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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.
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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.
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> Ew. They just put trash in my trees here.


Well that sucks too, the little bastids! LOL

Cheri