The Ghost of Halloween Past

Many years ago my mom made me this wonderful ghost costume and wrote in huge letters, "BOO, I'M A SPOOK" just in case anyone confused me for a walking pillowcase. She made two little eye holes but it bugged me so much to try to see out that I cried and so she cut the holes bigger. Of course I cried and just couldn't get the hang of looking out of this thing so the holes got bigger and bigger until finally she cut a huge hole for my entire face. Who needs store bought costumes?? My sister Mary Anne is Minnie Mouse and my brother Craig sports the ever popular Hobo costume. It seemed like someone was a hobo every year.

Other costumes I adorned for trick-or-treating over the years...I remember being a devil, a hobo more than once, a Hawaiian girl, and one year I took my Hawaiian skirt and my sister's Hawaiian skirt, a derby and fake glasses and went as Cousin It. After trick-or-treating we would pour out our stash of candy and sort according to type. The trading would start. Of course there were always people who gave out hazelnuts which we would give to dad. What fun memories!

Here I am in my red devil costume with Mary Anne as the perennial Hobo. Cheer up, sis.

Mary Anne is now an Indian maiden (of sorts?) with her papoose (Tiny Tears doll) and I am now a witch. Was I ever anything sweet?? No fairy princess costumes for me! Happy Halloween!!