10 | September | 2026 | MY ENDURING BONES

Journal Prompt: What would be my perfect Halloween costume?

I haven’t dressed up for Halloween in ages, not because I’m not feeling it- I just hate shopping for clothes in general.

However, my granddaughter and her cousin just ooze the Halloween spirit and they have been know to chose not one but two costumes because they do two events- one is a dance at their School and a Spooktacular Fest early in October and Halloween itself on the 31st.

I visit my Son and his family for Halloween instead of Christmas because I love Halloween more, so I get to see Jemma in her costumes in person which means a lot to me.

My Granddaughter Jemma has been picking out her own costumes since she was 3, so it’s always a surprise to see what she’s going to be for Halloween.

The only exception was when she went through her Wednesday phase and I had sent her 3 Wednesday costumes for her to play dress up in. She Chose the one I put below to wear to her school’s Halloween dance because it’s a Wednesday ‘dance’ dress.

Costumes are so much fun now- they don’t smell funny anymore and the masks don’t have those strings that cut into the backs of your ears. But I’ll be honest, I was just as excited to wear our costumes that were made from plastic and tied in the back and smelled as funny as the masks as my Granddaughter is to wear her fancy, very cool costumes.