"please take us back to see the chainsaw man!" You DONT hear that one every day, lol!
"Dropped the top"? How fun!!!! What kinda car do you have? Ive been debating about getting a convertible and I didn't even think about how cool it would be for times like Halloween and Christmas!
And Matt, jeez... what the hell is a "makeup pen?"
I don't have any great stories, but I do love watching my kids interact with each other on this holiday. The older two (8) really watch out for the little one (3). They dont' run ahead of her and they are always reminding her to say thank you! It's darling :) And I don't have to walk up to every door with them now. I can hang out in front of the house on the sidewalk and just watch whats going on. Soooo sweet :)
After about a street worth of houses, Victoria tells me in her sweet little 3 yrs old voice, "I am having so much fun, Mommy" and "We are having a good time!" Really, you have to say it in your head in a sweet little 3 yr old girl voice... makes all the difference, lol
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Posted on 11/04/09, 03:51 pm
I love being the daddy of young kids on Halloween, because it lets me dress up in costumes again. I mean, more than I usually do. Since Tonya is in too much constant pain to walk (literally; she can't make it to the end of the driveway anymore), it falls on me to take the boys around the neighborhood while she gives out candy. River decided to be some odd thing from the Star Wars cartoon on TV: a bounty hunter with a face like a blue termite and a giant western hat and pipes leading into its throat. Cedar decided to be Ron Weasley from Harry Potter, with his hair sprayed bight orange and freckles added with a makeup pen. I was a Death Eater, with rubber mask and hooded cape.
Cedar had apparently forgotten how Halloween worked, and was stunned by the result of going to a door and knocking. "Daddy," he exclaimed, "they put CANDY in my bag! I got CANDY!" And he marveled anew at each house.
Of course, he has no sense of tact when it comes to Halloween either. Cedar would peer into the bowls of each neighbor's candy, and occasionally say, "Nope, no thanks. I don't like what you guys got," and scamper away, leaving behind baffled-looking adults.
One neighbor is a Chinese immigrant, apparently fairly recent, because had not yet figured out exactly what Halloween entailed. He knew that the other houses had put up strange lights, but was not sure what his role was. His lights were on and he answered the door to the parade of costumed children, and had to confess to each of them that he had not bought candy for the evening. Well, Cedar shouted at the guy, "DON'T FORGET TO BUY CANDY ON HALLOWEEN!!!" The poor guy probably had no idea why he was being scolded so loudly by a six-year-old.
After we completed our walk around the block, accumulating approximate four hundred and twenty-six pounds of candy, we got in my car and dropped the top for a "Halloween tour" of the rest of the neighborhood. Playing "The Nightmare Before Christmas" on the ipod, we drove to see the houses with the coolest lights and decorations. One house is known in our area for "the chainsaw guy," a masked man who hides and charges at passing cars with a chainsaw. Last year, our kids were scared to death by him, but this year they pleaded "please take us back to see the chainsaw man!"
Cedar had apparently forgotten how Halloween worked, and was stunned by the result of going to a door and knocking. "Daddy," he exclaimed, "they put CANDY in my bag! I got CANDY!" And he marveled anew at each house.
Of course, he has no sense of tact when it comes to Halloween either. Cedar would peer into the bowls of each neighbor's candy, and occasionally say, "Nope, no thanks. I don't like what you guys got," and scamper away, leaving behind baffled-looking adults.
One neighbor is a Chinese immigrant, apparently fairly recent, because had not yet figured out exactly what Halloween entailed. He knew that the other houses had put up strange lights, but was not sure what his role was. His lights were on and he answered the door to the parade of costumed children, and had to confess to each of them that he had not bought candy for the evening. Well, Cedar shouted at the guy, "DON'T FORGET TO BUY CANDY ON HALLOWEEN!!!" The poor guy probably had no idea why he was being scolded so loudly by a six-year-old.
After we completed our walk around the block, accumulating approximate four hundred and twenty-six pounds of candy, we got in my car and dropped the top for a "Halloween tour" of the rest of the neighborhood. Playing "The Nightmare Before Christmas" on the ipod, we drove to see the houses with the coolest lights and decorations. One house is known in our area for "the chainsaw guy," a masked man who hides and charges at passing cars with a chainsaw. Last year, our kids were scared to death by him, but this year they pleaded "please take us back to see the chainsaw man!"
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Reply #1 11/04/09 6:10pm
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Reply #2 11/04/09 7:41pm
He drives a cool red Toyota Solara...one he adamantly refused to let Kardy wrec....um, drive while we were at the retreat, lol. I must be really slow because 'drop the top' took on a whole different meaning for me...no! not that one, just...I was not thinking of the car and got kinda lost for a sec. Thanks for mentioning the car. It brought me right back around.
