Halloween Pre-show

Tonight is Mercer's Harvest Festival: an event where campus organizations set up booths with games and candy for kids.  Since our neighborhood doesn't really have trick-or-treating, Harvest Fest is our main event.  We've been making preparations for weeks.  

In late September, after viewing The Little Mermaid for the first time, Grace instructed me that she wanted to be a mermaid for halloween (surprise, surprise).  My first thought:  "Great, how the heck am I going to sew that?"  Thankfully, the Disney Store in Indianapolis saved me from hours bent over my sewing machine.   Now I only needed to manufacture a costume for Julia.  Since we already had an Ariel, I decided to make Julia into Sebastian the Crab.

With Julia's costume complete, I had one more purchase to make: a long-haired red wig. I left this task until this afternoon (when I was running terribly late, Grace in tow). We walked into the store, and Grace spotted the wigs; more specifically, she spotted a long flowing purple wig.

"But Ariel has red hair."

"I know, but Mommy this wig is more beautiful."

"Are you sure?"

"Yes, purple is my most favorite color ever. And pink too. I love this one. Will you buy it?"

"Okay."

Isn't this the most beautiful wig you've ever seen?