Every Halloween is different, whether it be your children and their costumes, or those of us who are candy giver-outers. This year was pretty slow, didn't get more than 10 or so hits here, way less than normal, so I have a ton of candy left LOL.
Seems this year was the Jolly Roger year, in that almost every single kid that came to my door chose the Jolly Roger candy first and foremost! (I hold out a giant bowl and let the kids take what they want). It was also the "Mother" year, in that I had three mothers who also apparently wanted to trick-or-treat and delved into my candy basket. At least one was dressed up, kinda, in a dark red dress with a veil. Or maybe that's how mom usually dresses, I dunno. Odd family, she had two girls with her who I'd guess at age 13 or so, and first daughter took a few pieces of candy, then the other took 5, and the first sister then berated her for it calling her "impolite" and was beginning to go into some sanctimonious rant when I just interrupted and said "Oh it's OK, I have tons of candy here, take what you want." And it worked, the would-be ranter sister took a few more pieces and then they both happily walked away LOL, that's when Mom took her share LOL.
Here's the kicker though, mom then kinda looks behind her and I hear a slight "oh!" from her and then out peeks this 13 or 14 year old boy. He'd been standing behind those fueding sisters, and the mother, the entire time, poor guy LOL. He finally gets his turn as the mother notices him and moves away to let him come up to the candy bowl, and he only takes two pieces, all politely and walks away all quietly. Dang his sisters were totally up and all over it and overbearing, mother same way, this kid so is not like them and I bet his life is always him standing behind them. Ugg.
Had two other Mothers take from my candy bowl too, not even dressed up, LOL just weird giving out "trick-or-treat" candy, something for younguns, to an adult that may even be older than I am LOL.
One kid I did get had a decent outfit, he made an actual effort, he is my Halloween kid of the year LOL. He had this regular skeleton mask, just a regular black cape, nothing special when I first saw him, he was really a litte guy too, 3 feet tall I'd reckon. I squatted down and he looked at me and he had one of those masks that drips blood, he had all kinds of tubage going on LOL hooked up to this mask he was fumbling with. Not sure how it works, but I guess he pushes a button and it moves the "blood" which is beneath clear plastic over the skeleton mask. He only took one piece of candy from my basket, and when I did not move away, he said "What.. can I take another piece!?" I said "Sure take a few pieces, go ahead!" (cause I got tons of candy and at that point it was looking pretty lacking re trick-or-treaters this year doh). So he grabbed a few more pieces, and then he walked away, and his parting words were "Thank You! Have a good holiday." [img]graemlins/hehe.gif[/img] Kinda unexpected for one so small, so adult sounding LOL. Funny.
Ah, another Halloween come and gone.
What did you all do this year for Halloween, if anything?