Halloween Costumes

So my four-year-old changes her mind A LOT. This poses a problem when it comes to Halloween costumes. We have gone from Little Red Riding Hood, to a "scary witch with a purple dress," to Dorothy from Wizard of Oz. I thought we had settled on Dorothy. She said she wanted her baby sister to be Toto. So that was the plan...until this morning.

I mentioned to my husband that I was going to order their costumes today (wish I had time to figure out some cute, creative way to make them myself, but I don't, so I'm paying for someone else's creativity and I'm ok with that). My daughter overheard me mention them and I said, "You still want to be Dorothy, right?" That was met with sure "No!," like I had lost my mind. So she informed me she wanted to be Alice in Wonderland and as a result, baby sister can't be Toto. So #1 is Alice and #2 is now going to be the Cheshire Cat and I think it will all be pretty stinking cute.

In the spirit of Halloween...

I have to make a plug for one of my new favorite shows - Ghost Hunters. This is a group of former plumbers that go into so-called haunted places all across the country and try to debunk any paranormal activity. Last night's episode was at an old plantation in south Louisiana - creepy. Lots of times "footsteps" are actually pipes in the floor, or orbs are actually dust particles, you get the idea. BUT- there are times they catch voices or sightings that they can't explain. I'm a skeptic when it comes to ghosts, but this show has made me think twice. My husband and I DVR it every week, wait until the kids are asleep, turn out all the lights and watch it, usually leaving us (or maybe just me) completely freaked out. If you get a thrill out of being spooked, you have to watch this show. It airs on the SciFi channel on Wednesday nights. Also check out Ghost Hunters International that airs in the summer. It's spooky too.