At Athena's school we just had to take in 2 bags of wrapped candy---so I took it in today---oh and today was Pumpkin Carving day.....THAT was fun....about 50 kids and parents packed in the cafeteria and it was probably eighty some degrees in there and I had a fleece shirt on.
Sure am glad Mark went too, I've never carved a pumpkin before.... He hadn't either but I knew he wouldn't mind just jumping in and doing it.
Wednesday is their school parade where they dress up and walk around the school yard for everyone......we have to take her to that too.
We get the kids for halloween this year. Joey is going to be a dead football player, Ashley is going to be a southern bell, and Mandy is going to be Princess Arwen (sp?) from lord of the rings. I'll make sure to get pics on Wednesday night but won't be able to post until Thursday or Friday. We will be taking the kids out trick or treating so we won't be home to give out any candy.
We lived out in the country when the kids were small--i can only remember 1 child coming to our house--(the neighbor;s girl--they were on their way to town to T or T.)
We would go into town for Halloween nights--- one night so the girls could trick or treat & then the next night go to "grandma's house" to see all the costumes everyone ele had--they girls loved it--
now with being in town--(we still have 2 nights here, because of the parade) I have to buy lots of candy--I expect about 100 or so.
I too just buy so much & then turn out the lights when the candy is gone. :wink:
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Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain!! .....
Today we found Maxi's Magi's costume from last year's Christmas pageant. He tried it on and it is way too big for him now, but he'll be able to wear sweats under it and not freeze with just those thin cotton layers. I have some minor mending to do at the neckline and the tunic needs pressed but everything else is in great shape! He is so going to sparkle under all those street lights.
Merme
We were given two hands to hold, two eyes to see, two ears to listen & two legs to walk. But why were we given only one heart? The other heart was given to another for us to find.
Jess do you have a pic of you dressed up from that year?
I do somewhere. I will look for them. They were from a film camera though so I will have to scan it. I was Krusty the Clown and James was Bart. We went with another couple and they were Marge and Homer. It was so much fun!!
I only ever dressed up as an adult the one time when I was the Grim Reaper......going thru all the haunted houses that night I was terrified, and I looked like I should've been working in them so I shouldn't have been scared.
My daughter finally got her costume with me, last Thursday night. She needed to wear it for the Halloween concert she was performing in on Friday. Well........... at first she wanted to be Wonder Woman, because a few of her friends were being superheros. But 1 of the costumes was $65, and the other just did not work on her! So she "settled" for a "sexy" police officer! I insisted that she wear leggings and a cammy under the VERY short and tight "dress" of the costume - she agreed.
She went to a school club party that was a regional dance Saturday night in NJ, and won the BIG raffle prize. We cannot believe what she got! THREE $30 gift cards to the movie theater in the mall - yep - $90 worth!!! And a really cute clock that is sold at Brookstone that's also worth $30! AND... an ipod speaker pillow - perfect since she just got her first ipod last week! And a cute ghost beanie toy, and a small trophy with a pumpkin on it that says #1. It MORE than paid for the $30 costume!!!
[color:#993300]Now for some of my Halloween outdoor decorations...
I had to cover my passionflower vine on trellis last night, as temps. were in the 20's. The cover made it look like a ghost, so I went with it and added a Frankenstein pillow I have for the head.
Took advantage of this sheppard's hook...
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[color:#FF6600] [b] [font:Verdana]My daughter finally got her costume with me, last Thursday night. She needed to wear it for the Halloween concert she was performing in on Friday. Well........... at first she wanted to be Wonder Woman, because a few of her friends were being superheros. But 1 of the costumes was $65, and the other just did not work on her! So she "settled" for a "sexy" police officer! I insisted that she wear leggings and a cammy under the VERY short and tight "dress" of the costume - she agreed.
She went to a school club party that was a regional dance Saturday night in NJ, and won the BIG raffle prize. We cannot believe what she got! THREE $30 gift cards to the movie theater in the mall - yep - $90 worth!!! And a really cute clock that is sold at Brookstone that's also worth $30! AND... an ipod speaker pillow - perfect since she just got her first ipod last week! And a cute ghost beanie toy, and a small trophy with a pumpkin on it that says #1. It MORE than paid for the $30 costume!!!
