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post #21 of 245
10/9/08 at 2:26pm
Dh wanted us to go as Mario, Princess Toadstool and the Mushroom guy...but I've had no energy to make anything or find anything.

I think ds wants to be an elephant. We already have that costume, so that works for me
post #22 of 245
10/9/08 at 3:15pm
Ds wants to be a dead hockey player, but for some reason that involves buying a sword at Value Village ??
Dd also wants a fairy angel or something from VV, but this year I don't want to spend $20-$40 on something they will wear once or twice...go figure!

We are heading to Science World shortly, if anyone wants to seek us out there. We'll probably be in White Spot around 1:00 for lunch.
Hope someone can make it!
post #23 of 245
10/9/08 at 3:41pm
I've always wanted to go as Popeye, Olive Oyl and Swee'pea but am not willing to put in the energy I have no clue what the kids will go as, probably animals that I can create with minimal investment
post #24 of 245
10/9/08 at 4:09pm
FYI: Avalon organic butter is on sale at Whole Foods for $6.99 ea. 454 gr. package. It is the may production, would that be as good as June???

DS1 will make himself a pirate costume, and I'll have grandma make a bee costume for the toddler, more to my liking than his, I guess! I'll take advantage of being in charge of choosing this year
post #25 of 245
10/9/08 at 4:27pm
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the feeling that the anniversary of Aaron's death is creeping up on me (think that's partly because I was labouring on Halloween, and the kids are talking about Halloween a lot), and the fact that we're on our third cycle of unsuccessfully ttc.


Dd is being a pig for Halloween. I took some felt and a headband and made ears. We got a really long footed pink sleeper and I painted "oink" and pig footprints on it, and I added a pipe cleaner tail. I'm going to make pig feet out of felt to go on top of her boots. She is finally getting Halloween this year, though I think we're really going to limit the number of houses (and therefore the candy intake).

I get stressed about Halloween costumes, so I try to do them early.

A pig is good because if you use softer paint (or silkscreening ink, like I did), you can reuse the sleeper as jammies, Sheila! Dd needed them anyway.
post #26 of 245
10/9/08 at 4:44pm
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Hugs to you, Stormbride... It must be a very difficult time of year.

Ds has cycled through a few costume ideas, so I'm kind of waiting it out. He either wants to be a ghost, a vampire, or batman.

I'm nostalgic for the years when his ideas were to be "an ostrich" or "a piece of cheese".

I am thinking of trying to get dd up in a ladybug costume, cuz she's kind of our little ladybug!
post #27 of 245
10/9/08 at 4:59pm
Hey all! We haven't decided on ds's costume yet. Well, actually he has it set out- a black and red t-shirt, a pair of blue pants, gray undies (very important, I guess), a magic mickey mouse hat (red and black), and his thomas the train candy bucket. He's really really sure it's a good costume.

Oh, wait. I just asked, and now he's going to try to find all brown clothes to look like a bear. (he does not want a costume, just brown clothes).

I'm not sure whether I should try to talk him into something that's more of a "costume" (we have a bunch that fit him) or just let him wear his own creations. lol Ah well. lol.



On a different topic- anyone have a rec. for a good ob/gyn in the burnaby area? I'm willing to drive further to find a good FEMALE ob/gyn. Or a family doctor would be fine too.
It's somewhat related to my thread here, in case anyone is feeling nosey

Does it matter any that if I ever happen to get pg (see the thread for more on that), I would almost 100% certainly choose a midwife?
post #28 of 245
10/9/08 at 5:33pm
Lisa, huge hugs to you, I realize that this time of year must be very difficult to you. The best of luck on the ttc-ing.

As for Halloween costumes, I too am feeling somewhat uninspired but usually do things at the last minute anyways. We thought we weren't even going to be here for Halloween, so now we're gearing our minds towards how much fun it is to be here around that time! Kea wants to be Little Fur, after a half elf/half troll character in her favourite book, so I may do a crow for Ryland and we're trying to convince Tiegan to be a cat or a fox - two of the companions of Little Fur. We'll see!

We're planning to go the Apple Barn out in Abbotsford tomorrow, for some U-Pick apples, the pumpkin patch and Kea's really excited about the bouncy trampoline! We'll be there in the morning, if anyone wants to meet us out there!!!!
post #29 of 245
10/9/08 at 5:33pm
Ds1 is pretty sure that he wants to be a frog, and I can usually do well finding costumes in great shape on Craigslist. TG for Craigslist!!!

DS2 wants to be a frog too, so I'll hopefully score two costumes!

Maybe I'll make myself into a lilypad or something, and then I can feel like I actually *made* something, lol. We're going T'O'T-ing with our landowner and his daughter who shall be a pirate.

Halloween is pretty neutral around here, we don't focus on it at all, hence the more innocent costumes. I limit the house-hopping to 15 or so, and I think here in Fort Langley the houses shall all be done up creatively, so that part will be fun. This is literally the only time of year that they eat ANY candy, and in the past we empty the whole works onto the floor, then 7 things (with my OKay) are kept for the week, and the rest is thrown out. By keeping the house visits lower we don't waste too much.

