In Which I Return To Blog Another Day

Has anyone noticed that Laura and I tend to overdue things? Well Halloween is no exception. This year is a ridiculously overblown production of Peter Pan with eight cast members and a dog that is sure to have people hurling candy at us in appreciation of our efforts. Will, my four year old personification of mischief, has the honor of being Peter Pan. We bought the very last Peter Pan costume at the Disney Store (and at 50% off thank you very much). Will wanted to drive over to Laura's to show her his costume and Tinkerbell in the making, Kate agreed. So our pint sized Captain Hook  Dylan, Kate, and Will had a mini dress rehearsal. Will wasn't too sure at first but Laura and I doted on him to such a ridiculous degree that he soon came around.

i announced it was time to change back into their clothes and go to Walmart. "Mom? Can't I wear this?" Will asked.

I shuddered, thinking of all those kids I see in Superman outfits at the grocery store.. "Nope. Put your clothes back on."

Will's eyes got unnaturally large. "He's only four Jen," Laura said. "And it's almost Halloween..."

I sighed. "Alright Will," I said. And so off we went to Walmart - Kate, Peter Pan, and I.

As we walked through the parking lot, as woman in a Mickey Mouse sweatshirt drove by. When she saw Will prancing through the parking lot her face lit up and she waved enthusiastically at him. He gasped. "She knows me!" he exclaimed in wonder, stopping dead in his tracks.

"Yep, she sure does," I told him.

With this revelation his whole demeanor changed. It was as if he was running for public office. "Hi, I'm Peter Pan! Peter Pan here, glad to meet you!" he greeted stranger after stranger, even striking that famous Peter Pan pose -hands on hips and legs spread out. He skipped to the check out here our cashier remarked in false dread, "Oh no Robin Hood! Please don't steal from me!" I looked over at Will. He looked like she had shot him. She realized her mistake. "You're not Robin Hood?" she asked apologetically.

"Nope," he said as he struck his pose and grinned. "I'm Peter Pan!" 

1:36 PM - Oct. 31, 2007 - post comment

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