Yesterday morning I dropped Caroline off at school and then headed straight for Starbucks to meet Gulley for coffee. They were seriously pushing the pumpkin spice lattes, but I declined because if I’m mixing my coffee with anything it better be chocolate.
After we discussed the state of the economy and whether or not Dick Cheney has perhaps passed away (Seriously, when was the last time you saw Dick Cheney?) I decided it was time for me to get started on my list of errands.
I left Starbucks and drove straight to our neighborhood Target, only to discover that it no longer exists. The doors were boarded up. Look what happens when I’m sick for one week, they had to shut down the Target.
In reality, I knew the Target was about to close but had blocked it out of my mind because it was too painful, much like Sergio Mendes singing “Never Gonna Let You Go”.
They’ve opened up a brand new fancy Super Target to replace the old Target, however the Super Fancy Target is about eight minutes from my house and involves additional stoplights, whereas the old Target was only five minutes away which is a huge difference when you’re talking about ease of swing by and see if there’s any Mossimo on sale ability.
I drove to the new Target while I lamented the fact that I didn’t even get to say goodbye to the old Target. We had some good times together. Remember when Caroline’s diaper exploded right in the Accessories department? What about the time I knocked over an entire display of Hi-Ho Cherry-O because I wanted the box on the bottom? Oh old Target, you were often a light in my darkest hours of new motherhood.
There were many mornings at 8 a.m. when Caroline had already been up for two hours toddling all over the house, destroying everything in sight, and I’d remember that my friend Target opens at 8 a.m. God speed Old Target. I hope they turn you into something enjoyable like perhaps a Chick-fil-A with a giant indoor playground.
Oh I do dream big.
Anyway, the new Super Terrific Target is very shiny and new, complete with space-age plastic carts that made nary a squeak as I wheeled my way through the dollar aisles. I’m sure I’ll grow to love you new Target, but you have big shoes to fill.
And speaking of shoes, the whole reason I was in Target was to continue my search for red boots for Caroline. Why does she need red boots you may be asking? Because she is going to dress like the devil for Halloween.
I’m totally kidding, but somewhere I just made my mother-in-law gasp out loud.
The truth is that she is going to be Wonder Woman for Halloween, which has been a bitter costume pill for me to swallow. Even as late as August, I had her totally convinced that she wanted to be a black cat for Halloween and had already created the costume in my mind.
For those of you who may be new here, I am not a crafty person. I do not make things on a regular basis, unless you count guacamole and sweeping generalizations about the problems with the U.S. economy. But ever since Caroline was born, Halloween has brought out my inner craft diva. I would say it has brought out my inner Martha Stewart, but that’s not fair to Martha because my crafting skills are sub-par since I work primarily with glue guns and safety pins. I’m like a ghetto Martha Stewart.
I wanted to make a black cat costume complete with a big black tutu and some cute little sparkly, furry black ears and Caroline was totally on board until she discovered the Justice League and my new arch-nemesis Wonder Woman. All of a sudden she had to be a Super Hero. I tried to convince her that maybe she could be Super Hot Pink Cat which is one of the lesser known super heroes, but would still allow her mama to make a darling cat costume out of hot pink tulle and the addition of a cape and the hot pink boots she already owns.
But she wasn’t fooled by my diabolical scheme and insisted that she wanted to be Wonder Woman. And since my costume making skills are limited, I had to order a Wonder Woman costume off the internet. However, the costume doesn’t come with red boots, but rather some kind of tacky red boot covers. No way am I sending my baby out begging for candy and the occasional lame box of raisins (Nature’s Candy!) wearing some kind of faux boot.
Thus began my search for red boots. I wish I was kidding when I tell y’all that the quest for red boots has been on my mind more than the rapid decline of the Dow Jones. Those Wall Street people think they have problems, they have no idea what we’re dealing with here in Everytown, U.S.A.
The problem is that red boots in a child’s size 10 aren’t easy to come by unless you’re willing to shell out big money, which I am not. I need cheap red boots.
About two weeks ago, after desperately searching Ebay, I decided my search was futile and bought Caroline a pair of red Converse tennis shoes. I decided I’d sell her on the idea of being a more modern 2008 sporty Wonder Woman. A Wonder Woman with a style of her own.
