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Q. How Often Does a Smurf Bend Over?

A. Once in a Blue moon.

Nowadays, it seems like many parents are too busy to really take the time to do the things that parents should do for their children.  I’m not talking about driving them to school, going to parent teacher conferences, talking to them about drugs, or even making dinner.  I’m talking about the things that go a little bit beyond that.  With Halloween coming around, my thoughts turn to children’s Halloween costumes.  My mom never knew how to make a costume for kids.  She would buy us costumes that looked pretty sharp, but she would never take the time to really help us make them ourselves.  I know that it is a small thing, but I’ve tried to be more involved in this aspect of my kids lives.

This year, I made my little daughter Stacey a Smurf costume.  She had been listening to the Smurf theme song nonstop for a week.  When I asked her what she wanted for her Halloween costume, she could not decide.  She is a little bit too young, and sometimes indecisive.  I told her I had the perfect idea, but would not tell her what it was.  I started working on the Smurf costume that very day.

Making Smurf costumes is a little bit tricky.  You would think a Smurf costume would be an easy thing, until you really start on the work.  It is much more than a blue outfit with white shoes and white hands.  Of course, you can make it recognizable as a Smurf costume without putting in that much effort, but if you want to really make a bang up costume, it takes a lot of work.  I actually had to make her a whole papier-mâché mask!  It took me hours and hours to make the puffy hands, the puffy feet, and the little round blue belly.  Finally, however, I had it done!

Needless to say, she was ecstatic about the Smurf costume.  Not only did she wear it on Halloween, but she wore it the next day, and the day after that.  She was so proud of it that she would’ve worn that Smurf costume for the whole weekend if I had not stopped her.  I made her a deal that she could wear it when she got home from school.  I did not want the other kids to be jealous of her, so I would not let her keep wearing it in school.  After all, it was a great Smurf costume.

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Who’s Bad!? Owww!

What happened to the King of pop? No, I’m not talking about Justin Timberlake. He’s hardly the king of anything. I am referring to Michael Jackson. Remember back in the day? I mean way back in the day when that fellow was totally on top and looked normal? I know it has been a while, but can you recall the glory days. To make it simple, let’s call it the 80s. After this era, the guy pretty much went down hill. At this point he has to reminisce on the “Thriller” days quite often. Back when he actually strutted his stuff as a good looking black man. Only God knows what has happened since then. One thing is for certain; you can find a Michael Jackson costume for Halloween or any special occasion online whenever you please.

He has been reduced to the punch line of oh so many jokes. He’s the one, the only, Michael Jackson. Think back to the film “Scary Movie 3.” The Michael Jackson costume in this flick is phenomenal. I had to do a double-take just to see if I was looking at the real Michael Jackson or not. For those of you, who haven’t seen this film, check it out and you’ll see what I mean. I wish I had that state of the art Michael Jackson costume to wear next Halloween. Then again, it would probably frighten small children, and possibly even some parents. After all the trash we’ve heard about this pop star, it’s rather difficult to know what’s valid and what’s not. If it’s true, I wouldn’t be surprised, and if it’s all false, I feel really bad for the guy. At least he is still famous in foreign lands.

Not even one Michael Jackson costume did I spot last October 31st. For some reason I assumed this would be a craze, like the Harry Potter or Crow costumes were. Apparently no one wants to go out dressed as a has-been pop star for trick-or-treating. In all honesty, it could affect the amount of candy they bring home. Regardless, there have to be a few folks out there craving a funky Michael Jackson costume for some quirky Halloween party or bash. Toss one on and see what it feels like to have had five different nose jobs and bleached skin. Okay, that’s a little harsh. Then again, it’s what we all hear.

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