Halloween

Happy Halloween! Lydia was a sheep and Henry was a cow and they were pretty cute even though I carried Henry the whole way since he doesn't like to walk. I learned that Lydia will say trick or treat very quietly but "thank you" at a normal volume. I don't know why. She is also far too much like me in that she hates repeating herself and typically refuses to try something again if she fails the first time. I don't know how to teach her to try, try again, but I really want to be able to. Giving up too easily is something that has hounded me and I don't want her to have the same problems I do.

Shedding Sheep

Today I learned that the sheep costume I made for Lydia sheds cotton balls all over the place. I also learned that if the church program says the trunk or treat starts at 5:30, I shouldn't show up until 6:00 (grumble grumble).

Cotton Balls and Glue

Today I learned that elmer's glue will bond cotton balls to white knit fabric but it will take forever to dry and it will make the fabric oddly stiff. Hot glue works much better, and faster. It turns out it takes hours to glue over 600 cotton balls onto a (handmade) 4T onesie. Lydia has a little lamb costume now for halloween.