But since she is my daughter, I knew she’d never go for it. In fact, on Monday I asked her what she thought about Wonder Woman wearing tennis shoes instead of boots and explained it would help her run fast to catch up with bad guys. She looked at me like I had lost my mind and said, “She doesn’t need to run after bad guys because she has her golden lasso.”
And that’s why I headed to Target yesterday, to look for cheap red boots. They didn’t have them. So I did the unthinkable.
I went to Walmart.
They didn’t have them either, although all was not totally lost because the brief five minutes I spent in Walmart just solidified my pledge to never, ever go in another Walmart. Ever.
Dejected and bootless, I picked up Caroline and her friend S. from school. We walked S. to the door and I told my friend J. about my red boot dilemma. She said, “What size do you need? Because I have these old black boots of S.’s. You can have them and spray paint them red.”
The black boots are Caroline’s size.
Later today I will purchase high-gloss red spray paint and fulfill a little bit of my inner Halloween craftiness.
And my friend J. is my new Wonder Woman.
I do have a pair of red boots – - – but they are my size and not Caroline’s.
I think the paint idea is a good one.
Yes, another non-lover of Walmart. That store just scares me.
I used to love Wonder Woman when I was a kid. Go Caroline, lasso them bad guys.
My twins were those ‘wonder twin powers activate’ super heros for Halloween one year. They are 28 years old and still put their knucks together and pretend to activate into other things sometimes, just to make me laugh.
Great idea, J, to paint an old pair of boots red. I literally said, out loud, “I’ll have to remember that.” You know, the next time I need Wonder Woman boots.
Hope we’ll get to see Wonder Woman in all of her glory.
Oh how I wanted to be Wonder Woman when I was little! She was not only strong but she had great hair!
Caroline will be adorable and I can’t wait to see the pics!
Hope the spray painting goes well. I have faith, I use it for everything!
this post was funny. REALLY funny. thanks
This was just the kind of bigmama story I needed to start my day. The comment about your mother-in-law gasping made me LOL.
Great score on the boots!
You never know when you’re gonna need red boots!
Or to lasso some bad boys!
Party on Wonder Woman…..and her wardrobe handler.
This is such a fun season.
Glad it worked out. My daughter does not want to be anything too girly, nor too boyish, but still cool. It’s a struggle every year.
I’m having flashbacks to Caroline’s last “store-boughten” costume, a Disney princess I believe. Hope Wonder Woman and her red boots knock ‘em dead!
I know you didn’t ask, but just a heads up about growing girls and the Target shoe selection. Remember how you could count on them to provide cute seasonal shoes for your child when you needed cute seasonal shoes but didn’t care so much about quality? Once Caroline hits the size 11 mark they are harder to find and then all cuteness stops at size 1.
Otherwise, I’m with you on the Wal-Mart. HATE that store.
What a great idea…why didn’t I THINK of that?? I will remember the spray paint next time I am Wonder Woman!! My friend spray paints EVERYTHING!! Light fixtures, drawer pulls, even straw rugs!!! They have copper and lots of other finishes that make things look like *the real thing*….just food for thought in case Caroline ever wants to be a rug or a drawer pull……….
Too funny! Just to add that little punch of glam (that any daughter of yours should obviously have) you could add some glitter to the wet spray paint. Glitter completes any outfit.
Not to mention, she could blind those bad guys with glitter glare making it so much easier to manage that golden lasso.
Here’s to a raisin-free trick or treat!
Amen!
Finding red boots has been the number one thing on my to-do list for WEEKS! My 17 month old is going to be a cowgirl, in a precious red cowgirl outfit. She needs red boots because black just won’t cut it. However, red boots in size 5 are impossible to find. Hot pink boots covered with Dora, however, are everywhere. ugh.
now that you mention it, WHERE IS Dick Chaney?
OK, the thing that landed my coffee all over the monitor this time is, “Ghetto Martha Stewart.”
You go, Girl!
You are so lucky to be so picky about the stores you get to shop in! (Oops-I ended that sentence with a preposition.)
We only have a Wal-mart, and are very happy to have it. When our first one was built, it had the distinction of being the smallest one in the ‘fleet’. Now we have a ‘super’ Wal-mart, and I think it is the smallest one in the ‘fleet’.
