We had a pretty good Halloween this year. B’s costume, which was ordered online, finally arrived in the mail on Friday. I had been a tad worried it might not make it in time. B, on the other hand, was surprisingly calm about the whole affair. The web site had stated “guaranteed delivery by Halloween” so he felt confident everything would be fine. As it turns out, he was right.
N went as a robot – homemade from cardboard boxes and other items we scavenged. N is always building something out of cardboard, so it was not surprising that he wanted to make his own costume. I must admit, I really enjoyed helping him with this. Okay, there was one uncomfortable moment when, as I was rattling off various design options, N looked up at me and said, “Dad, am I going to get to do any of this?” I promptly shut my mouth and let him take charge. In the end, N characterized our relationship this way, he comes up with the ideas and I figure out a way to make them work (thank you, duct tape).
The robot costume was pretty cool. N got many compliments throughout the night. The boy who lives next door made a point of telling anyone who would listen that N made it himself with his dad. I’ve always liked that boy.
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