Then it rained.  And rained.  And rained.
And my kids could not have cared less.  The Halloween kindergarten parade was ridiculously cute, and my little Dorothy (Wizard of Oz) was beaming from ear to ear as she circled the gym.  The party activities were a blast in her class, and I darted off to the grocery store to pick up my snack for the class.  It took me awhile since it had to be dairy, nut, tree nut free – and I was scared to death of giving some harmless five year old an allergic reaction.  I worked the party, ran off to Target for some shopping, ran back home to get Shea’s costume and raced back to school to get my little third grader dressed.  

Her costume this year was Belle from Beauty and the Beast, and because of the disability and the wheelchair needed for the parade, and her size as a nine year old – it became a long search for the right dress.  I finally found it at a Disney Store on the border of Wisconsin, but made the trip there because it made her happy.