Happy Halloween!
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Sleepless on LI
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Bill,
We would freeze here most years if we attempted some of those things. What fun! One more reason for me to want to move to FLA. Retirement is sounding better and better. Daughter has lived in Tampa for a year now and loves it.
On a sad note, a van hit a wagon full of people on a hayride here Saturday night 2 houses down. We came back from a halloween party and there were sirens and flashing lights everywhere. Scary when we live in a semi-rural area and you think it's your house. Anyway, 4 people transported, including one child and they had to extricate one of them when the wagon jackknifed onto the tractor. Haven't heard their conditions yet although I think at least 2 were serious.
On a candy note, I no longer have a bag of Kit Kats. And it was only me eating them! (Dread)! But they are so small I kept telling myself after the 20th one!
We would freeze here most years if we attempted some of those things. What fun! One more reason for me to want to move to FLA. Retirement is sounding better and better. Daughter has lived in Tampa for a year now and loves it.
On a sad note, a van hit a wagon full of people on a hayride here Saturday night 2 houses down. We came back from a halloween party and there were sirens and flashing lights everywhere. Scary when we live in a semi-rural area and you think it's your house. Anyway, 4 people transported, including one child and they had to extricate one of them when the wagon jackknifed onto the tractor. Haven't heard their conditions yet although I think at least 2 were serious.
On a candy note, I no longer have a bag of Kit Kats. And it was only me eating them! (Dread)! But they are so small I kept telling myself after the 20th one!
Snoozie, before we moved to Florida we used to live in Canada, and not the warm part of Canada either! I don't think there was a single year where we hadn't had snow before Hallowe'en, so I know what you mean about not being able to do the things we do due to temperature.
Last night we returned to our roots and I put on a dark shirt, black jeans, black gloves, blackout mask (cloth mesh over my face) and I topped it with a black cowboy hat belonging to my son. I sat limp in the chair with the bowl of candy on my lap. Every now and then I'd sag and my wife would come and shift my arms, leg or head. When the right child came along, I'd either move or speak and they'd jump.
We had approximately 270 visitors last night!
I was pretty good, restricting myself to one small bag of Whoppers then my sone gave me a mini Almond Joy from his stash (he doesn't eat nuts of any sort).
Last night we returned to our roots and I put on a dark shirt, black jeans, black gloves, blackout mask (cloth mesh over my face) and I topped it with a black cowboy hat belonging to my son. I sat limp in the chair with the bowl of candy on my lap. Every now and then I'd sag and my wife would come and shift my arms, leg or head. When the right child came along, I'd either move or speak and they'd jump.
We had approximately 270 visitors last night!
I was pretty good, restricting myself to one small bag of Whoppers then my sone gave me a mini Almond Joy from his stash (he doesn't eat nuts of any sort).
The CPAPer formerly known as WAFlowers
No candy for me, but I did manage to scarf down two Halloween cupcakes.WAFlowers wrote:
I was pretty good, restricting myself to one small bag of Whoppers then my sone gave me a mini Almond Joy from his stash (he doesn't eat nuts of any sort).
I still have two of them here, staring at me, taunting me, begging me.
I'll be good. I think I can, I think I can.......
[quote="WAFlowers"]
Last night we returned to our roots and I put on a dark shirt, black jeans, black gloves, blackout mask (cloth mesh over my face) and I topped it with a black cowboy hat belonging to my son. I sat limp in the chair with the bowl of candy on my lap. Every now and then I'd sag and my wife would come and shift my arms, leg or head. When the right child came along, I'd either move or speak and they'd jump.
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I had someone do that to me when I was walking my kids when they were small. There were 2 dummies sitting in lawn chairs and the live one jumped at me. When I screamed and ran, I scared my kids. Nice proctective mother that I am. They were more scared of me (lol). We still talk about that one.
Last night we returned to our roots and I put on a dark shirt, black jeans, black gloves, blackout mask (cloth mesh over my face) and I topped it with a black cowboy hat belonging to my son. I sat limp in the chair with the bowl of candy on my lap. Every now and then I'd sag and my wife would come and shift my arms, leg or head. When the right child came along, I'd either move or speak and they'd jump.
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I had someone do that to me when I was walking my kids when they were small. There were 2 dummies sitting in lawn chairs and the live one jumped at me. When I screamed and ran, I scared my kids. Nice proctective mother that I am. They were more scared of me (lol). We still talk about that one.
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Just one question..
What possesses people to give Mounds bars to 3 year olds? God I can't stand coconut. But, alas, I guess many due.
Bill, Sounds like yours is the place to be. Very creative indeed. If I had an ounce of that creativity and frankly, the time, it would fun to do something like that. However, we hardly get anyone at all at our house and right now we are taking the little ones ourselves from house to house.
Snickers are the all time best!! Atleast in my humble opinion.
Lori, pardon me for commenting, but I think that trip to AC has awakened some form of craving that is being substituted by candy. hahahaha. Seriously, I am always in trouble this time of year. I pray no-one comes to the house so I can eat the candy.
JimH who forgot to sign in again!!!
