Here's to the Halloweener...ME

This year I was humbled by Halloween. Seems like I am a tad high-strung. Having issues that swing toward perfectionism. Want to create memories, or in some cases, force memories. Trying to learn to just be and let these people take me on the journey of THEIR lives. I am learning still. Be patient. By the time these kids are raised I am gonna be one awesome mama.
Let me recap.
1. Costumes
A.Made Millie's costume.
1. Fit like a straight-jacket, putting it on could be likened unto torture.
2. Feather's are still turning up in the oddest places in the house.
3. She was super cute in it, thus I laughed at her a lot which she did not appreciate.
4. Costume took about 6 hours to make(after going to H and back to find all supplies)
B. Made Henry's costume
1. Took the better part of a day in which I became "mean, yelly mommy" and may have said some REALLY bad words in my mind (more than once)
2. Had to do two major re-hauls to get it to Henry's standards
3. Boy never even wore the blasted thing(used grim reaper robe from 2 halloweens ago)
4. Did I mention it was a boy being abducted by a werewolf? yea. and it was quasi-awesome.
C. Made Max's costume
1. Made it last year for Henry
2. Poor Max got the short end of the stick(but don't tell him)
3. Awesome Indian costume.
2. Events
A. Neighborhood Halloween fair
1. Day of the BYU game that Dave's family came in town to watch, had a gaggle of peeps at my house
2. Felt obligated to do a booth with Yvette and attend said fair
3. It was cold, I was crabby, Millie was clingy because I was away from her all day
4. Henry wore aforementioned Reaper robe with nothing underneath but his skivvies. Needless to say it was a sight to behold(little stick body wrapped in thinnest material known to man)
5. Millie was afraid of 96.8% of the costumes; spiderman, batman, any masked people and an awesome yoda baby, just to name a few.
6. Max won a candy bar, got himself a hotdog, putting the equivalent of his body weight in ketchup on it and then used his costume as a giant napkin
7. Did I mention that Henry really should have dressed as a skeleton, it would have been horrifyingly convincing(don't tell him I said that)
B. Halloween night
1. A few days before the BIG day the boys and I, with help from my parents, gutted and cleaned all of our pumpkins. Halloween day after school I asked boys if they wanted to carve them. Max gave me a sketch and Henry was no where to be found. I carved all of them myself and for some reason this ticked me off. You plan these traditional events and then your people don't even care( I have since realized I need to chill, and have)
2. So as stated I am in a sour mood(I know, I know I need to take medication, get some shots, or see a trained profesh) the boys are no where to be found when it is optimal-costume-putting-on time and so mood becomes more sour(we are talking lemons, people)
3. Yell at boys. Say NO to pre-trunk-or-treat trick-or-treating.
4. Say sorry and trick-or-treat our block
5. Millie warms up after the first couple of houses as she watches candy being dropped in to her pumpkin and holds out bag saying "teet" (seriously adorable)
6. Mood becomes less sour (akin to lemonade)
7. Go to Trunk-or-treat at parents ward. Millie refuses to eat dinner insistently saying "TEET"
8. Get gobbs of candy by walking around the gym and holding out bags saying "teet"
9. Millie reaches optimal sugar capacity and is actually running and spinning in circles giggling, finally throwing up on chicken costume which is absolutely uncleanable
10. See a bunch of people I adore including Candace, Matt, Heidi, Jacoy, all the old wardies, an old guy that seriously has the best pirate costume I have seen, and more.
11. Go home exhausted but happy. Too late to do "real" trick-or-treating which I am secretly exstatic about
12. Get to spend quality time with my brother Matt, whom I love. As do my children.
13. Seriously apologize to kids for Mommy Madness and thankfully they forgive me and shower me with Reece's peanutbutter cups.
14. All in all really enjoyed the holiday, found some fun decor and have recommitted to not trying to have traditions for traditions sake(no forced pumpkin carving here) but to try and remember that this really is all about my little spooks and to chill baby, chill baby, chill baby, wait.
THE END