ian: He has waffled back and forth between a Star Wars Clone Trooper, Zorro or Robin (from Teen Titans). None of those costumes were going to be easy or cheap. When Megan described what she was doing, he decided we could do a "renaissance" style for him as well.... this is what he ended up picking out. His tunic will be red and gold and once I look through the instructions, I will decided which pattern to use (based on which one is the easiest to sew!)

Brayden: I found this costume at Costco in CA for $20. He loves Power Rangers and he LOVES the color Red. I love the sewn in muscles!

But now that he has seen what Megan and Ian have chosen, he wants what they are having, so I might be making two boys tunics.... two dragon slayers/knights costumes and then saving the Power Ranger Costume for a Christmas present for Brayden.... he LOVES dressing up, so it would be a really appropriate gift for him. I would really love to have one Halloween where my kids all go together in some kind of theme... so far it's NEVER happened!

Thank heavens Taylor is "too old" for all this costume business.... I hope he doesn't decide on October 29 that he wants to dress up too.... then I will really lose it!