Halloween Spooktacular

For the Hanson Annual Halloween Spooktacular, I decided to revisit a costume I wore several years ago. Little Miss Muffet. Frankly, the costume is rather comfortable and too difficult to clean up after the party is over. I think the giant purple and black spider adds just enough to the overall effect. My nephew, Kenny, and his father came all the way from California to attend the event. Okay, that's a stretch. They really came to go to the Chiefs/Seahawks game at Arrowhead. See, my husband is a big time Chiefs fan and his brother is a big time Seahawks fan. They both were backed into a corner as far as costumes go because they were in my house during the Spooktacular, thus requiring them to play along.

Unfortunately, my husband was sick and didn't partake in his usual 100% self. He had intended to come as a trampy Raggety Ann, but settled on something much more simple.
He chose to wear a cape over his regular clothes. Then, opted to change his regular clothes to all black clothes. At least his heart was in the spirt of the evening even if his body was too sick to really enjoy himself.

September/October Activites Are Finished

My mother, in her infinite wisdom, once told me to not to wish my life away. I find myself remembering her words every time I wish my hurried schedule over. Now that September and October activities are complete, I have too much time on my hands. Funny how when I want to have a day to myself to get to all the times I have postponed, I find myself doing absolutely nothing with my free time. It's a drag, actually.

The October dinner theater rotation is finished. The Madam Cunundrum production was less satisfying than I had expected. Poop. I enjoyed playing Madam and the subsequent dead Emma Wolf, but my time in the spotlight was nominal. As those characters, I spent most of the show (two full acts out of four) behind the scene waiting for my return. Bummer. During the down time, I decided that I am a DIVA. I missed being the center of attention.

So, when the next show debuted, as Larissa Culaard, I was thrilled. Even though I wasn't the main character, I stole the show. Another minor character, Catherine de Medicci played by a senior in high school, Erin Darley, also rose above the written words and became a grandious spectacle. She and I played off each other and personally, I think we were AWESOME!