Halloween, my absolute favorite time of year.....CANCELLED! Stupid Frankenstorm Sandy!!

 This has been such an odd Halloween for me. We usually really go all out decorating and scaring any kids that dare to come to the door. This year we had to change things up because we have our house up for sale and hope to move by Spring, also oldest son is in his own house and all my neighborhood monsters have grown and moved on.

 Our city decided to wait and have it tonight ( good decision even though I have to work ) hubby could still pass out the candy and the kids could still enjoy the fun of it all. Well yesterday a little girl was shocked very badly by a downed wire and is in critical condition in the hospital. 

I'm with you - one of my favorite times of the year.

Helen

You are awesome on so many levels.  I told my kids about how you decorate the garden and scare the bejesus out of kids by suddenly coming to life and they roared their heads off.  Wait until I tell them you have your own fog machine as well....

Hehehe! 

 Had to work this evening ( got my dream  part time job working at the craft store ) and Hubby and oldest son Nick passed out candy. They said they had ALOT of kids, maybe close to 100. Nick started getting into it even though it was just the 2 of them and so ended up putting out one of the lights, put in his creepy contacts in and got out one of his masks. So I guess they had a decent  time. BUT had I been here you better believe I would have put the fog machine out there along with a few other things. Not anywhere near as much as we normally did but I would done something more.

 Im glad though they seemed to have had a good time. sorry I had to miss it.

I think this and Thanksgiving are definitely two American traditions I'd have to be there for to have the proper cultural experience.

That sucks! I remember your Halloween's as always being awesome! I told my sons over the years as well about how much you always do. I'm sure it was some influence on my younger son who was doing a "haunted mausoleum" in our front yard for the past 3 years. We didn't get to have it this year but not due to storms. He had a mandatory theatre rehearsel. We were all upset. The local news channel even came by this year hoping to film the mausoleum. One of the grandpa's in the neighborhood told me last year how great it was that teenagers were putting their efforts in something like this rather than causing trouble.

 Sounds like so much fun Val. 

 Caroline, Im just not that big on Thanksgiving, Dont get me wrong I love all the eating it involves but its just always alot of work.

I'll be glad when the day comes I can possibly just bring a side to one of my sons house's. lol!

 As for Halloween, I think you would have a blast. Its the one night of the year you can be whatever/whoever you want to be. And scaring some of the kids is so funny sometimes you would laugh yourself silly, and possibloy pee your pants. Lol!

okey dokey.... that's your place for halloweeen and Senne's place for the snow fishing and maybe Colpet's before she puts her garden under wraps.    Hey, maybe Anthony does Thanksgiving?   And then there's Mark who lives down the road from Disneyworld, and Terry who can see rockets being launched (always wanted to do that).   

Slowly, I'm building my dream holiday.