Our closest Target is 100 miles south of us, but the town just opened a new Sam’s Club, so maybe we’ll get there and kill two birds with one stone!
I do love to read your blog and start my day with a laugh!
Ah, spray paint. It’s the female version of duct tape! Happy painting!
Oh spray paint saves the day! I love Target!!!
Oh how I love Halloween costumes! I am the same way .. no cheap Kung Fu Panda for my guy! I bought him a “fuzzy” panda costume and purchased the separate accessories to go with it! A purchased Minnie Mouse costume? I think not! A Gymboree Cherry Pie polka dot dress with homemade ears is my way to do it! A lady bug costume for my 14 year old? No problem! Hobby Lobby here I come to purchase the tulle for her tutu!! I heard my son tell his friend one day, when a toy had broken .. “Don’t worry. My mom can fix it with her hot glue gun!” With that gun (and my ziploc of safety pins) I can rule the world! Oh, and lots of coffee!
Are you sure you don’t live in GA? Honestly, I had the very same experience with our neighborhood Target on Monday! And it has moved to a new location that I would describe with your exact words about distance and red lights! In fact, I read that part to my husband and he doesn’t believe you aren’t a neighbor. Long time reader, first time commenter–thanks so much for sharing your life with us!
Thank the LORD for good friend who give you things that you don’t have to give back!!
My daughter wants to be a bride. A seven year old bride???
Anyway, Grandma has this dress up that will do, we got her some white gloves.
It was that or Hannah Montana, so I am thanking the Lord we are not going down the other road… Please!
Last year she was a vet, so I felt good about that choice. Dorothy and Pocohantas were the golden years when she wore whatever I talked her into. Ah, the glory days.
My dilemma, she wants some pretty white shoes to match. Shoes she can tromp three miles through our neighborhood in, and where on earth do you find white at this time of the year?
Oh, and she is apparently the world’s oddest size 12 1/2. What is a girl to do. This can not wait for Fashion Friday. I assure you!
Just yesterday, my six-year-old made this comment, “Mom, if I won $10,000, I’d buy us a new house, then if there was leftovers, I’d buy you and Dad a new car. Then…. if there was leftovers, I’d buy Target. ‘Cause it would be so cool if you wanted a snack and you could just go in a get a bag of popcorn and while you were there, you could get clothes if you needed to.”
Proud to report that the next generation of Target-lovers is growing strong!
I love, love, love Wonder Woman. Had WW Underoos as a kid. Wish they still made them so my girls could have them too. (They do make them for adults still…and I’ve thought about it!)
We’ve been watching WW on Netflix–and must say I’d forgotten that WW and Major Trevor fight the Nazis. In every episode. Apparently during WW2, Nazi spy rings were everywhere–even in Texas cattle country. Weird.
Clearly, I’m rambling and need more coffee.
Joanne
I love it when that happens!
We are getting a new super Wal-Mart really close to my house, much closer than Target, and I am conflicted about my loyalties.
My daughter wanted to be Padme Amidallah from Star Wars, and the costume was HIDEOUS. Thankfully, they were out of them, so she ended up with Super Girl. She’s wearing the fake boots, though. I already did one boot search for Girl Scout Horse Camp. Never again.
I luv, luv, luv the new fall colors on your blawg!!! Congrats on solving your boot dilemma. =)
Does anyone remember Wonder Woman Underoos?? Loved em!
I agree about Wal-Mart. What is it with that store? The isles are so filled with stuff that you can’t push a cart down one side if someone is coming towards you.
“Ghetto Martha Stewart”…hahahaha!
I think Walmart is ok as long as I can go before 9 am on a Tuesday or Wednesday morning. They also have the self checkout which often does not have lines. Target is definitely better, though. Wonder why that is?
(I used to have Wonder Woman Underoos. No boots, though.)
How much do you wanna bet that you will run across a perfect pair of darling red boots in a size 10 about 2 weeks after Halloween?
Can’t tell you how many times I have obsessed about a missing accessory for my daughter, Ava.
Love your blog
I love that you make your mother in law gasp. I adore mine, but shaking it up every now and then keeps it fun- at least for me!