[color:#993300]Now for some of my Halloween outdoor decorations...
I had to cover my passionflower vine on trellis last night, as temps. were in the 20's. The cover made it look like a ghost, so I went with it and added a Frankenstein pillow I have for the head.
Took advantage of this sheppard's hook...
Lynne--Wow!! I am so happy for your daughter !!! Won't she have fun at the movies !! And I love your Decorations---I especially love "Frankenstein".
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Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain!! .....
Amy must be a happier teen this year, Lynne. That should make you a happier mother, too. Great haul she got. Your decor is adorable. Seasonal without spooking the little ones. I like it.
~Tina
Drama Free Zone. What every gardener loves the most, Begins and ends in rich compost. (Tina)
I like the frankenstein....good thinking on that. I also like to do Halloweeny stuff without scaring the little ones. Some people on this street have such scary things I feel bad for the little kids. And congrats to Amy for her big win!!!
Got mhy 150 candy baggies all made up and ready to go....usually I sit outside but if it's too cold I might just stay inside. I'll take pics at the Halloween parade tomorrow at school.
150 treat bags!! That seems like a lot to me but we don't get trick or treaters at our house so I don't really know what it is like to have kids come to trick or treat.
We used to get kids by the carloads here when we first moved in. The parents would drive them all over the neighborhood and park the cars at the end of the street and let their kids lose!
I don't get even 1 kid at my house besides my own! I would like to see all the kids dressed up though so that would be fun to have them all come to your door! I grew up in the country too so we never had them come to our house. I lived in town for a few years before I moved to where I am not but I lived on a street that didn't get hardly any trick or treaters. I bought a TON of candy thinking I was going to have all these kids because I lived in town but I got about 5 the whole night! I was disappointed!
Ok - I mentioned down in the CH that I would post a picture of my daughter in her Halloween costume up here. I'm only going to leave it up for a short while though.
Can you see where I made her wear the cammy up top to hide more revealing skin? And the leggings because it's oh-so-short?!!?!?!?!? The right shoulder has a large police patch on it.
Last edited by plants 'n pots; Oct 30th, 2007 at 07:19 PM. Reason: we didn't want strangers looking at her, so I only posted it briefly for my friends here to see.
Lynne how come you didn't leave the picture up? Sorry I missed it. I just came in here for the first time, to see if there was a lot of Halloween pictures.
I was at Christmas Tree Shops bright and early this morning, and they had just marked down all of their Halloween decorations to 75% off! There wasn't much left, but I just had to get these pretty cloth placemats for 75 CENTS each! I put them on the front door as soon as I got home!
CTS had lots of Halloween costume jewelry left, but they weren't with the other Halloween items. So when I got to the register and asked if they were also 75% off, the manager said... "they were supposed to be pulled off the floor before the sale, but since they weren't, I'll give them to you at the sale price". YIPPPPPPPEE! Not that it was that expensive to begin with, but at 50 CENTS how could I not buy it? (I wanted to go get more, but she was impatient and I didn't want to push the deal!)
It's the perfect pin to hold my Halloween scarf onto my jacket!
I FINALLY found the link to Bill's decorations y'all were talking about!
One of the things I love about Mr. Bill is that he has a touch of whimsy in his soul.
Nice decorations, Bill!
Merme
We were given two hands to hold, two eyes to see, two ears to listen & two legs to walk. But why were we given only one heart? The other heart was given to another for us to find.
Jonni is dressing Ted up as a girl. He won't mind at all unless he is cold. Ted is not very girly. When I picked him up from school today he and his girlfriend were sitting out a dance and nuzzling each other. (Holding hands and leaning on each other more like.) It was cute but not allowed. Nobody was watching.
~Tina
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He hadn't either but I knew he wouldn't mind just jumping in and doing it.
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I HATE being grabbed in one of those things. 
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150 treat bags!! That seems like a lot to me but we don't get trick or treaters at our house so I don't really know what it is like to have kids come to trick or treat. 
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i didn't get to see, 'cause i wasn't home yet 
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