1st of Creepmas 2011; Angel of Death

I do not know how everyone is celebrating their Creepmas this year, but I know I have been celebrating with my son. He has been watching The Nightmare Before Christmas over and over.

I do not mind these things as I did the same when I was five. Only it was the Garbage Pail Kids I watched over and over. Somehow my precious VHS tape mysteriously disappeared. 

Now, being an adult, I can guess what happened to it. It probably ended up in the trash with its guts tossed about, to make sure no one ever watched it again.

I will not do this to my sweet Gage.

He can pretend to be Jack Skellington as much as he wants.

I've also promised him we would make Jack Skellington Gingerbread cookies. 

I suppose I've always had a little Creepmas spirit inside. For Day 1, I want to share an ornament I painted as a kid. I believe it stems from all the Tales from the Darkside, The Twilight Zone, and Friday the Thirteenth the series episodes I watched as a kid.

Yes, I know it's fantastic.

My mother still puts it on her tree every year. That's love. The unconditional kind. I went to my mom's to take a picture of it, and my three younger sisters informed me they refer to it as "The Death Angel." This was news to me.

"Well, where is it?" I asked them, wanting to know where it was on the tree for my picture.

They automatically knew. "In the back, at the bottom."

Sigh. Now, I make a point to move it every time I go. To the front, at eye level. I was offended they tried to hide my angel. I don't think it is that ugly. It shows a true Creepmas spirit. Apparently, my mom thinks so too, because she would not let me have it.


I will leave you with a deeply confused and intrigued Jack Skellington!

Be sure to check out the other participants to see how they keep to the Creepmas Spirit!