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Zoe Girl
10-31-17, 10:44am
I have worn my cheesy Halloween sweater 2 times this season, and am bringing a costume to work later. I need to see if i fit into the one i want since i lost weight, otherwise the classc cowgirl witch that always fits (cuz it is all about the red and black boots)
Lainey
10-31-17, 11:16am
Same to you! I'm on my way this morning to get candy which is already on sale around here, 3 bags for the price of 2.
I expect about 20-30 kids.
My 9 month old granddaughter is going as Pebbles Flintstone (with her hair on top pulled into a "waterspout"). Her male cousin who is 10 months older is going along as BamBam. Parents are going as Fred and Wilma pulling the kids in a Flintstonemobile. A fun holiday.
Float On
10-31-17, 11:19am
We're hosting a outdoor movie and french toast and bacon party tonight. I spent all yesterday evening baking bacon in advance. Not sure if we'll get any actual trick-or-treaters or not...usually not. It may be cold enough that we have to move the movie inside.
dado potato
10-31-17, 2:49pm
I am out in the Pumpkin Patch, waiting for the Great Pumpkin. The pumpkin patch is sincere for as far as the eye can see. The Great Pumpkin and I have an understanding. He is believed to bring toys to the boys and girls who have been good. But we have it worked out: he is not obligated to bring me a toy, and I am not obligated to be good. <wink>
beckyliz
10-31-17, 5:22pm
Not expecting many trick-or-treaters here this evening - snowy and cold! A lot of churches and shopping centers offer Trunk-or-Treat events which are easier for families to go to instead of trudging up and down the neighborhood.
SteveinMN
10-31-17, 5:28pm
We've been invited to watch the grandkids dress up. That will leave our tizzy dog to defend the home front. I think she can manage it...
ToomuchStuff
10-31-17, 8:17pm
Not expecting many trick-or-treaters here this evening - snowy and cold! A lot of churches and shopping centers offer Trunk-or-Treat events which are easier for families to go to instead of trudging up and down the neighborhood.


Wondering if you all tend to see a lot of the same. The little kids that used to trick or treat go to those events, and older ones tend to do the whole van thing to not their neighborhoods.
catherine
10-31-17, 8:26pm
We live in a very diverse neighborhood. Some do Halloween, many don't. A lot of public schools have cut out the parades. We got a few batches of kids, and one big batch said, "You are a lifesaver! We went to a lot of houses and they weren't home!"

We LOVE Halloween. I spent a few hours with the grandkids, 3 and 6 mos. The 3 y.o. was a dragon. The 6 mo. old wore a skeleton onesie. They were SO CUTE.

When my kids were little I made all their costumes and had a lot of fun doing it.
razz
10-31-17, 9:35pm
Well, so far I have had 56 kids. I got smart this year and bought a bag of 90 lollipops along with mini twix, mars and m&m's. Everyone got a lollipop along with a chocolate treat to help get a more accurate count.

A local church had a family evening for fun and candy last Wednesday so that probably took some tricks or treaters away. In previous years the number of kids coming was higher - around 100. No rain but cool tonight so good for the kids. Almost every child had a parent in view waiting on the street which was similar to other years. Parents keep a pretty close eye on their kids. I do enjoy seeing them.
Yppej
10-31-17, 9:35pm
I can't help but wonder if today's terror attack was scheduled to coincide with what some religious fundamentalists see as a devil's holiday.
ToomuchStuff
10-31-17, 10:12pm
I can't help but wonder if today's terror attack was scheduled to coincide with what some religious fundamentalists see as a devil's holiday.

Awaiting the lets ban trucks conversation.
This was not a mass event, and we have yet to learn a lot about the driver (why fake guns, why didn't he make bombs out of stuff from where he rented the truck, etc).
Ok class, start jumping to conclusions.
Float On
11-1-17, 1:45am
Happy to report I had 7 trick or treat visitors! We have a couple of new families down the road with littles. The party had to be inside due to the rain. 30 20somethings crowded in for French toast and movies. It's always nice to see a group of that age that doesn't need alcohol to be the main event. I did hide away with a big glass of wine after my cooking storm. They are in charge of clean up.
LDAHL
11-1-17, 11:50am
I can't help but wonder if today's terror attack was scheduled to coincide with what some religious fundamentalists see as a devil's holiday.

I doubt Halloween ranks high on the list of Western sins an ISIS devotee would wish to punish, but you never know. If an Uzbek radicalized by a Middle Eastern Islamic terror group goes on a rampage that kills five Argentinians and a Belgian in New York, we are certainly in crazy enough territory.

Best costumes I saw this year: a kid dressed as a rotisserie chicken, and another glued some lint and dryer sheets to himself and went as static cling. In your face, ISIS.
beckyliz
11-1-17, 5:43pm
I think we ended up with about 20 kiddos - some very small and some almost-teens. They all got 2 pieces of candy because they deserved it for braving the crappy weather and because I wanted it out of my house.
Gardenarian
11-2-17, 1:52am
Happy halloween , or I guess it's Dia de los muertos now. We had clear but chilly weather and plenty of little goblins.
My dogs went nuts every time the bell rang.
JaneV2.0
11-2-17, 1:29pm
Happy halloween , or I guess it's Dia de los muertos now. We had clear but chilly weather and plenty of little goblins.
My dogs went nuts every time the bell rang.

My friends have an annual Dia de los Muertos party. The costumes and makeup are really lovely. I would be happy with about a four day celebration comprising both holidays and my SO's birthday--and National Cat Day. Aside from the little beggars at the door :~), it's one of my favorite holidays.