Eve of Hallow's Eve Good Fortune

We went down to the wire with Halloween this year. Come to think of it, we do this every year. Halloween fell on a Sunday, and by Saturday, we had yet to finish our costumes. N had decided he wanted to a robber, and A was a wizard. We still had things to finish, and R had to go to a meeting with her Africa charity.

We all set out in search of a few key items. N needed a mask to make him like a robber, and he was leaning towards a full face mask. Personally I thought it would have been cuter to wear a mask just covering his eyes, a la Lone Ranger, but he was adamant about his mask, and who was I, dull boring dad, to contradict him.

I called around to several ski shops in search of a full face mask. My first thought was Rugged Bear, the best place to buy kid's clothes in my opinion, but they said they had not come in yet. Bummer. I tried Henderson's and they had them, as did EMS and even Kmart. The masks were not exactly what he wanted, though. They covered the head and chin, but had full face exposure. N wanted the kind with two eye holes and a mouth hole for extra menacing effect.

We set out to find our stuff. First stop was the dump to unload recycling and check out the thrift store. No luck there, so we checked out the Listen center, which for the record was a madhouse, but still no mask, though we scored a meat filling gun that squirts out blobs of ground meat. Kind of like a caulking gun for dumpling filling. Thought it might come in handy if we decide to take part in that madness again.

Next up was the Powerhouse Mall, where EMS said they had the masks. If we couldn't find them there, we could always go to Kmart right across the road. The masks at EMS were actually all adult sizes, so they weren't going to work. N mentioned at least trying Rugged Bear again, and then maybe LL Bean. I figured why not, even though they said on the phone that they hadn't come in yet.

Well, believe it or not, when we went there, they said they hadn't been unpacked yet, but were in boxes on the floor. Not only did they have the masks, but they were exactly what he wanted. How cool is that?

I love when things like that happen, and it just goes to show you, it ain't over until it's over. Regardless of what people tell you, find out for yourself before you throw in the towel.

Until the next time, thanks for reading.