Patty Hearst

We were just talking about Halloween a while ago, and the fact that Sadie will presumably want to partake and there is no costume on hand for her.  She doesn’t seem particularly aware now, but she’ll probably see it on TV, and she did trick-or-treat sans costume along with the daycare kids at the former big client.  Heck, it took months to consume the candy so garnered.

I’d have thought I’d be all excited about taking her around, but I find myself weirdly apathetic.  At her age, mainly I’d expect to drive around to various relatives and not do much else.  They’re a little far flung for that, but it could work, going to my grandmother’s, brother’s, sister’s, and then brother’s, then home and to the neighbors.  Once I get to my grandmother’s, each of the other places is within several minutes, until the long trip home.  Of course, if Sadie goes, Valerie will want to go, which makes things even weirder and if still car issues, keeps us to the neighborhood.  Valerie actually may have a costume or two in her size.

Anyway, I pointed out that Sadie could wear her red hat and whatever else and go as Patty Hearst.  She always reminds me of Patty Hearst when she wears that hat, cocked at an angle.

Or, I suggested, we could find an old white sheet, cut eye holes and she could go as a ghost.  I did that a couple times when I was a kid.  I was never big into costumes.  Whatever I might have done when younger, as I got older it was pretty much always a hobo type of getup, or no costume at all.

Perhaps I should outsource Halloween to my older brother.  He just reveled in it with his kids, probably even more than he did when he was young.

I dunno.  Maybe I’m strange.  At least Christmas excites me and I care about making the most of it with the kids, even in among feeling morose about the prospect of it more generally.

Update:

This is the best picture I could find rapidly that might give an idea both what I mean by the red hat, of which no pics seem to have been posted before, and of the way she looks wearing it.

1. You’re welcome to join us in my parents neighborhood. We usually go there, and meet up with Kelly, Michael and the kids.

   Posted by Sharon  on  10/08  at  07:24 AM  from  Middleboro, MA

2. If she had on a powder-blue jumpsuit she could go as a member of Team Zissou…

   Posted by Angus Dwyer  on  10/08  at  07:57 AM  from  NYC
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