WE ARE THE SWISS FAMILY GOBLINSON! Except we are not Swiss.
First Halloween went rather well until somebody got so fussy we had to abandon an evening walk in costume to visit neighbors. But after they sent me home, Aidan and Lisa had a lovely walk. Just kidding. Lisa took Aidan back home and Francisco and I explored the steadily-declining-into -gangs-of-teenagers nightscape. After the little kids have had their time for candy collection ("We were almost ready for dinner but lacked one child, I'm so glad you dropped by") the Halloween energy tends to get a bit weird. I was glad to get home, even if the earlier wonderful feeling buzz was a bit warped by then.
The earlier trip to Mercy for their Halloween party was quite something. Steve was dressed as the Wicked Witch of the East, Sr. Patty wore a quite fetching spider hat, and fun was had by all. We just missed the costume parade but ended up creating one of our own as everyone filed past to say hello and greet the new changeling Goblin Prince.
Lisa made Aidan's costume entirely (with the help of her Mom's horns ala the U.S. Post) leaving only the need to don our goblin bonnets, a birthday gift from Heidi and Nicole last year, and clothing sufficiently suggestive of the land of enchantment. Lisa's words for it were "Eurotrash Faerie."I am very blessed indeed. The next couple of decades are going to pass too quickly for my taste.
On a slightly different note, I now have the excellent fortune of being guided by a wonderful Dissertation Coordinator and Advisor team: respectively Debra Knowles and Dennis Slattery. They have both agreed to be on my committee and we have actually exchanged emails with a less than 2 month turn-around. Days! Hours in some cases! I couldn't be more pleased. Even if my two year clock hadn't started in January, I'd be thrilled at this pairing. more later, of course... | posted by Unknown @ 10/31/2005 11:36:00 PM
