Happy Halloween

Since my last post, surgery has lead to a slow but steady decrease in pain, putting an end to early morning blog posts. Yay!? I'm glad the pain is gone, but I kind of found a strange writing mojo in the dark hours of the morning as I tried to hide my cell phone light from Mike sleeping beside me. I have to think through that one. For now, onto Rose.

I've been mostly couch ridden but we made sure to celebrate all the traditional Halloween festivities.

First, pumpkin carving. Mike and Rose did almost all the work, but I designed mine, did some guts scooping, and even some carving. Mike finished what I couldn't.



Then the costume. Rose went was a masquerade ball princess. I was so proud of this costume. The dress cost $12 from Arcs Value Village. You might recognize it if you were married or attended a wedding in the last five years. Of course, Rose almost wanted to go as a bride after buying it. She also offered to wear it to her Uncle Phil's upcoming wedding.

After a little motherly negotiating  focused on the really cool fan and that inspired the original costume and a few more dollars of puffy paints, Rose conceded to stick with her original idea. She decorated it herself. Which is probably where I feel most pride. We spent a pretty small amount and came up with a costume she loved and made herself. She was pretty sure even the new version of the gown could be worn to her Uncle Phil's wedding. You decide if she's right.

Rose and Mike went out trick-or-treating with our friend's kids, which is the second year we've done that, too. It's nice to have things we've done twice. Even if it's only two times, the repetition proves we're making it. We're making this work.