Halloween Humor

The night before Halloween found me at Goodwill, trying to come up with a last minute costume. Goodwill is such a great place for things like that. After milling around and rejecting several ideas, like the black cat suggested at work, I found the cutest camo skirt. This gave me the idea of being a soldier- not realistically, but more in a "support our troops" kind of way. The complete outfit included the camo skirt, matching drab green shirt, and little girly combat boots. I added the tan hat that Jeremy says makes me look like Radar from Mash, but looks just like the one my friend Frank wore in pictures from Iraq. With my American flag pin, you could definitely get the idea. Our residents and staff really liked the outfit, but there were a few funny moments.

I walked by two ladies sitting over in the retirement home side of the building and overheard their conversation.
"Look at her," the first lady said. "She's in the army now."
The second lady laughed. She knows me because her husband is involved in our Alzheimers Center. "Do you know where she works? She's in front-line combat."

Apparently, the camo actually works if the person can't see very well anyway. I was standing by the wall, waiting for the elevator, when I greeted a gentleman in a wheelchair farther down the hall.
"Good morning, John."
"Good morning," he replied with a confused expression. "Where are you? I can hear you, but I can't see you."
I thought this was a rather witty joke until I realized that he didn't have his glasses on and that the wall behind me was the same olive green as my camo outfit.