...and the dreams that you dare to dream really do come true

Ah, good old Wizard of Oz. I was thinking about writing this blog earlier today, because I am continually amazed at how completely into the L. Frank Baum "Wonderful Land of Oz" series my kids are. We are now on the fourth book, Dorothy and the Wizard, and although it was written a hundred years ago, they (and I) enjoy it as much as the other two contemporary series we are currently working our way through, Magic Tree House and Guardians of Ga'Hoole. Aaaand, the Oz series is so old that it's now public domain, meaning the Kindle downloads are all free. Woot!

Anyway, Em* loves the series so very much that she asked to be Dorothy for Halloween. After assessing the costumes commercially available, I decided just to make it for her. It didn't save me any money (partially because the pattern itself was $10-- ouch!) BUT I was able to make her a costume that fit her:



*Although I had never read the book, I loved movie when I was a teen, and actually got to play "Dorothy" in a school play. After I had named my daughter, my mom said, "I knew her name would have something to do with The Wizard of Oz." I said, "What? Which character?" and she then told me what apparently my subconscious must have known all along: "Auntie Em, of course!"