I haven't seen Kaith much today. I've seen a knight, Darth Vader (tragically unable to find his mysterious black gloves) and Buzz Lightyear . . . all before lunch! It's Halloween every day for this child. So, what did he want for Christmas? The costume of the Evil Emperor Zurg, sworn enemy of the Galactic Alliance. That was his only Christmas wish for a month. Since that costume is no longer being produced, it is only available through resale. $60 on e-bay? I don't think so. We had a little talk about availability and Daddy Santa's budget. With a little prompting, he came up with a new wish for Christmas: a Storm Trooper costume (like what cousin Gavin looked so snazzy in on Halloween). I had tried to redirect him to a good guy, like C-3PO (Cory quickly exclaimed, "C-3POs a wimp!" in Kaith's hearing). Kaith said, no, he would rather be a Storm Trooper, because they're more evil.
I worry about that child.
Anyway, as he parades through the house in power black, a nice new storm trooper costume is hidden in Mom and Dad's bedroom--along with a child-sized light saber, purple, like Mace What's-his-name, and two Star Wars early readers, level one (yes, my idea).
