Homecoming week

It's Homecoming week. I plan to put pics of the girls up every day that they actually dress up for it. We plan to go the game Friday night but as T's parent's say, "This is the change, subject to plan." R's first year of high school she was very impressed by homecoming week. On the way to work on the freshman float for the parade, she told me how much fun she was having and how she felt sorry for her friends who were homeschooled because they didn't get to have homecoming week. They have different themes each day and she won classroom awards for her costumes that first year. She even convinced a guy from church to pull the freshman parade after she worked on it all week. She has enjoyed the fun and games each year. So, here we have the first day of homecoming pic for her senior year. The theme for today was "decade" (like 60's, 70's, 80's) or crazy hair and clothes. R is dressed as a hippy and won class, and then school wide for the "decade" category. She is wearing a skirt that currently belongs to A and originally came from their cousin, boots that belong to A, my shirt from a costume from one of our theme parties, my green sunglasses, an old belt of mine that A currently claims, homemade necklace and belt buckle and A's skull cap. We believe she is wearing her own underwear.

Here is A in her hippy outfit. She says she was running against a popular cheerleader and therefore didn't win for her class. She is wearing the "Happy Pants" that I got for a costume of mine at a "dig boutique" (where they open a "bale" of clothes and you dig through them) only they had been picked up by the owner and when I explained what I was looking for she said, "Oh, you need the Happy Pants." They have been worn numerous times by numerous people and A was glad to have her turn at last. She is also wearing a T-shirt that she got last night at Wally world and then cut up all around the edges for a fringe effect, a bandana and flourescent green flip flops to match the Happy Pants. The mom in me says isn't she cute? Don't you love the Happy Pants on her? and the housewife in me says oh my gosh. Look at the house. There's a bag on the floor and a stack of diapers for the babies at J's O behind her and a box for them to go in. Do me a favor and just look at A in her hippy outfit. Forget the house.

Well, that's the pics for today. They haven't decided yet if they're dressing up tomorrow or not. They're a little bored with cowboy/Indian or camo day. We live in a rural area. You probably won't be able to see any kids at the high school tomorrow because they'll all be in camouflage.