Happy Halloween! This story comes to you from the Family Archives.
One September, we recieved one of those over-priced Halloween catalogs in the mail. (Curse on you, over-priced Halloween costumes that sneak into the mail in September, when I’ve forgotten about you!)
By the time you could say “Boo!” the girls had their hearts set on $100 per costume finery. I did what I always did when faced with a conundrum: I said, “Wait and ask Daddy.”
Heh. As if Daddy ever says “no.”
Miss M picked a very fancy, very odd costume–sort of a bat/cat/witch hybrid. She was quite pleased.
The day before Halloween, Miss D. blurted out in the middle of a math exam: “Hey Mrs. Lewis? Guess What? My sister is gonna be a BITCH for Halloween!”
Bat+Cat+Witch=Bitch. Get it?
Thank God Mrs. Lewis had a great sense of humor because she called me during her planning period and we had a wonderful cackle about it.
In honor of you, Readers–and bitches everywhere–Happy Halloween!
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Hahahaha! I love it! My 4yo is into portmanteaus as well. I wonder if she would’ve come up with the same thing. Recently, she did call a frozen waffle that came with two pieces stuck together (so we could break it apart) a “twaffle” (twin + waffle) but of course the grownups were stuck on the twa… :-)
And yes, I know that catalog well. It goes straight in the trash before my girls could even get their hands on it.
Happy Halloween sweet mama! :-)
She is totally adorable in that costume!
I love it! And I love Mrs. Lewis. And you too, my dear. Happy Halloween to you and the minxes! xo
I love it :) Happy Halloween to all of you :)
Gotta’ love a teacher with a sense of humor! She is adorable in her costume.
I love her costume and she is beautiful in it. You can see from her face how much she loved it!
The things kids say :)
Hahaha! That is actually rather brilliant.
Awesome. Sounds like one Zilla would pull. Great costume.
I love being one of your Bitches! Happy Halloween to you and your family – a day late. :D
And a very happy (post) halloween to all the bat-cat minxes in the house!
xo
(Too cute.)
Well, I hope it didn’t set you back $100, but I must admit, she looks absolutely adorable in it. :)
Belated Happy Halloween to all the bat bitches out there.
This is so funny!! Miss M looks adorable. Worth every penny.