tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post593440519138089996..comments2024-02-04T04:40:23.122-08:00Comments on Harlequin Heartwarming: HALLOWEEN, FANCIFUL MINDS and HALLOWED MEMORIES By CATHERINE LANIGAN AND RULA SINARAPamela Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05834270662017246137noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-47887129446896072942014-10-09T10:44:39.640-07:002014-10-09T10:44:39.640-07:00Christy, that's awful about your Kindle but ta...Christy, that's awful about your Kindle but talk about great timing! We're glad the gift card will help replace it!<br /><br />Congrats again :)Rula Sinarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01703015110251843280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-51944321754940794142014-10-09T10:43:16.198-07:002014-10-09T10:43:16.198-07:00Marion, so cute about your daughter and so cool th...Marion, so cute about your daughter and so cool that she made the paper...smiling or not ;).Rula Sinarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01703015110251843280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-21506880227902967562014-10-08T13:31:56.266-07:002014-10-08T13:31:56.266-07:00Thank you so much, Rula and Catherine!! I can'...Thank you so much, Rula and Catherine!! I can't tell you how grateful I am. I broke my kindle on Sunday, so this gift card is going toward a replacement ASAP!!! Thanks for sharing your Halloween memories, and for the generous giveaway. Rula, I will email you with my info. Thanks again!Christyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04372135783126559906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-32930581365164292162014-10-08T07:23:10.073-07:002014-10-08T07:23:10.073-07:00When my daughter was about two and a half we dress...When my daughter was about two and a half we dressed her in my husband’s T-shirt that went down to her ankles, put a ring of black around her eye and attached angel wings and a halo. This was thrown together while our son wore the Snoopy costume I had labored on for a week. All this for the annual costume parade in the park. A photographer followed us during most of the parade in an attempt to Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09144857256396400731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-60290211780160268022014-10-08T06:02:28.959-07:002014-10-08T06:02:28.959-07:00And now for the winner of a $25 Amazon gift card.....And now for the winner of a $25 Amazon gift card....<br /><br />Catherine and I had such a hard time choosing because you all have had such incredible costume ideas!!!<br /><br />But in the end, we chose the oh so not Heartwarming...CEREAL KILLER!!! Mwahahahaaaa! Congratulations Christy!! You can contact me through my website or at my name at gmail to claim the gift. :)<br /><br />Happy HalloweenRula Sinarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01703015110251843280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-90042892411260168762014-10-08T05:56:41.346-07:002014-10-08T05:56:41.346-07:00LOL, Patricia. Better than keeping all that sugar ...LOL, Patricia. Better than keeping all that sugar around! It was a big deal when I was a kid too. I'm in charge of passing out candy now, but I love it. And I nibble :P.Rula Sinarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01703015110251843280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-76601378209680063462014-10-08T05:53:36.239-07:002014-10-08T05:53:36.239-07:00Ha! OMG, Christy, I had to pass this one on to my ...Ha! OMG, Christy, I had to pass this one on to my boys. LOVE that idea!Rula Sinarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01703015110251843280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-22873226820382686472014-10-08T05:52:35.831-07:002014-10-08T05:52:35.831-07:00Aw, little boys in baseball outfits are very adora...Aw, little boys in baseball outfits are very adorable!Rula Sinarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01703015110251843280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-9310586411748414422014-10-08T05:52:02.157-07:002014-10-08T05:52:02.157-07:00Definitely clever, Noelle! You're making me th...Definitely clever, Noelle! You're making me think that if I start collecting laundry lint now, I'll have enough to make a 'lint' costume. Perhaps all my kids could go as laundry themes lol. Rula Sinarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01703015110251843280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-18336060563782243242014-10-07T18:08:56.803-07:002014-10-07T18:08:56.803-07:00Halloween is my oldest daughter's favorite Hal...Halloween is my oldest daughter's favorite Halloween...next to Christmas, of course. And she's celebrating the 23 anniversary of her 29th birthday. I was always a scare crow or maybe a ghost made from one of my mom's sheets until I'd get hot and pull it off. Halloween was a big deal when I was a kid, then when I got too big, I handed it out. Once we ran out and I threw on a sheetPatricia Bradleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03382033674042021556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-21690658515013453722014-10-07T17:01:25.601-07:002014-10-07T17:01:25.601-07:00I saw a similar "static cling" costume, ...I saw a similar "static cling" costume, Noelle. Another clever homemade costume I saw was a "cereal" killer. She had a bunch of mangled mini cereal boxes attached to her clothing complete with fake blood. We usually go with the boring store-bought costumes...Christyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04372135783126559906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-2876260571827734692014-10-07T15:18:38.647-07:002014-10-07T15:18:38.647-07:00I