Happy Halloween

In the days leading up to Halloween, JW made it clear that he was NOT interested in wearing a costume.  I have had his Thomas the Train costume laying out for days in hopes he would find it as awesome as watching Thomas and Friends streaming through Netflix.  I've even put it on and danced around.  He thought that was funny.  I'd practically beg him to put it on and he was having none of it.

It should come as no surprise that I had zero expectations that JW would be dressed up for his Halloween parade at preschool.  So if he wasn't going to wear the costume, I was. 

  

 Suddenly he decided he wanted to wear the conductor's hat...

And moments before the parade, I asked JW if he wanted to wear Thomas {"choo choo"}. 

To my surprise!

We loaded into the baby bus...

and paraded around the block...

As soon as the parade was over, the costume came off, never to be put on again.  Thank you for humoring me, buddy. 

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

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I admit it.  I'm a yeller.  I try really hard to take a deep breath and just ignore the whining, crying and stomping, but sometimes it gets me and I yell.  Really LOUD.  It rarely works and usually just makes the situation worse.  Maybe I should try this new tactic.

Un Sospiro

Over the weekend I was going through my pile of music in an attempt to get organized, when I came across this Liszt piece, "Un Sospiro." I started learning this piece of music a few years ago for a piano recital and had it about 65% memorized when my life got a little out of control and I quit piano lessons. I'm kind of sad about that. Nevertheless, this piece moves me almost to tears. Close your eyes and listen. It's dreamy.

This leather beauty recently flew through my universe and caught my attention. I have a soft spot for Coach bags, and this persimmon colored Madison bag sits just right for Fall.  However, paying the retail price for this bag seems kind of foolish.  It is tempting though.  If I pull the trigger I might have to sell some junk on Craig's List so I can eat the rest of the month.