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Since we moved here to Texas we have noticed some strange traditions around here. At my daughters High School the kids either purchase or make each other Mums for Homecoming. You may ask yourself as we did what in the heck is a mum? Well I am here to tell you..... It started way back years ago to give the girl you go to homecoming with a mum...a flower to wear to the game or dance to wear on her dress or shirt. Well the mum has grown to gigantic proportions!! The mum now consists of large silk mums (that you can't even see) attached to a card board base where there is also sometimes added small stuffed animals like bears or your school mascot, then lots and lots of ribbons and sparkly trims, charms of all kinds, cow bells, whistles, ribbons with yours and your dates names on them embossed with glitter...even some of these mums have battery powered lights on them!! You may be also be asking yourself....do they wear these to the dance over their dresses? No...they don't wear them to the dance they only wear them to school and to the big game. Emily made hers this year and did a really amazing job. It was huge, sparkly and fluffy...all the things she loves. 
Let me tell you they are not cheap either!! Last year my daughters date paid almost $200.00 for hers!! I personally think it is the craziest tradition I have ever seen but all the kids sure love making them and wearing them to school....... Although I must say that this year my daughter came home with a neck and headache because hers weighed so much!
Now these are the senior pants that the girls make. Emily and her friends all got together and painted and cut out letters from fabric that had under wonder on it and ironed them onto their pants.
I don't know if you can see but there are some glitter and sparkles on these pants as well.
Emily's pants say on the back 2009 Kiss this class goodbye and on the front it says Senior Royalty.
Crazy but fun traditions and definitely school spirit!
It is true everything is bigger in Texas even traditions!
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