Halloween 2006
What to be?
This year I not only thought the thought of what to be, I wore the costume.

Hibernating Bear

Yes!
I went from the thought of Greta Garbo, skinny, sexy, long and lanky saying:
"I vant to be alone".
to
Hibernating Bear
The inspiration came from my husband finding me tangled up in my new brown fur blanket from Kosco.
My husband snuggled with me the other morning and said;
"Oooooooooo....You feel so soft".
That was it.
In my sleepy, half awake state, the ah-ha hit me.
Brown furry, hibernating bear.
I have been on this reclusive binge since January.

I have been wanting to just not blabber and get close to anyone, this has been a driving force. I just want to be left alone.

Sleeping the winter away to awaken in the spring to once again socialize!
Ha!
Yes!

Although Haloween parites abound in my home town, this year I just wanted to get out there and go door to door.
I found two children who were more than happy to go door to door with me.

I wore a brown thick velour long sleeve, long skirted dress and big clunky
heart shaped olive sparkly earrings. My brown Swede platform shoes and brown tube socks! (Inspired by a recent Isaac show, the tube socks...hahaha)

I knew that I was a Hibernating Bear!
The main thing is I got to be my character...hahahah

We went down my block.
Half the people were not home.
Others were very generous with candy.
The two 9 year olds barely talked.
They were wearing karate suits.
Some houses had pumpkins and decorations.
One little old couple held us in conversation, too long!
One house the man was very appreciative of MY costume...hahaha
at
One house an alien stepped out side.
He was wearing a disgusting one eyed latex mask that was rippled and
frightful.
He was the only person on my block ready to "play".
The two 9 year olds stood mute with big smiles on their faces.
The man said:
"I am an alien, you look to be humaniods. Mute humaniods, what do you have to say for yourself".
Well this costumened man was taller than the 9 year olds and they just looked up at him.
He even touched one of their heads with his ugly masked head as he looked down on them.
He was getting a little too close for my comfort!
They were like frozen statues with big smiles.
I said:
"You are really scary".....
We spoke for a moment about his scary mask and I said to the two boys....
"Let's get out of here...he's scaring me"!

That was the highlight of our night (5:30 to 6PM).
Funny how scary things wake you up and give you that feeling of relief,
once you are not in them anymore!
Up and down the street where I live.
30 minutes of trick or treating.
In thirty minutes the boys stock piled ten pounds of candy!
Ha!
Laughter, participation in a tradition, seeing how others participate or not and home.
I got to be a hibernating bear, my vision for the winter.
What fun.
ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh all is well.