Happy Halloween

Hope you had a Happy Halloween. Monday my baby niece slept over. I picked her up at daycare and took her home to grab her stuff. She announced she was four now. No, her birthday is next month. She was bursting with excitement seeing the kitties. Got ready for the party in the apartment manager's office. My black cat costume was too tight so I put on Little Red Riding Hood. I didn't want to try on my flapper costume out of fear that it didn't fit either. It took a few guesses for my niece to figure out what I was. Alright, I asked Am I Little Red Riding Hood? and she guessed it. Niece is Cinderella.

About 15 people were there, half in costumes. Most parents with costumed kids didn't wear costumes themselves. The winner of the kid costume contest was Minnie Mouse with her hair in pigtails sticking up like ears. The adult costume winner was Cleopatra. The winner of the coloring contest was the girl who completely colored the picture in 20 different colors. Later I heard the mother yelling at her son for stealing things out of his sister's prize bucket, you see he didn't want to color a picture so he gets nothing from his sister's prize bucket.

We had spice cake, potato chips, minature Reeces Pieces, and apple cider. Well, I had spice cake, niece ate the frosting. She yelled, Hey! when she noticed I was eating her cake and ate one bite and went back to the frosting. They had pop cans available, but thought 3 was a little young for pop consumption (she gets enough sugar and caffeine from chocolate). They already did the pumpkin carving and I didn't want to sit on the floor in a short dress (I had 2 pumpkins at home waiting for me). Then they gave away treat bags and had the kids get in line to trick or treat in the kitchen. I noticed one boy not wearing a costume with a orange grocery sack. I always said working at the shoe store in the mall that I can always tell who the immigrants are on Halloween because they don't wear costumes, carry plastic grocery sacks, and yell Candy! instead of Trick or Treat. They may not speak English but they understand the concept of free candy.

We sat down on the couch by a TV playing Casper w/out any sound. Niece was unsure about the boy sitting next to her and talking about Casper, but she ate a few pieces from her bag quietly while I talked to the boy. People started leaving so I figured the party was over. We got out of our costumes, watched my Halloween specials on VHS, and I carved my pumpkins. Since she colored the picture for the contest, she wanted color some more so I got out a couple books I had stowed away for her visit. One of my boyfriends called and asked to come over the next day, but I said no because my niece was here and then I will do laundry at my sister's house all day. My niece is worse about strangers than Frodo who hides under the bed or atop of the cupboards. Every person at the party that came near her, she moved away from. I called my sister and gave her the party report. We went to bed and the next morning she was coughing. I gave her some cough syrup. but it didn't go away. Had her breakfast oatmeal and explored the Niece box.

A box of toys and Princess bath towels especially for Niece's visits. She loved the Barbies and wanted to take them home. No, they stay here for when she comes over. Maybe I'll get her a Barbie for Xmas (I already have her birthday presents). The Barbie shoes were murder to get on and one pair I couldn't get on cause the doll's feet were bigger than the shoes. I got her cranberry juice in a sippy cup and the cup leaked. I had to screw it on several times to get it to stop leaking down her shirt. We then took out the kitties and played on the playground. We lost Frodo in the playground and I had Niece stay in the apartment with Precious while I searched for Frodo. He never came, not even a meow. I packed the car and let Precious out since I know he meows at the window all day and night for Frodo.

Go to sister's house an do laundry. Made her lunch from my sister's fridge since we didn't have much time at my place cause I searched for Frodo a long time. Niece thought she would take a nap on the rocking chair when her Daddy left for an allergy shot appointment. She moved to the couch and then to her bed for her nap. When she woke up as I was walking past to the bathroom, she cried how she wanted to leave. I told her she could leave, she had a good nap (brother-in-law saw her stirring when he returned). She cried again how she was wet. Yep, her pants are soaked and I'm sure the sheets are too. Wiped up her legs and changed her clothes as my sister walked in the door. Finished laundry and went home to feed the Trick or Treaters.

The apartment place had signs made for the residents to place on their doors so the kids know which doors to knock on. I heard 2 sets of kids walking around downstairs, but they never came up to mine (I'm on the 3rd floor). I looked out the windows, but no kids were walking around. I think most probably went to the mall or to the nearby houses to get more candy. Oh well, I'm sure my coworkers will appreciate 4 bags of candy I got for the neighbor kids. I watched Halloween movies I thought too scary for my niece.

Today I went clothes shopping. I tried on my dress clothes to make sure they fit since my cat costume was too small. One skirt I could not zip so that had to be tossed. Now I'm off to bed. Post later. Bye!