Very funny blog- I love how your mind works! I agree on the Walmart pledge. I leave bitter and swearing to never go there again and unless it is only carried there, i don’t!
A word of warning… I spray painted my oldest daughter’s shoes green for her tinkerbell costume and they caused her feet to be green as well as green footprints everywhere… They even dried for 24 hours! I had the bright idea of sprinkling glitter on the wet paint to make them more shiny… I regret that idea every October when I open up the costume boxes to find piles of glitter.
http://www.bizrate.com/kidsshoes/products__keyword–kids+red+boots.html
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So many things to say . . .
*ITA with Susan–buy all the cute, adorable shoes at Target while you can. Once they hit size 12 there is NOTHING! I have spent the past 3 months trying to buy shoes for my kindergartner.
*My younger sister was Wonder Woman one year for Halloween. Take 1 pair red footie jammies, 1 pair Wonder Woman underoos and 1 plastic Wonder Woman mask–ta da! Wonder Woman!
*I have spent the past month trying to convince my 5 year old that she wants to be something other than Spiderman (we have a Spiderman costume, it would be so easy). I think I have her convinced to be a dalmation, so I need to head to JoAnn’s this week and buy me some fleece. My younger daughter keeps changing her mind between Ariel and a pink princess. I even bought her pink sparkly shoes at (gasp!) WalMart on clearance. Yesterday she tells me she wants to be a pink coyote. Huh?
As I was reading along, I was thinking, just buy a pair of cheap boots and paint them. Glad you worked it out. Pictures please.
Hey, Ghetto Martha! Glad you found some boots – and you can crafty all over them! Hmmm…that sounds wrong. Well, anyway. Good luck with the spray painting. I’m thankful that Photobaby is still, well, a baby and can’t argue with my oh-so-simple black cat costume (black pants, black leotard, cat ear headband, eyeliner whiskers).
You crack me up! It is so funny what lengths we will go to for our children. Thanks for sharing!
I love your new fall colors!!
I loved Wonder Woman growing up. THE Wonder Woman was at a wedding I went to – pretty cool! Caroline is going to rock her costume. Glad you found boots. Are you going to spray paint rope too?
I love everything about this post, not the least of which being that you said “ghetto Martha Stewart.” I actually did LOL, which is a rarity for me, a silent laugher.
p.s. I am in love with your hot new blog.
bigmama,
are the boots leather or pleather? because painting them is great, but what paint you choose matters.
here’s a good one that can give caroline red boots, and keep her feet caroline-colored.
http://www.krylon.com/products/short_cuts_aerosol_paints/
if you have an empty bottle of some sort, inverting a boot on one is the best way to spray, inside a cardboard box, of course, to catch the cloud of paint.
krylon actually has a lot of halloween ideas; some are cute and aren’t so labor-intensive that you would need to start now for next year’s decorations.
maybe next year caroline will want to be beth moore
Hilarious post. Thanks so much for brightening my morning!
I, too, counted Target among my friends when I was a newlywed. We lived outside of Omaha NE with no family or friends anywhere within a 3 hour radius. My husband worked a lot…and I spent all of our money and my time at Target. I do miss those days! Target is a comfortable friend, isn’t she?
Wow, before I got to the end of the story I was thinking, why not just get a cheap pair of boots and spray paint them red. Imagine my delight when that’s the way it turned out. And not just cheap, but free! It doesn’t get much better than that.
Do you ever go back and watch old Wonder Woman episodes? I watched one where a space ship was coming to earth and it was so cheesy. You could totally see the string it was hanging down from. When I was a kid, I never noticed it of course. I think I’ve been spoiled by computer generated special effects!
I cannot WAIT to see pics of this! She’ll be too cute.
My kids recently borrowed the entire Season One of the old 70s Wonder Woman show, with Lynda Carter. It is so unbelievably corny and awesome in its own special way. (Like the way they choose who gets to leave the island…by arm wrestling! Yes! Go Linda!) I love how they keep talking about how plain Steve’s secretary Diane is…in other words, WW herself in plain glasses with hair in a bun.
But I’m rambling. Sorry. Great solution, and good luck with channeling Martha.
Oh, you so remind me of myself about 15 years ago. I was so OCD about Halloween costumes!! I remember spending one whole Mother’s Day out looking for a certain color of belt…!!
