Thursday, October 29, 2009

A mind of his own



In case you are wondering what happened to all of your great ideas for workouts, I have been giving serious consideration to each and every one, and I think that might take me at least two more years because there were so many suggestions.

I was also floored by the outpouring of suggestions for how to turn a Bed, Bath & Beyond shopping bag into a Halloween costume. Wow, you guys sure are crafty! I also have a lot of those twisty-tie things that come with garbage bags floating around the kitchen. You think maybe there's something I can do with those?

I had my favorites—Harold & The Purple Crayon, a bunch of grapes, a blueberry, a raisin, a shopping bag and, of course, The Color Purple (I wasn't sure, though, that Max could pass for Oprah Winfrey). But it didn't matter what I wanted. Because Max has purple on the brain, and he had a vision. I ran the suggestions by Max, illustrated by some photos I'd find online. He considered them all (maybe not quite as thoroughly as I have been mulling over the exercise possibilities), and made a split-second decision. I do not want to give it away here, but I'll just say that to those of you who know Max, you will not be so surprised.

8 comments:

  1. Can't wait to see what you and Max come up with!! I'll bet he will look wonderful!!

    And speaking of photos, that is a really wonderful pic of Max that illustrates this blog entry. He's such a handsome and photogenic boy anyway, but that picture is especially compelling. You take a great picture, Ellen!

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  2. I'm dying to see what you come up with. He's such a handsome boy too - you're going to be beating the girls (or boys) off with a stick!

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  3. Cool, can't wait to see! BTW I LOVE the pic of Max. He looks so grown up and handsome, too!

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  4. I know, he looks so grown up in this photo! I will be spending part of today figuring out how to make said costume.

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  5. I love that bloggers can be so creative. I can't wait to see what you come up with costume-wise.

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  6. I can't wait to see what he has decided on! I too love the colour purple. I have to agree that Max is certainly a handsome guy - he is looking so much older lately in pictures!

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  7. Oh man, I absolutely adore this picture of Max. Delish.

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Thanks for sharing!