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Trick or Treat
Another Halloween has come and gone and this year we set another record--as far as we can tell (it's hard to count accurately when they are coming in groups of 19!) we had 259 Trick or Treaters between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. That far outstrips last year's record of 150. Last year it rained until about 7 p.m. and was in the 40s. This year it was dry and in the 40s. Family groups often drive up in three vans or more. The little kids, some of them carried on a parent's or sibling's shoulders, are pretty wide-eyed. The 3-8 year olds are cute and polite, usually wanting to tell a joke before receiving their treats. The pre-teens are funny and awkward. Now and then an older teen carries a pillowcase and doesn't bother with a costume. One of the cutest this year was a two-year old boy in a plush green dragon costume.
The girls were often princesses, butterflies or angels. Boys were super heroes or dinosaurs. There were some vampires, and lots of pro football players. We were ready for them and on the porch, with the jack-o-lantern lit and Norm in his cold-weather gear. A couple of years ago we decided it was easier to sit out than have to jump up every time someone knocked on the door or rang the doorbell. It got colder as the evening wore on, so we took advantage of a lull in the crowd to turn out the porchlights, snuff out the jack-o-lantern, and steal inside. Three big bags of candy were reduced to a small pile of sweet-tarts and jawbreakers. Not all that tempting, which is good for our diets.
Another Halloween has come and gone and this year we set another record--as far as we can tell (it's hard to count accurately when they are coming in groups of 19!) we had 259 Trick or Treaters between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. That far outstrips last year's record of 150. Last year it rained until about 7 p.m. and was in the 40s. This year it was dry and in the 40s. Family groups often drive up in three vans or more. The little kids, some of them carried on a parent's or sibling's shoulders, are pretty wide-eyed. The 3-8 year olds are cute and polite, usually wanting to tell a joke before receiving their treats. The pre-teens are funny and awkward. Now and then an older teen carries a pillowcase and doesn't bother with a costume. One of the cutest this year was a two-year old boy in a plush green dragon costume.
The girls were often princesses, butterflies or angels. Boys were super heroes or dinosaurs. There were some vampires, and lots of pro football players. We were ready for them and on the porch, with the jack-o-lantern lit and Norm in his cold-weather gear. A couple of years ago we decided it was easier to sit out than have to jump up every time someone knocked on the door or rang the doorbell. It got colder as the evening wore on, so we took advantage of a lull in the crowd to turn out the porchlights, snuff out the jack-o-lantern, and steal inside. Three big bags of candy were reduced to a small pile of sweet-tarts and jawbreakers. Not all that tempting, which is good for our diets.
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