I was thinking the same thing…have painted many a shoe to make the right color. Just let it dry good!!
Be sure and take pictures!!
You are so funny! I can’t wait to see pictures of Wonder Woman.
Also, have you seen the breaking news about Cheney and his irregular heartbeat? They saw that you were on to something, so now they are starting a cover up story. LOL!
Will you need to put on a topcoat of shoe crud so the paint doesn’t run if the boots happen to get wet?
just a thought…
you may want to get some spray primer. and use that under the red paint. i would hate for it to peel or end up looking like crackle paint.
and another thought…
that kid of yours cracks me up!
Actually, I just saw a headline talking about Dick Cheney’s heart problems acting up, so at this moment he’s still around.
Good luck with the boots. I’m still on the hunt for cowboy hats…
I thought I was bringing out my inner scavenger-hunting mom when I found my little guy’s “Squirt” from Nemo costume on eBay. It was the only place I could find it online and the info on eBay SAID it wasn’t sold in stores anymore. I applauded myself for landing the perfect costume to go with my older son’s Nemo suit in time for the trick or treat party at Disneyland Friday night. Then we got to D’land–and saw the Squirt costume hanging in the window. Oh. Nice. Good job, mom.
Victory!
We too are spray painting boots for Halloween. My three yr old son wants to be a fireman, which is A OK with me. We ordered the costume and a backpack that looks like the oxygen tank fire fighters wear/use. What you can not find is fire boots for a litt guy. UGH…
My solution…rain boots spray painted black!!!
GREAT MINDS!!! It is crazy what a litle spray paint can do.
Can not wait to see your Wonder Woman.
I cannot wait to see pictures of Caroline from Halloween.
And, funny you were just talking about Dick Cheney……
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/15/cheney.hospital/index.html
I can’t believe that you posted this about Dick Cheney and he suddenly is in the news this morning with his atrial fib. Are you a psychic? It’s so funny that you thought of him not being heard of recently and he pops right into the news. It must be your influence. The only thing better would have been running into him at Target.
the whole time I was reading I was saying to you, “spray paint, Spray Paint!” and I know exactly how you feel, settling for tennies would just not be the same.
and don’t get me started about WalMart, because I lost my keys there two weeks ago and no one turned them in. I am convinced they are in the pocket of a navy blue smock of an employee who found them and then forgot to take them to lost & found.
I just saw the article on AOL about Dick Cheney canceling an event due to his heart problems flaring back up! That’s creepy!
Love the boots for Caroline.
Oh Lordy please please have a pumpkin spice latte. They are sooooo good!
I am ashamed to say that when I was in the 2nd grade, I had all my friends convinced that I was Wonder Woman. See, she had died, and left ME her powers. I rememeber I used to stand up on the school bus and threaten to spin in a circle if they didn’t believe me.
So that, of course, conviced them.
So glad you found the red boot solution!
Those school mornings walking the aisles of Target with a cup of coffee have very literally been one of my favorite pasttimes since my 11 yr old was in kindergarten.
God bless whoever started putting Starbucks in the Target.
Ghetto Martha Stewart – love that. Six years ago I made my son’s costume and vowed to never do it again, since no one could figure out what he was and he basically looked like he was wearing some fancy trash bag. We were going trick-or-treating at the zoo that year and I thought it would be cool to be an exotic frog that he had pictures of. The fabric did me wrong and I was embarrassed for him. But he was three, I don’t think he noticed, but my husband and I joke about it to this day.
Ghetto Martha “tagging” black boots–what a visual!
LOVE Target! I had to move 90 miles to get one so I’ll gladly drive the extra red lights to shop there.
Four a one-half years ago, we moved to (small) town with NO Target! We moved from a town that had 2 regular Targets and a Super Target–you will learn to love Super Target! I am hear to report you can live in a town with no Target, but it is not easy. I do call Target headquarters regularly to request one for our dear little town.
(I just spray-painted white ballet shoes black to save myself $20.00 for a week’s use while in a play–it worked beautifully.)
Thanks for bringing joy with your blog.