hope he was Derek Jeter!! My favorite. I have a ...I hope he was Derek Jeter!! My favorite. I have a Johnny Damon Bobble head doll. Doesn't count does it? Catherine Laniganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09457540593573242387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-14065867540280957802014-10-07T15:18:00.400-07:002014-10-07T15:18:00.400-07:00STATIC CLING !! I'm still laughing!!!STATIC CLING !! I'm still laughing!!! Catherine Laniganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09457540593573242387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-5754785992519301612014-10-07T15:17:33.095-07:002014-10-07T15:17:33.095-07:00Pam, I'm adopting your boy!Pam, I'm adopting your boy! Catherine Laniganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09457540593573242387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-32495529047336029212014-10-07T15:17:04.823-07:002014-10-07T15:17:04.823-07:00I agree!!! I have never seen anything like that. I...I agree!!! I have never seen anything like that. I LOVE IT!!! Very hard to wear. Catherine Laniganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09457540593573242387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-71842529968891238132014-10-07T15:16:28.293-07:002014-10-07T15:16:28.293-07:00Oh this is too fun! I've never done anything ...Oh this is too fun! I've never done anything like that. My husband spent all his life in theater and so the dressing up part doesn't really get him. But I bet his favorite would be a pirate. Just saying...................Catherine Laniganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09457540593573242387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-88892331119819448672014-10-07T15:15:18.901-07:002014-10-07T15:15:18.901-07:00I love the lunch bag! Wish I'd thought of it. ...I love the lunch bag! Wish I'd thought of it. We had a friend come to our party once with an umbrella with little cats and stuffed dogs on it. "Raining cats and dogs." Simple but really cute!!Catherine Laniganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09457540593573242387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-89296123685440603532014-10-07T14:40:23.106-07:002014-10-07T14:40:23.106-07:00My fave was a sweet little third grade student of ...My fave was a sweet little third grade student of mine who made his own baseball costume. ADORABLE! Dana Mentinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04366110757864439082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-70239750094025951332014-10-07T14:28:55.113-07:002014-10-07T14:28:55.113-07:00Someone in my son's school dressed up as '...Someone in my son's school dressed up as 'static cling' one year. They wore a black garbage bag with all different socks stuck to it. I thought that was pretty clever. My son was Clint Eastwood one year (dressed as The Man With No Name)...not something the younger generation got, but the older ones did.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-53873210231536967752014-10-07T13:20:50.109-07:002014-10-07T13:20:50.109-07:00Pam, I'm laughing so hard over your kid!
I wa...Pam, I'm laughing so hard over your kid!<br /><br />I want to trick-or-treat at your house! We always had a haunted house as a kid. When I lived in North Africa, the American embassy was across from our school and it had a maze of vacated underground tunnel 'shelters'. Every year, the 8th grade class would be responsible for setting up a haunted house walk through in those tunnels andRula Sinarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01703015110251843280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-86630930533297359002014-10-07T13:18:13.256-07:002014-10-07T13:18:13.256-07:00Going as chocolate and then eating chocolate...sou...Going as chocolate and then eating chocolate...sounds like the way to spend an evening, Liz!Rula Sinarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01703015110251843280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-57588075377545508032014-10-07T13:17:21.914-07:002014-10-07T13:17:21.914-07:00Oh, but I tried so hard to look scary, Muriel! :)
...Oh, but I tried so hard to look scary, Muriel! :)<br /><br />Okay, now a jelly bean jar really is creative!!Rula Sinarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01703015110251843280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-37512367959116350822014-10-07T13:16:21.378-07:002014-10-07T13:16:21.378-07:00I'm trying to picture you as a shriveled apple...I'm trying to picture you as a shriveled apple, Carol, LOL! It's all in the effort! :)Rula Sinarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01703015110251843280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-22385444152630639632014-10-07T13:15:34.671-07:002014-10-07T13:15:34.671-07:00That's hilarious, Amy! I love 'couples'...That's hilarious, Amy! I love 'couples' costumes...but I don't think my husband has ever worn a costume at all!Rula Sinarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01703015110251843280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-34568781420680742812014-10-07T13:14:30.339-07:002014-10-07T13:14:30.339-07:00"Lunch"...that's funny, Anna! Speaki..."Lunch"...that's funny, Anna! Speaking of witches...I have a friend who started a tradition last year. She hosts a fun 'Witches Party' just for women friends and decorates down to the detail. Even the drinks are themed. Last year, there was a competition for most creative witch's hat. I can't wait for it this year!Rula Sinarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01703015110251843280noreply@blogger.com