Oma's Halloween Parade

Which witch is which?

I've got clowns in five states

That might not recognize their clown-terparts!
So as president of the Cousin's Club,


I pray for ways to keep them in touch.


Kids from every generation come to the
Cousins Club Halloween Parade.

Here's what I do:

1. Send an email invitation to all my grandkids, asking them to email me a photo of them in their costume, by Halloween.
2. Drag each photo onto my desktop. (I have a Mac computer. I can't give specifics for a PC.)
3. Use Shutterfly to create an album with all the photos. (They tell you how on their website.)
4. Click on Share and it's automatically emailed to everybody I specify.
   

This year I'm using a little extra sorcery.
I'll create a slide show on iPhoto.
(There are step-by-steps on their website.)


Then I'll pirate a spooky song from iTunes
(just 99¢)
and add music to my iPhoto slideshow.


Then with the wave of a magic wand,
I'll have my Halloween parade
ready for YouTube!


(I dove right in and watched a YouTube
on How to Make a YouTube.)


Making my first YouTube I felt off balance,
but it wasn't as scary as it looked.

Whether it's a booklet of photocopies from Kinko's,
a YouTube, or an email attachment,
the Cousins Clubbers will think Santa came early.

At least they'd better.

Oma hatching an idea.

"She just goes a little mad sometimes.
We all go a little mad sometimes. Haven't you?"

—Norman Bates