Happy Halloween!

[dodger_sister]

So I gave my sister very explicit instructions on what candy & how much to buy this year for Halloween. She never buys enough, but The BFF always comes through with backups, but since The BFF wasn't coming down this year, I was nervous. Sis did excellent on the type of candy tho! She didn't quite buy enough, had we had our usual turnout, but because it was 35 degrees outside, numbers were down & it ended up perfect. I insisted we give out 2 pieces per kid, because I wanted to be the "cool house", lol. I ended up being able to give out 2 per kid, plus 3 for every Spiderman who came by! I shut off the porch light at 7:50, with 10 minutes left in scheduled city trick-or-treating, and was left with one sandwich baggie full of candy for me. Not bad! Winston helped at first, but then he had to go to his room because he tried to follow some sweet princesses home - right out the front door & down the sidewalk with them! They brought him back for me, nice girls.

Here's Winston & I tonight, as Spidergirl & Spiderdog!


And me a few weekends ago, before we took all four niblings to the small zoo that was having a Boo At The Zoo event!


And Sis (the witch), Me, and Canadian Bro (eh, breaking my photo posting rule about asking permission, but he wouldn't care) as a dragon!


HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Comments

[ranua]

I like to think we're the cool house in our neighborhood. We give out mini comic books that I get at the shop. And this year it was a bag of goldfishes to go along with it. The Man insisted on candy too the big softy. I think he just wanted some to eat personally.

Unfortunately we had a super low turn out, only 19 trick-or-treaters! but it was cold with flurries. We never have more than 30 anyway, so I suppose it wasn't as bad as it could have been.

[dodger_sister]

I like to think we're the cool house in our neighborhood. We give out mini comic books that I get at the shop.

See, that right there makes you the Cool House. Everybody is doing candy, you're doing something different. And as a kid, I would have flipped out to get a little comic on Halloween. Plus, as an adult, I like houses that give out alternatives 9or give options at least for alternatives if the kids want them). Especially with so many kids having allergies these days, not being allowed candy for health reasons, spikes in celiac disease. It gives those kids, who come home with a bucket full of candy that they can't eat, something they can actually have!

We never have more than 30 anyway, so I suppose it wasn't as bad as it could have been.

Wow, that's a shame, esp cuz you go to so much trouble with the decorations. Bummer. Our low is never less than 50. Our highest had to be about 250 - we ran out of candy that year. Average probably 150. But we live in a key neighborhood, four blocks long, nestled in between two major streets that no one who lives on wants their kids to walk down at night. We didn't pick it for its Halloween allure, but we got lucky when we bought this house!