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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.
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>>>>>> 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?
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>>>>> 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.
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>>>> 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.
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>>> There weren't that many kids in the neighborhood, and really for the
>>> last few years very few TorTers. None in quite awhile now. We live on a
>>> street that pretty dark and also just a high school in the vicinity.
>>> Now, I just lock the gate and that's it. :-)
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>> Oh. We have no gate and there is no way to turn our outside lights off.
>> They are on a sensor.
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> I have a 4 foot wrought iron fence around my front yard. Really had to
> have it installed a few years ago because the high school kids kept
> driving their cars over my yard making a total mess of it, especially in
> wet weather.

Ew. They just put trash in my trees here.