"Cheri" > wrote in message
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> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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>> We usually go all out with the decorating but I just didn't feel like
>> doing it this year. Especially since after that long dry spell we are
>> now having a lot of rain.
>>
>> Last year, Angela was envious of the orange spider webs that the
>> neighbors had. We just had the plain white. Of course I couldn't find
>> any until after Halloween and they were marked down quite a bit. We
>> bought purple, orange and green. And apparently far too many!
>>
>> I decided to put up some of the decorations after Angela said she didn't
>> want to. But I did make her put the little pumpkins that she wanted out
>> on the front step.
>>
>> I only used one bag of the purple web. It really did stretch quite a
>> long ways. And I put up all of the huge spiders that we have bought over
>> the years. I also put up the ghost and pumpkin lights, the black cats by
>> the door and the bats and the one sparkly purple hanging spider on the
>> Rhodie by the door. I do have some battery operated things that I may
>> put out on Halloween night. Or I may not, depending on my mood.
>>
>> We opted for candy this year since we really have no use for toys any
>> more. And the last couple of years we didn't get as many kids as we have
>> in the past. So I wanted to buy something I could eat in case I had
>> hypos. I bought the same Twizzlers (at least I think they're the same)
>> as I ODed on last year when I bought them after Halloween. I had a hypo
>> at the dance studio and wound up eating far too many.
>>
>> Angela sent her dad a Halloween package and we opened the Twizzlers and
>> put some in. Then I got into them. They were beyond horrible! I just
>> hope the kids like them because I sure did not. Not even the plain red
>> ones. There are some super sour ones in there. Perhaps they damaged my
>> taste buds. So... No worries about me getting into them and eating them.
>> And once of Angela's teachers asked that if we had any leftover candy to
>> give it to her. She took over for another teacher last year and much to
>> our dismay, he was in the habit of giving out candy to people all the
>> time. He even offered it to us on parent's night. Angela said he ate
>> quite a lot of it himself. So the students in this class are accustomed
>> to getting treats. And she said she could not afford to give out candy
>> like the prior teacher did. So if we do have any left, I will send it in
>> to her.
>>
>> I do not have a special meal planned this year. I usually only plan to
>> make something quick to fix and eat but that is less of a problem for me
>> now that Angela has taken over passing out the treats. I do have some
>> Halloween patterned paper plates and some black plastic flatware. That
>> is our tradition. And I bought new toy mice for Bali and Jazzy. I had
>> better buy a new package of dog treats too. Angela likes to keep dog
>> treats by the door although I don't think we have had any dogs come by
>> here. When we lived in military housing it was common for people to walk
>> their dogs on Halloween and they would get treats too.
>>
>> So do you have anything special planned at your house?
>
> No, we don't do the candy thing anymore. We used to give the neighborhood
> kids 5.00 each for the past few years, but now we're down to 3 teenagers
> who drive, so won't do anything. Most of the kids, tweens, etc. go to
> private parties now.

I'd go broke if I did that! I lost track of how many kids we had last year
but it was at least 50. Probably a lot more. When we first moved here
there were around 200. But with the economy being so bad, most of the
families who live around here have had to move into apartments. And the
many of the kids who do come in are driven here by their parents. I think
they remember our house because we usually do go all out with the
decorations. I also think the trend here is more going to parties and such.
More and more businesses are doing things.