Hollinger-Langmuir Family News

Halloween!!

The girls finished their costumes over the weekend, so they were ready to go. Haley was a “Weeping Angel” from Dr. Who, and Katelyn was the March Hare. I dressed as a Silly Sorceress. Val didn’t dress up this year. Check out our costumes.

On Halloween morning they were up by 6:30 to get ready. After makeup and nail angst I got Haley to school on time, and came back for Katelyn. She had to fill a whole gallon thermos with boiling water and package up some tea bags and cups (after a stop at the store), to take to school for a tea party, then off we went.

I went to work, one of about 25 people on my floor to dress up. I’d been coordinating events at work, decorating a bit (my colleague Glenda did a lot of it) and organizing a potluck and costume contest. I was the emcee, and it was great fun. You can see pictures from the party here.

I left work early and picked up both kids, then tried to get some work done. At 5 I took Haley over to her friend Ari’s house in Burlingame. Haley’s parents took the two of them plus Ari’s little sister out in their neighborhood, and they had a great time. Meanwhile, I dropped Katelyn off to meet her friends near downtown Millbrae, and they went off on their own, after which I went back to pick up Haley. An hour or so later I took Val to the airport for a business trip to Arizona, and then picked up Katelyn. Basically I just shuttled everyone around all evening, and we all had fun.

Oh, and we’d carved pumpkins on Sunday, which you can see here. My friend Sabine helped, and Katelyn wasn’t able to do a pumpkin because she was busy doing homework. Sad!

November 3, 2012 - Posted by Marilyn | Family, general, Haley, Jason, Marilyn, Recreation, Val