The Stitch

Each year we throw a big Halloween party for all the kids we know (family and friends). We do a dozen games, including the annual pinata beating. Then we set up the big tent in the backyard and show a movie on a big screen, under the stars. We throw all the pillows on a tarp on the ground, give the kids blankets and sleeping bags to wrap themselves during the movie. The parents hover on the sidelines and gorge on pizza and chili dogs, while the kids load up on the 30-something pounds of candy that Brian always buys.

This year we'll be doing a Star Wars theme for the Piper family costumes. Brian is going is Obi Wan, I will be Leia (because she wears a big white tent-dress that I'll fit into), and Elizabeth will be Yoda. I'm not going as pregnant Padme. Her costumes are a little too skimpy for chilly NY Halloweens. I will post pictures, I promise.

I broke my rule about never making costumes for myself again, and I made the costumes for Brian and myself for this year's party.

Last year we hired someone to make our costumes and went as "Spy vs. Spy." My mother saw our pointy face masks on the table, yanked me aside and demanded to know if we were going as members of the KKK.

I explained to her that we were "Spy vs. Spy" and she stared at me blankly, as if I just told her that we were going to be Boffy and Scrapple from the planet Toiletbowl.

"Who??" she asked.

"Nevermind."

So, will Brian repeat last year's performance and purchase 35 pounds of candy? Will my mother think I'm wearing cinnamon rolls on my head? Will the kids approve of this year's movie selection? Tune in after the 21st of October for a full report and PICTURES!