Got this in my e-mail today. It was too funny and well written not to post here.
Boo.
That’s approximately how scary–and about how much fun-most Halloween costumes and decorations are. Face it, your standard retail Halloween stuff is about as terrifying as a James Taylor album.
If you, however, really understand Halloween the way we do-if you think it means a special time to make children cry, mothers whimper, lips quiver, and grown men sleep with the light on–we’re your merchant of choice. We believe Halloween means body parts, slime and insects, things that groan and creep. A few dozen of our greasy, glow-in-the-dark, life-size maggots scattered around the furniture. Lovely fountains of blood for the buffet-right next to the human brain gelatin (or chopped liver!) mold. Cocktails in laboratory vessels–with a floating eyeball garnish. A welcoming skeleton in the guest closet, and severed hands, feet and hearts growing in the tub. And at the end of the night, a nice gooey miniature brain in guests’ coat pockets will help bring the party back to life for them on the way home.
This was from American Science & Surplus (love this site for my boys all year long)…..and if you are thinking Halloween, you might enjoy a little post I wrote for Blissfully Domestic today. Here is a teaser:
This happens every year. Labor day hits. Then the new school year starts- and I realize….I am already behind! My all-good-things-come-from-here-store (Target) is already sporting Halloween decorations, and I have received no less than 4 Costume catalogs this week and about 163 e-mails from online costume sites. In a panic- last night I yelled to the kids, who were peacefully in the other room doing their homework, “What are you going to be for Halloween? Hurry and decide- If I order tonight I get 20% discount!” Sensing my panic, my boys came running and we shopped online to find an appropriate costume. Not an easy feat. It went a little something like this……read full story here.
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