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👻 Costumes by Allison @allisonportnow.bsky.social · 1h

Oh goddammit I only made it to the second song in the list. 🎺

Screenshot of old tweet with the following text:

*tries to learn someone's name*
Brain: no we are at capacity
Me: with what?
Brain: Angela, Pamela, Sandra & Rita
Me: Those arent real people those are
Mambo no. 5 lyrics
Brain: A little bit of MONICA in my life
Me: please stop
Brain: ThE TrUmPeTs

👻 Costumes by Allison @allisonportnow.bsky.social · 3h

Really impressive anthem at the top of the Bears game.

👻 Costumes by Allison @allisonportnow.bsky.social · 1d

We sing “Always Something There to Remind Me” at bedtime so we watched the music video. 6yo was astonished at the newspapers (“I’ve only seen them in tv”!) and had no idea what the phones were. youtu.be/lVrELhxOFnM?...

Naked Eyes - Always Something There To Remind Me (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by Chrysalis Records

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👻 Costumes by Allison @allisonportnow.bsky.social · 1d

Jar of bubbles! (When 8 yo was 1yo)

Little red felt pinafore (?) with Marcel Bubble written in a white oval and hand sewn plastic clear bubbles at the neck.

👻 Costumes by Allison @allisonportnow.bsky.social · 1d

How to make a round glassy lizard eyeball? Finally use the hoarded plastic globes from the 1yo “jar of bubbles” costume. Well, tbd.

Screenshot of green gecko with glassy round eyeball

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👻 Costumes by Allison @allisonportnow.bsky.social · 1d

Ok now how do we make a human child wearing a hoodie have a lizard shaped head? 🦎 And can it be accomplished with poster board, felt, and brads?

👻 Costumes by Allison @allisonportnow.bsky.social · 1d

But first — green anole suction hands??

Pair of kids bright green gloves with small clear suction cups on the fingers.

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👻 Costumes by Allison @allisonportnow.bsky.social · 1d

It’s better if you also know I’ve been a cupcakes, peas (to my friend’s carrots), a strawberry, a pineapple, a pumpkin, a lemon slice, and various other food related items (Ina!) just in my adult costume life.

👻 Costumes by Allison @allisonportnow.bsky.social · 1d

Finally found the perfect Halloween costume for this year.

Photo of blob a food waste with a face and glasses, aka Marjory the Trash Heap from the Fraggles.

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👻 Costumes by Allison @allisonportnow.bsky.social · 1d

Hopefully our Girl Scout narrators will steal the show. 🤞

👻 Costumes by Allison @allisonportnow.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah my first thought was Benjamin Britten needs to apologize to ME. (We’re playing Young Person’s Guide for the children’s concert 😩 next weekend!)

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👻 Costumes by Allison @allisonportnow.bsky.social · 2d

Did you think Kansas State gained more fans from Somebody Somewhere?

👻 Costumes by Allison @allisonportnow.bsky.social · 2d

Like Linda’s, but not as great.

Pile of cheese covered sweet potato tots on foil, on a wooden tray next to a white ramekin of ranch dressing.

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Jason Adams @jamnpp.bsky.social · 2d

Sometimes there's so much beauty in the world,... I feel like I can't take it. And my heart is just going to cave in.

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👻 Costumes by Allison @allisonportnow.bsky.social · 3d

Same with ENCANTO but that look until one of the final songs. 😂

👻 Costumes by Allison @allisonportnow.bsky.social · 3d

Watching MUFASA for movie night. Immediately knew it was Lin-Manuel Miranda with the RENT reference (allusion? hint?) in one song.

👻 Costumes by Allison @allisonportnow.bsky.social · 3d

My faves in the horny Millennial genre are Pony by Genuwine and Rude Boy by Rihanna.

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👻 Costumes by Allison @allisonportnow.bsky.social · 3d

Picture Day (solo parenting, day 5): 8yo has chosen a mismatched outfit (including two different socks) just to spite me. 6yo ASKED for a haircut last night and willingly sat for one. The shorter hair she woke up with is curly.