What possesses people to give Mounds bars to 3 year olds? God I can't stand coconut. But, alas, I guess many due.
Bill, Sounds like yours is the place to be. Very creative indeed. If I had an ounce of that creativity and frankly, the time, it would fun to do something like that. However, we hardly get anyone at all at our house and right now we are taking the little ones ourselves from house to house.
Snickers are the all time best!! Atleast in my humble opinion.
Lori, pardon me for commenting, but I think that trip to AC has awakened some form of craving that is being substituted by candy. hahahaha. Seriously, I am always in trouble this time of year. I pray no-one comes to the house so I can eat the candy.
JimH who forgot to sign in again!!!
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Sleepless on LI
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Oh, Jim, you may have something there. Do you think I'm subsitituting candy for sex??? ONLY KIDDING!!! No, gambling was fun, but I really didn't get addicted. Good deduction, though...Anonymous wrote:Lori, pardon me for commenting, but I think that trip to AC has awakened some form of craving that is being substituted by candy. hahahaha. Seriously, I am always in trouble this time of year. I pray no-one comes to the house so I can eat the candy.
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I bought candy I DIDN'T like so I'd not be tempted, have a lot left over and now I have candy I'm beginning to like.....
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Come now Lori. What makes you think little ole me would ever refer to exessive chocolate eating being a subsitute for sex??? Perhaps maybe quitting smoking or some other bad habit-gambling??
Bonnie, thanks for inadvertently answering my question about giving out mounds bar. I think we will buy candy we don't like next year. Anything with coconut I neither of us will eat.
Unfortunately, we had a stash of snickers, kit-kats, tootsie rolls (or as my 3 year old calls them tootsie rollies).
JimH-stuffed full of candy.
Bonnie, thanks for inadvertently answering my question about giving out mounds bar. I think we will buy candy we don't like next year. Anything with coconut I neither of us will eat.
Unfortunately, we had a stash of snickers, kit-kats, tootsie rolls (or as my 3 year old calls them tootsie rollies).
JimH-stuffed full of candy.
My daughter asked me to baby sit tomorrow night. Said she'd bring them here. Nope, I'm coming there. BAGS of chocolate, how cool is that? (til the guilt hits me Saturday)
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WOW, how did I miss this post....
Bill, sure sounds like loads of fun at your house! we have a guy in the neighborhood who every yr did stuff similar to you. EVeryone HAD to go to his house and all. Well about 5 yrs ago he used a chainsaw but had no liek chain or anything on it just wanted it for sound effects basically and everyone loved it it went with I cant remember what all he was doing but he basically put on a show. Well about two yrs after he started the chainsaw some kid got scared (keep in mind this was like a 7 yr old out trick or treating by himself!) and ran home and told him the guy ran after him adn tried to kill him with the chainsaw LOL. Do you knwo the cops actually came and arrested Mr. D for it! Everyone was sooooo mad we just couldnt believe he got arrested over it.
We did one thing one yr here had all kinds of stuff set up and a friend of mine he worked in the ER at the hospital and he got a actual body bag and laid in it and well everytime the kids would come up to get the candy they had to walk by him and he would like sit up real quick. He scared one little girl about 8 soo bad she peed all over herself lol...I actually kinda felt bad for her...All in all it was good times...
Bill, sure sounds like loads of fun at your house! we have a guy in the neighborhood who every yr did stuff similar to you. EVeryone HAD to go to his house and all. Well about 5 yrs ago he used a chainsaw but had no liek chain or anything on it just wanted it for sound effects basically and everyone loved it it went with I cant remember what all he was doing but he basically put on a show. Well about two yrs after he started the chainsaw some kid got scared (keep in mind this was like a 7 yr old out trick or treating by himself!) and ran home and told him the guy ran after him adn tried to kill him with the chainsaw LOL. Do you knwo the cops actually came and arrested Mr. D for it! Everyone was sooooo mad we just couldnt believe he got arrested over it.
We did one thing one yr here had all kinds of stuff set up and a friend of mine he worked in the ER at the hospital and he got a actual body bag and laid in it and well everytime the kids would come up to get the candy they had to walk by him and he would like sit up real quick. He scared one little girl about 8 soo bad she peed all over herself lol...I actually kinda felt bad for her...All in all it was good times...
On My...I think I would have done more then pee my pants...MissAmethyst2U wrote:We did one thing one yr here had all kinds of stuff set up and a friend of mine he worked in the ER at the hospital and he got a actual body bag and laid in it and well everytime the kids would come up to get the candy they had to walk by him and he would like sit up real quick. He scared one little girl about 8 soo bad she peed all over herself lol...I actually kinda felt bad for her...All in all it was good times...
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I will ask the question, WHAT IS WRONG WITH COCONUT? I adore coconut, anything with it in it or just a plain coconut cut open. When I was little, my dad used to make us happy when he'd come home with one, crack it open, give us each a chunk of fresh coconut and divide up the coconut milk to drink. When my husband and I were on our honeymoon in Jamaica, there were men on the beach that would do that for you, too, with their huge machetes. Coconut custard pie? Coconut is good, IMHO!!!
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