It's that time of year again. Time to buy a ton of candy for the little ones and fight with the dog and cat every time they hear a knock on the door and try to attack the innocent kids on the other end.
I swear one of the pets gets out every year. I put the dog in pen and somehow, she manages to wiggle out. I can't stand the racket they both make if I lock them in a room so I just wrestle them for control of the front door. You would think the cat would run, but she just goes nuts when people come to the front door. She sits on the railing and plays "gargoyle", starring down all the little kids. The dog, basically, wants the kids to pet her....candy is just a bonus.
I spend about $50 bucks on the little bags of "snack size fun" bars and I think we eat a few bags before Halloween arrives. (It's amazing the little mouse holes I find in each bag
). I still give cash out to the kids that come in Star Wars costumes (one year I gave a little boy a buck with his candy and he came back the next year with the same costume....the Dad that was with him told me he made a special point of wearing it again and coming to our house - good thing I still had some money left!!).
I love Halloween. I love costumes so I think that is why I like the holiday so much. It was always a huge deal in our house when I was a kid (my brothers had the greatest gory costumes) that it has carried over in to a big tradition here. I have so many costumes; I could dress the entire neighborhood (and usually do when we all go out).
So...what does everyone else do on Halloween???