We were sitting at a pizza place with Ashley and her basketball team following a game against a Catholic school in Tyler. We lost—but that’s a sad subject for another day.
David’s phone rang—it was Jonathan. Just as he was climbing into bed he remembered—he and Ashley needed costumes for tomorrow . . . “Something in the Rainforest.”
It’s 7:10pm! We’re not home; we’re just now hearing this?! What to do for costumes of “Something in the Rainforest” by morning!?
Do other parents share my frustration about these things!? Isn’t raising four kids, getting them to and from a private school located 30 miles away, sacrificing dearly so they can be involved in extracurricular activities, blah, blah, blah enough!? Do we have to be creative too?
We rack our brains. What animals are even in the Rainforest!? We do a Walmart run—any costumes? None. We call the relatives—nothing.
Defeated in the great mom department, I took a last stop into the laundry room before going to bed. Lightbulb moment! There were the camouflage outfits they had worn on the last ESOAL Retreat. Ashley and Jonathan went to school as “
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And monkeys too??? Something about having lots of kids forces moms and dads to think out of the box... and quickly too!
Well done (again!) on the last minute costumes! I'm very impressed!
BRILLIANT! AS a teacher, I would have been proud of the creativity.
You do ROCK! I would have wasted far to much time complaining that I didn't find out sooner. Next time I have a costume emergency I'm coming here for advice. I'd like to see what you come up with when you actually are given notice! Hooray for great moms!
Wow, I am very impressed! A 3-minute angel costume one day and Rainforest Explorers the next... you guys are good!! And, it sounds like you didn't have to spend any extra money, even better!!
Now I know who to call when I need a quick, cheap costume idea.
SO great Beth!
And the Mom of the Year award goes to......BETH HASZ!
My mom was always good at that stuff too...I assume you get your mommy powers upon the arrival of your first child...at least I hope thats when they kick in...lol
Nothing I need to worry about just yet :)
"desperation is the mother of invention"...isn't that how it goes?
YOu are amazing...
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It's either creativity or lack of sleep, right? I'm hoping it's the first and that you are gaining more sleep all the time. Great job...glad your kids are so agreeable. I know one of mine would have been pitching a huge fit about something right at the last minute!
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