You Stink!

When I was in Kindergarten I dressed up as a skunk for Halloween. It was a really cool black costume with white and black tissue paper running up the back of me. I was happy with the costume until I wore it to school for Halloween! I was attending Country Day Private School at the time, and I can remember swinging on the swings having another student tell me that I smelled. I was upset, but I got back at them by saying something smart about their costume. If I could only remember what I said! Needless to say, I was never a skunk again! I remember our school's Halloween costume parade in first grade. I can also remember being a baby for 4th grade wearing a big pink set of footie pjs! So fun! By far though I think my favorite Halloween costume would have to be when Kim Poyfair, Stacy Carleton, and I dressed up as the Dashwood sisters from Sense and Sensibility. I was Eleanore. We all wore fancy dresses, we did our hair in updos, and had a fabulous time at a barn dance! Here's to fun Halloween costumes.

Favorite Costumes

The picture of Erika as a die reminded me of one of my favorite costumes...my pirate costume! That and my cowgirl (although I pretended I was a cowBOY) were my favorites. I was never a big one for dressing up. I think that's why I was embarrassed to be a turtle. I was a cowboy for two years in a row though. I think 3rd and 4th grade. Those were the years that I was in LEAP so I had the same teachers for those two years (I hope they didn't notice). I probably would have done it again had I not grown out of my cowboy boots!

It's weird to think that now I love the whole idea of dressing up and I begin planning way ahead for ideas. This year Peter is probably going to be a black-eyed pea. I know, I've done that before, but he hasn't...and it's cheap! I'm thinking Benjamin might be a dragon. I'm a little nervous about giving him a black eye. For the dragon costume, I can just cut sponges diagonally and then attach them to his back! So this latter part didn't really turn out to be a memory, but I love you all!

I've Got Pictures!

Evidence of Erika's die:
Kristen and Erika in the laundry basket:
Unfortunately, I don't think I have any scanned of when DJ and I were turtles.

Die

I will always remember the year I was a die. I thought it was so creative of mom! And nobody else was that - ever. Now if I had been older, I may not have liked that the social interaction (i.e. flirting) wasn't so easy when you're stuck in a box! It also made holding a pillow case full of candy a bit challenging.

teenage mutant ninja turtle?

I don't remember how old I was (4, 5, 0r 6 is my guess) but one year for Halloween Mom dressed both DJ and me up as turtles. I was mighty embarrassed to be a turtle. So I told everyone at school that really I was a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle (Rafael to be exact) and that the rest of my costume was at home.

October's Topic

The topic for this month is HALLOWEEN!!!!!!! It's a pretty broad topic, so feel free to narrow it however you want and to post as many memories as you want! Love you all!

T$

Just a thought - puncutation free zone

I spend a lot of my time at a computer either researching or writing reports. The report writing is a very arduous task because it needs to as near to perfect as I can get them. I have been thinking that when Mom decides to stop working full-time I should hire her as a proof reader/editor.

The process is very time consuming, for me, and not my strength. The research, analysis, generating thought provoking ideas, organizing chaos and project fulfillment are my strengths and what I enjoy.

Therefore, I would propose that the Dorff Family Blog become a punctuation free zone. In the words of a fellow Harvard graduate e.e. cummings, "it just confuses them,?'

Thoughts,

Love,
Dad