Halloween
Memories of so many Halloweens,
With four children wanting to have some fun,
Four children wanting a costume
And no money to buy them one,
The oldest was 8
When the youngest was born,
They grew up together,
While I was home,
A stay-at-home mom for 11 years,
In the 1980s recession,
Each year we canvassed the store shelves,
where costumes were for sale,
We’d have some fun,
Try on hats,
Chase each other with a scary mask,
Just before the witching hour,
We’d throw together some old clothes,
Paint little faces with make-up,
Make our own costume,
Some were ghosts,
some were witches,
the boys might carry a sword,
we usually bought a special prop,
and made up all the rest,
The girls might be a princess
With a cheap, toy princess crown,
Occasionally one would be their dad,
Wearing his old clothes,
A pirate with an eye patch,
a Raggedy Ann doll,
Someone in their PJs,
Carrying a pillow,
If I could, I would time travel
Back to those nights,
With my four little goblins,
And walk the neighborhood,
Today we live hundreds of miles apart,
Each of us in a different state,
Grandma gets pictures on Facebook
of grandchild pirates and power rangers,
Create memories while you can,
These days are gone in a minute,
And hope that these good times make up
For all your mistakes, as a parent!
CFBlack 10-30-2011
Doctor Grandma 
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