Baby Blues by Rick Kirkman and Jerry Scott for October 21, 2024

Where is the stress? Just buy 10 times as much candy as you expect to need and eat what remains.

Once again as Oral Roberts used to say: “Expect a Miracle.”

the WEEN is nearly upon us

Wishful thinking, Wanda!

Our holidays are always stress free. It’s the days leading up to them that we need to work on.

Wanda makes their costumes. If Zoe wants to be a princess/dragoness/daffodil again, THERE’S GONNA BE STRESS!!

Holidays? Stress Free? Where? When?!

What is this thing you mention, “stress free holiday”? Is it like a Unicorn? Does it really exist?

We buy the candy, but then we turn off the lights and eat them ourselves…

“But… aren’t holidays all about jacking the stress levels up to new heights?!?”

Where’s the fun in that?

Cute little brats.

Buying now? I hope that your Halloween costumes involve a Christmas motif.

ZOE—-Malificient

HAMMIE—-A monkey

ZOE——Pretending to be cute and innocent

When I was a kid in the sixties we used to buy a cheap plastic masks of your favorite monster held on by a rubber band wrapped around your head.

Oh Wanda, you wishful fool you. Everyday is stressful with those three and you expect Halloween to not be.

No stress equals no interesting memories.

Just wear your Patrick Mahomes’ jersey: problem solved!

“stress-free holiday” – another oxymoron definition

Stress is the lifeblood of this household.

The only way to have stress free holidays is to not celebrate them. Also, you’d be amazed how much money you save. Dentist bills. And electricity with Christmas lights.

Costumes=stress. Lots of gypsies around here.

I made some of my kids’ costumes, bought others. I tried for the one-size-fits-all kind. After Halloween I stored all the costumes in a bag in my closet. After a few years there were enough different pieces of costumes that the kids could design their own. At that point the holiday became stress free for me.

Since when is Halloween a holiday?

Exactly what is a stress free holiday?

Like those McDonald’s commercials from the old days say:

“Hey. It could happen.”

Anyone else miss the neighbors? Like you know Bunny and what’s her name, Wanda’s friend?

Oxymoron.