Planning II]
So, we get to the fabric store. Oliver has all the books laid out in front him, but he's not happy. He wants to be a banana, and we have no banana patterns today. Stella has climbed under the counter and is hiding, and from the grunting noises echoing through the fabric store, you can guess she has higher priorities than Halloween costumes. Suddenly Oliver sees something.
O: I want to be this!
Me: Oliver, that's Tinkerbell.
O: Yes, I want to be Tinkerbell!
Me: I don't think you want to be Tinkerbell. That's a girl costume.
O: No it's not.
Me: Uh yes it is. Tinkerbell is a girl.
O: No she's not.
Me: Yes, SHE is.
O: Well I want to be a boy Tinkerbell.
Me: Oliver, there isn't a boy Tinkerbell. Tinkerbell is simply a girl.
O: Why?
Me: I don’t know why.
Stella, suddenly peeking up from under the counter, interested: I wan be Tinkerbell too!
O: You can't be Tinkerbell. You have black hair. Tinkerbell has yellow hair.
Me: Oliver, you have black hair too.
O: Oh yah! That's funny.
Stella: I WAN BE TINKERBELL TOO! I WAN BE TINKERBELL TOO!
Me: Stella, Oliver is not going to be Tinkerbell.
S: Oh
Me: Do you still want to be Tinkerbell?
S: No.
S: I wan be cake!
Me: There is no cake pattern.
O: Can I please be a banana?
S: I WAN BE BANANA!!
Me: There is no banana pattern. There is no cake pattern. How about Raggedy Anne and Andy!!!
O: Boring.
Me: How about two Indians!
O: What is an Indian?
S: I WAN BE INDIAN!
O: No, I do not want to be an Indian.
Me: How about two pirates??! Or two scarecrows??!
O: Can we be bacon and eggs?
Me: Uh, I don’t see any patterns for bacon and eggs.
O: I WAN BE EGGS!!!!
Needless to say, it was not a fruitful trip. We have come home with no patterns.
Comments
I think Oliver should be allowed to be a fairy if he wants to be. We could call him Tinkerbill.
Or how about O and S being a chicken and an egg. Then they can argue about which one should be first.
Okay....I really like the firework and sparkler idea. It fits the two of them. Also really like the chicken and the egg. That really fits them too. But if those don't work out...I sent you links to two web sites. One for the banana...the other for a cupcake. Check them out.
They should have just gone for pirates. Easy. There are more pirate costumes than all the pirates in history plus the ones that are alive.
Pirates, it's a sure Halloween thing.
Bacon and eggs? Now that's genius.