Oh, Wonder Woman!Go Caroline! My sis dressed as Wonder Woman, probably in 1977 or 1978 with a costume made by our mom’s best friend. I think we still have it somewhere in a drawer! I had not thought of watching the old series, but I bet it would be good for a laugh!
Our church has “trunk or treat” where people park their cars in the church parking lot and have candy in the trunk and the kids go around to all the cars. We had 350 kids last year and expect more this year. Have you heard of this? It’s fun for kids and adults.
I love your blog!
My teenage daughter came home from school once and informed me she needed a long red “Carmen San Diego” trenchcoat for an event that very night. Yikes! We went to one nearby thrift store, to the coat rack in the middle of summer, and there was a long red trench coat for under $15. The heavens were smiling on us that day. Good luck with your boots.
Look who popped up in the media today….
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,438282,00.html
just for you and Gulley.
Nature’s Candy! — that’s too funny!
I hear you on the costume dilemma. I’ve had the best (the very best!) idea for a costume for my Gracie for two whole years, and yet, she’ll have none of it. My idea involves tutus and wings and sparkles — all of which she’s a fan — but inevitably, she wants to wear some character costume that every other child and their chihuahua will be wearing.
I ask you, is it wrong to sabotage a chosen halloween costume at the last minute, particularly when you know your idea is so much better? Because I think that will be the only way to ensure my idea comes to fruition.
Seriously? Oh. My. Word. That is a funny post!!! The funny lines just keep coming and coming…having to close down the Target…ghetto Martha Stewart…occasional box of lame raisins (Nature’s Candy!)…sending out my baby in faux boots.
Okay, so yeah yeah yeah you already know the funny stuff. You wrote it. As someone on a lifelong quest of laughter, I just want you to know how much I appreciate the work you’re doing. It’s not easy being funny. And it’s not funny being easy. So, on behalf of the millions who are laughing today because of you (and Caroline), we thank you.
Ok, we need or rather MUST see a picture of those boots when you are finished. My son is obsessed w/ the justice league and Challenge of the Super friends, circa 1973. We even had a super friends b’day party back in Sept. When we did his invite cards, he insisted we get the ones that had Wonder Woman on them so his “girl friends” would think they could come to the party too.
Apparently Caroline is on the cutting edge of fashion. Diane von Furstenberg has created an entire Wonder Woman-themed collection.
http://www.dvf.com/dvf/home.jsp?storeId=store_us
Oh wow, that was fantastic. (Particularly loved the “I’m dressing her has the devil” fake-out.)
Thankfully, my son is only 9 months old, so I think the furthest I’m going is the onesie from Kohls that says “So cute it’s scary.”
And Kohls? Infinitely better than Walmart. But will never fill the void in my heart like Target can.
Never fear! I just heard on the radio that Dick Cheney is still alive. Actually, he’s having heart surgery today or tomorrow… I just thought you’d appreciate the update.
Recommend you NOT let Caro see you spray painting the boots. She might think it’s a cop-out. It’s NOT, I’m just sayin’….
PS – I am so blessed to know Pat Layton as well. I go to her church and I’ve been blessed to support her ministry for the last few years. (reminded to post this after looking through your recent “favorite things.”)
I spray-painted my white Converse All-Stars orange in college. Let me know if you need help.
One of the lesser known super heroes, huh? I’ll have to look her up.
What an awesome friend, she is Wonder Woma. Why can’t we all have the Golden Lasso?
I had to LOL when you described yourself as the ghetto Martha Stewart.
I’m so glad I got to pick my son’s Halloween costume this year because I’m sure this is the last year I get to do that. How dare these kids have an opinion. LOL
What a joy you are to read, this post made my day.
Dear Big Mama,
Love your blog, and the new color scheme! Just wondering, Why don’t you like Walmart?
*Observes a moment of silence for Old Target*
I feel your pain — I couldn’t live without my Target, and there aren’t enough price rollbacks in the world to make me set foot in Walmart.
As for Halloween footwear, I am currently playing chicken with the Disney Store to see how far they will mark down the Belle shoes that go with my daughter’s costume. If that backfires, I’ll probably find myself paying three times what the shoes cost to get them shipped overnight from Disney.com, but we’ll see!
