Happy Halloween! That’s right: WHILE I type
this we’re in the midst of the sugar-frenzied fun times. Mike just departed with the kiddos to go
trick-or-treating with some of our new neighbor friends. Meanwhile, I’m sipping a glass ‘o red,
sneaking the occasional candy bar and also manning candy passing out duty. (I also plan on filling out my ballot and
voting when I’m done with this post). Is it weird that I’m getting all teary
about this being our first Halloween here?! I also think it’s strange that –
despite constantly knowing and expecting the doorbell to ring any moment – I jump
about a foot and nearly pee my pants out of surprise every time it does.
Mike insisted that we get the full-size candy
bars this year. We distinctly remember
doing that for our first Halloween at our old house. It’s like he wants to make a good impression
on the trick-or-treaters in the ‘hood. I
even said things like, “Tell your friends: we’re the COOL house!” Anyway, our first trick-or-treating group
tonight was a herd of pre-teenaged boys.
There were at least five of them.
I don’t know if it was the sight of the big candy bars, but they were
the politest group of young men! One
handed me our newspaper that he picked up in the driveway and said all cheeky, “I’ll
trade you your newspaper for a candy bar!”
Then, when I held out the bowl, instead of plowing in like crazy
sugar-starved crazies, they all immediately started complimenting our
decorations, our jack-o-lanterns and then, yes, our candy selection. After
carefully – and patiently – making their choices, they called out numerous
thank you’s as they walked away. I heard
one kid say, “Ahhh, yee-ah! We hit the jackpot with that one!”
Well, the last group of boys was not quite so
polite and not all in costumes either. I
wish I had some brussel sprouts to drop in their bags instead.
Pictures of our people to come…(once Mike
returns with the camera), but here's a few from last weekend's parties and Kayli's photo shoot.
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