Since I am no longer the mother of a kid at home....and my grandson goes to a Halloween thing every year that doesn't include trick-or-treat to my house, I just threw myself into the dress-up at work. I was one of my favorite scenes...well, a person from one of my favorite Phantom of the Opera scenes - masquerade. I wore a full length beaded satin dress -all white. It had a black corset cinched really tightly at my waist. Black mesh elbow length gloves with rhinestones up the sides. Black hose and white shoes with black and silver embossed bows...same bow material around the center of the corset...hair in a silver and black wrap so none of it showed....powedered white face with dark red lipstick....and a black, white, and silver feathered mask. My clothes weighed about 24 pounds....next year, I'll be a tree. Yup....just a brown leotard with a evergreen wreath as a hairpiece. After all, when I was trying to buy a costume for Halloween, I had to move around the people putting out Christmas decorations! And I haven't even eaten one piece of turkey yet! LOL
When I was a kid, Halloween was fun. We got lots of candy we weren't afraid to eat (didn't have to irradiate it first), we ran all over the neighborhood with our friends and made more than one trip to some people's houses...and just like Matt, we had one family that went all out. The Bradshaw's always has a cauldron with dry ide and a witch who sat there and stirred it...and you had to approach the witch to get your candy. It was waaay cool.
I live right on a state highway....runs all the way to California...and not one trick-or-treater has found our house in years. Oh well. Maybe next year. -
Reply #3 11/04/09 8:16pm
Ours was a mixed bag of happiness and not.
My oldest (13) was happy to go with his friends by himself as a leprechun. He has red hair. Apparently, it was not the best and he was back within an hour and a half.
My middle one (11) was going with his best friend as usual. He was Willy Wonka. I dropped him off at his friends house. I got a call that he passed out. I went with my husband in a panic to his friend's house. He was recovering, but fine. He apparently did not eat enough at lunch (I was not home and my husband told him that two meatballs weren't enough). He came to eat and quite a bit. Then, I pleaded with his older to go with him.. apparently that is not cool. We took him around the neighborhood from some treats.
My daughter (9) went as a devil girl with her friend. By all accounts, she had a great time.
It was strange that none of them were really with us. It was a light Halloween. I don't know if it was the rainy weather or the Yankee game. -
Reply #4 11/04/09 9:15pm
How many of you raid your kids' candy bags for the good stuff after they go to bed?
This year we bought our giving-out candy early (money has been critically low, and we wanted to make sure we bought some while we could), and we had to buy stuff we don't like to eat ourselves.
I was surprised that there were not a lot of Harry Potter-themed costumes on the neighborhood kids at all. -
Reply #5 11/04/09 9:40pm
There were a handful of trick-or-treaters out in my area, but not really dressed up that much which seemed like a pity to me.
Have to admit, my Halloween was just grim in the wrong sort of way this year, someone brought their acoustic guitar along to a party *shudders* I'm all in favour of doing more for the environment, but I really do NOT need to hear any half-arsed songs about it!
By the way, happy new year to everyone ;)
(Halloween/Samhain is the old Celtic new year ...................... well any excuse to make a fresh start!)
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Reply #6 11/04/09 10:03pm
LOL! "don't forget to buy candy on halloween!!" was just cedar's way of welcoming him to the neighborhood!
I don't have kids, nor do I trick-or-treat but I sure did dress up lol because i'm a dork. My friends and I dressed up as Tom Cruise in the risky business underwear dance lol...cheapest halloween costume evvverrr! and rick dressed up as a bottle of beer. (classy boy, i know...)
Halloween/All Saints Day is like my favorite holiday of the year, for sure!!!! -
Reply #7 11/04/09 10:12pm
The first Halloween I remember as a little girl, I really didn't get the point of Trick or Treating. I excitedly ran up to the door in my kitty cat costume, announced ""Trick or Treat!" and then said "No thank you" each time I was offered candy. What can I say...I was a weird kid. I think it would be way more fun to go with Cedar.
My poor deprived children spent their formative years during a time when we ignored Halloween. Only one of them has actually ever decided to experience the whole thing once we lifted the ban some years back. This year one of my sons went out Trick or Treating for the very first time, with his fiancée and his newlywed friends. They all had great costumes...well, except for my son who just wore regular clothes with ghoulish creepy make-up and a noose around his neck. I guess you're never too old for Halloween! -
Reply #8 11/04/09 10:21pm
The tool who brings his guitar to a party to sing conscientious songs about the environment is a douche trying to get laid. Yeah, I said it.
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Reply #9 11/04/09 10:31pm
Oh, yeah, lame songs about the environment always made me eager for wild sex...NOT. -
Reply #10 11/04/09 10:32pm
Glad someone said it...
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