All-Hallow-even !! (Oiche Shamhna)

At least thats what they used to call it once upon a time. Thanks to those creative Celts that thought you could make contact with the spirit world during the lininal times of the year, according to Wikipedia. I personally like the Irish version where you went door-to-door and joined in a toast to your departed ancestors, leave it to the Irish to think up a drinking parade.

Well, as for our Halloween... For those that don't know we live in that subdivision, where kids from counties away come to and do their best to allow their dentists to retire early. I went out and scoured Kmart for the best economical deals I could find. After all its quantity I need not quality.... There is a method to what I get, which relates to my new rules guide of who should Trick-orTreat, but more on that later. I decided to hit the bags with numbers,73 peanut butter taffy, 300 suckers you get the picture.... no seriously here is the picture of our kettle of candy which had around a thousand pieces or so. The last few years Sheila's parents have been here, and it one of those you can't believe it till you see it situations.



We usually get things going around 5pm and this year we were out of candy by 7:40. Over the years we have seen a few interesting things, like the teenagers who for one night act like kids yet want you to treat them like adults the other 364 days of the year. This year saw a record number of the 15 to 18 year old crowd. We have a special treat for them.... a sucker. which as Bill Engvall says " Here's your sign..." We shamelessly take good care of the ten and under crowd. Now, and in the past few years we occassionally see parents with bags getting them for their kids. Again a Lolly pop for you. Extra creativity goes along way with us, got to love those home made costumes. Speaking of creative we had a lady pushing a stroller with a 2 year old carrying two bags one for the little free-wheeler and one for... did I mention she was pregnant! That was priceless and you guessed it two suckers were on there way. we get a kick out of it, but what some people try to pull is absolutley laughable.

We actually get enough traffic, some even coming from a few counties away, that they have to close the subdivision and make it a one way street, due to the few years of absolute gridlock. I think we went thru about 15 pounds in all this year.

Ironically I am finishing this post on Thanksgiving, my it has been a busy few weeks.