born a girl: And Your Little Dog Too

Sunday, October 22, 2006

And Your Little Dog Too

My three nieces and my great niece are dressing up as "Wizard of Oz" characters for halloween this year. My great niece is almost 2 and is the perfect size to transform into a flying monkey. My nieces are going to be Dorothy, the wicked witch and Glinda, the good witch. I can't wait to see photos as I am wondering how the wicked witch will look being 8+ months pregnant! That's a vision not even I imagined. <|:)

One of the yearly TV programs I looked forward to with excitement and trepidation was the showing of the movie "The Wizard of Oz" every October. I don't know exactly the first time I saw the movie but I must have been very young. That wicked witch scared the bejesus out of me every time. And I, as Dorothy did, hated Miss Gulch when she carried Toto off on her bicycle. I have one recurring dream I can remember having as a child and it involved a wicked witch flying around on a broom in the hayloft of our barn.

I'm not sure if they still show "The Wizard of Oz" in October. I'll have to watch for it. Would be fun to see it again.

2 comments:

Dane said...: A flying monkey, eh? She needs a monkey minion shirt!! HAve you seen anything about Wicked the musical?; 10/23/2006 2:26 PM
morealyera said...: sounds adorable! Post photos! ;)

I haven't seen the Wizard of Oz in years. I'll have to check my local listings. :); 10/26/2006 12:17 PM

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