I’m seriously applauding your prophetic skillz re: Dick Cheney. Glad you were off a little, though. Only heart issues – nothing that caused him to meet his maker. Thank goodness.
Kudos, though.
I was wondering, now that you have the boots covered, what are you doing about her top half? Is she going to be (over)stuffed?
I tagged you for a game you might enjoy at my place.
Okay, WalMart? You WERE desperate.
Sounds like a good solution!
Uh, what about Catwoman? I was a fan of the Bionic Woman. I would jump off things and yell, “Bionic Woman!”
You are too funny! What us moms won’t go through for our kids.
Duncan wants to be Buzz Lightyear, but I didn’t want to pay $30 for the costume. I’m trying to find white sweatpants. I don’t think they exist.
oh the things we moms do to make our kids happy!! Hope the paint works well…and thank God for friends, huh?!!
I painted a pair of boots that I got at the goodwill red because I was dressing up as some girl from a movie that wore them. The boots turned out great – the date, not so much
This year my boys chose transformers…since i am short on time, patience, and long on pregnancy @ this point I thought the best option was to order them online and have them delivered.
K’s came thru the mail and arrived safe and secure no problem. Ts was delivered by Fed Ex on SATURDAY no less…who delivers on SAT???? nonetheless this means we werent here and you guessed it by the time i got home said costume was no longer in one piece since the %^$&%^ dogs who reside in our yard thought Bumblebee was a new chew toy….
So i had to replace bumblebee before T gets home and finds out it was destroyed. thankfully that is now done I got it today at Target….
oh and i also have to pay homage to them..I found the cutest new baby outfit there today and talked myself out of it…i am thinking i may have to make the drive back over there particularly to get that outfit…and its an hour away…LOL
BTW every time we talk about costumes both of the boys are picking out something they want the baby to wear as well. I keep trying to tell them it can wait because the baby wont be here till Christmas and that we can worry about an outfit for him to wear NEXT HALLOWEEN
steff
I used to coordinate a lot of weddings and I cannot tell you how many bridesmaids bought inexpensive matching shoes (at Target!) and spray painted them to match. They lastest through out the wedding and reception. The entire time I was reading your blog I had the “spray paint” answer ready…but you beat me to the punch. It will work for the night. (Tape off the heels before you spray if you want them black.)
I don’t know if you have a cavenders near by but they have cheep red boots,that are so cute!
My middle girl picked Wonder Woman a couple of years ago and it was THE CUTEST costume!!! One of my friends is a photographer and took her picture laying on her belly on a table like she was “flying” and then photo-shopped out the table. It is so cute!!
This year my “baby” picked Bat Girl. It’s cute, but I much prefer Wonder Woman! I just can’t figure out where the Super-Hero obsession is coming from!!
Not to put a kink in the golden lasso, but I would be afraid the paint would chip off.
What about red rain boots?
Yay for free boots. If only they’d have come around before all the errands…
My mom spray painted a pair of white sandalls gold when I was cast as Helen of Troy for my town’s Maifest parade when I was 5. It totally worked, except the fake gold turned my feet green. But they made great dress-up shoes until they were too small to wear anymore.
Laughing so hard, Halloween gets more difficult every year for us in the costume department! And WE LOVE the Justice League at my house. Here’s my shout-out to Wonder Woman and friends!
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My mama’s motto is “if you can’t hot glue it — don’t do it!”
Love it!
Wonderful news that you have solved the boot dilemma. My four preschoolers are going to be M & M’s. Each a different color of course. My mother is a great seamstress and is shipping the costumes today. Now, we all need matching shors & shirts to weat under them. I’d best get to looking by the sound of it!!
I totally agree with you on the whole Wal-Mart thing!! My husband says that Target is more expensive but I say I am willing to pay for quality things. Also, I will not have to risk breaking both legs and my right arm when I mistakenly steer my cart into a sleeping stockperson’s merchandise!!
The redneck that lives in my head said, why doesn’t she just spray paint a pair, when you first mentioned not being able to find a pair of red boots. I did that to any ugly pair of brown hand-me-down shoes in the ninth grade.
my word, you are cute when you ramble.
the winning line: I do not make things on a regular basis, unless you count guacamole and sweeping generalizations about the problems with the U.S. economy.
Bravo, my friend. Bravo.