Halloween

Two more days to the big candy day...

Kids will be out.. usually all ages, as we get

teens as well as little ones.

We live in a small town, so our good nights are

10 kids.. so-so night is about 3.  And that is why

the King has me buy the good candy.. but I have

to hide it from him..

I remember Halloween when I was a kid. but don't

remember going from door to door. Weird. as I am

sure we were the average American family in the

average American town.. but my memory is only

of the granges.  They would have fun and games.

Bobbing for apples in the big wash tub full of

water and apples.. Apples that had a coin pushed

in them..

Then as a teen, I remember going to a friend's

house, in the basement there was a party, heavily

chaperone by the parents.. again the bobbing for

apples, but no coins, and a movie.

Then jump ahead to my own kids, and yes, we hit

the road at dusk and they went from door to door

until 9pm.. and always a big bag of candy.  And

when we got home, they would dump out their

bootie.   I had them divide up their candy in 3rds.

Same type of candy in each one... then they got

one 3rd and I would bag up two bags of the other

2 ...3rds.  And freeze them.. About January we

would take out a bag... and February another bag.

Now my adult kids... have Halloween parties. Some

take the bus to different bars that are celebrating..

and some of them are having the party at their house.

This is a big deal.. lots of decorations..   Some of them

are pretty scary.  Some of the food is pretty scary.

One time there was ribs with chili in the middle..

looking like a bloody body.  Clowns that have

scary faces in the first place and then they added

red lights... this year the Grim Reaper...is up for

the folks who come.  But fun for all..

So Happy Halloween folks.. and don't forget to

set your clocks back on Sunday.

  

1991