I'm really not a Halloween person, so far the LO are not too interested either. I think Harvest themes are more my thing in the Fall.
post #30 of 245
10/9/08 at 5:39pm
Hey Erica, we cross-posted! This is a possibility as we're only 20 minutes or so away!

We've been wanting to commit to Hula Hoot, too, so I'd need to make an appearance there later, lol!!

I'll PM you later this evening, dinner-ish to let you know if it works. We've been there before, it's great!!!

Also DS2 has a little cold thing, does that pose an issue for you guys?? He's mostly on the recovery end I think...
post #31 of 245
10/9/08 at 5:55pm
Becky, for a doctor:
Mary Kagan in Burnaby. She's very sharp, very down to earth, and
very respectful. Last I heard she was still accepting new patients, but
you'll have to check with her office, if she is it was only if people didn't already have a family doctor and
were only going to walk-ins when they needed to. She wouldn't take
anyone who just wanted to switch doctors.
post #32 of 245
10/9/08 at 7:17pm
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I've always wanted to go as Popeye, Olive Oyl and Swee'pea but am not willing to put in the energy I have no clue what the kids will go as, probably animals that I can create with minimal investment
My mom surprised me with a box full of stuff when they moved and one of the things was my Olive Oyl costume from when I was about 5yrs... I was tiny at 5 yrs though so I'm curious if it'll fit DD this year. That would be cute, and free!

I have DD's skunk costume from last year if anyone would like to borrow it. It'll fit a small toddler (approx 30" tall?). I'll have to look, but it may be easy to alter for a taller child as well. I'd want it back when you're done with it (might need it again some day ) but no rush! PM me if you'd like it.
post #33 of 245
10/9/08 at 7:56pm
Does anyone have something that would work for an Alice In Wonderland costume? Rose has her heart set on this! A blue dress and or a white pinafore are all I need but they are both proving to be difficult to find! I absolutely do not want to go to a Disney Store!
post #34 of 245
10/9/08 at 8:34pm
Does anyone know if the helly hansen outlet in UBC is still there? I need a winter coat for dd.
post #35 of 245
10/9/08 at 10:03pm
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Hey Erica, we cross-posted! This is a possibility as we're only 20 minutes or so away!

We've been wanting to commit to Hula Hoot, too, so I'd need to make an appearance there later, lol!!

I'll PM you later this evening, dinner-ish to let you know if it works. We've been there before, it's great!!!

Also DS2 has a little cold thing, does that pose an issue for you guys?? He's mostly on the recovery end I think...
Oh great! Well, we're going for sure so if you end up going great, but if not, no worries. As for cold germs, no it doesn't matter to me at all - I notice Ryland coughing away so I'm sure he has a cold. I figure outdoors meetups are easier these days for not catching stuff!!!!!!!
post #36 of 245
10/9/08 at 10:04pm
Oh, and I saw a dorothy costume at "Just Imagine" on Broadway - we got Tiegan some great costumes for her birthday there, I LOVE that store....though I'm sure they're still a bit pricey as it's so close to Halloween. It's not the Disney store, though........
post #37 of 245
10/9/08 at 11:14pm
Hugs to you stormbride. I can't even imagine.

My DS is going to wear the pirate costume that his sister wore last year (my steering her toward gender neutral costumes is paying off!), and she will be a dragon. I am also textile challenged and don't even have a sewing machine, so get my costumes from Old Navy. Managed to find on that wasn't made in China this year, even! Also, they are good and warm - good for being outside on an Oct night.

I have a small pumpkin costume which is an orange sleeper (not onesie as previously mentioned) plus a hat in size 9 months if anyone is interested, and we're done having kids, so I wouldn't need it back!
post #38 of 245
10/10/08 at 12:08am
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We're planning to go the Apple Barn out in Abbotsford tomorrow, for some U-Pick apples, the pumpkin patch and Kea's really excited about the bouncy trampoline! We'll be there in the morning, if anyone wants to meet us out there!!!!
We are going too! I think we are leaving home around 9am, so we'll be there around 10am.
post #39 of 245
10/10/08 at 12:31am
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Does anyone have something that would work for an Alice In Wonderland costume? Rose has her heart set on this! A blue dress and or a white pinafore are all I need but they are both proving to be difficult to find! I absolutely do not want to go to a Disney Store!
I have two blue dresses, they appear to be size 3-5 or thereabouts... if that would work for you I can loan you one. Send me an email and I can send you pics.
post #40 of 245
10/10/08 at 12:41am
You all have some great ideas for kids. Erika, I like the crow for Ryland. My kids have all been a pumpkin at least once when they were little.

One I did for myself a few years ago is really easy. Get a big, clear garbage bag, and cut head and armholes in it. Put it over the person's head, stuff it with inflated balloons of different colours, then tuck the bottom into pants. If possible, add a small red cap, with a silver button (I wrapped tinfoil around the button on top of the cap). If you want, continue the circle pattern on your face with multi-coloured face paint. Instant gumball machine.

I jazzed mine up a little for a Halloween party by rigging up a cardboard and tinfoil thing as the knob and spout...then I pocketed a bag of gumballs and slipped one to anybody who turned the knob. The knob was just a bunch of pieces of cardboard stacked up and glued together, with a paper fastener through the bottom one, so that it would spin.

Thank you all for the kind thoughts. I'm just trying to keep busy.
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