Halloween 2006

minks · Post by **minks** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 4:50 pm

tmbsgrl wrote: :yh_pumpknWell it's almost here. When ya gonna start decorating?? Whatcha gonna be? Do you stay in and hand out candy- take the kids trick or treating- are ya gonna stay in and watch some scary movies?? We are planning on taking our daughter to a haunted maze. We'll hit a few haunted houses ourselves & maybe have a Halloween party the day before. :yh_ghost

hehehe Raven will like you she is a halloween fanatic ahahaha

I am the halloween grinch, I shut out all the lites and don't do anything.

Post by **Bryn Mawr** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 4:54 pm

tmbsgrl wrote: :yh_pumpknWell it's almost here. When ya gonna start decorating?? Whatcha gonna be? Do you stay in and hand out candy- take the kids trick or treating- are ya gonna stay in and watch some scary movies?? We are planning on taking our daughter to a haunted maze. We'll hit a few haunted houses ourselves & maybe have a Halloween party the day before. :yh_ghost

Our youngest always used to dress up and go round the close for treats - she and her friends would have a whale of a time whilst we fielded the kids following after.

Not sure I'd encourage the grandkids to do it though.

minks · Post by **minks** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 4:58 pm

Aww come on minksie- You just need to come with Tim and I for Halloween! We have so much fun going to haunted houses and trick or treating & all. We have a pumpkin carving party- we have a blast!

ok looking up flights to arizona for halloween:wah:

minks · Post by **minks** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 5:01 pm

tmbsgrl wrote: Cool- you'd have lots of fun!

I bet I would considering it has been ages since my girls went out trick or treating. :-6

Post by **Bryn Mawr** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 5:04 pm

tmbsgrl wrote: Why is that??

What was a quiet cul-de-sac on the edge of town 18 years ago is now a main road in the middle of a village.

Where we know everbody Rachael would be calling on then we know none of our neighbours now.

I couldn't ever explain to middle daughter that we thought her sons were safe.

Portia · Post by **Portia** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 5:04 pm

i love halloween....i just ordered this headless horseman from legend of sleepy hollow....

DesignerGal · Post by **DesignerGal** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 5:06 pm

IM going to be Snooze Control.

Post by **Bryn Mawr** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 5:10 pm

tmbsgrl wrote: Oh- Well we walk all over town with our daughter.. She loves it!:-4

It wouldn't be the adventure it was to Rachael - off on her own (with friends but that didn't count) in the dark at 5 years old - she insisted on keeping the ritual until she reached 9 or 10.

Screamer · Post by **Screamer** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 7:22 pm

Bryn Mawr wrote: It wouldn't be the adventure it was to Rachael - off on her own (with friends but that didn't count) in the dark at 5 years old - she insisted on keeping the ritual until she reached 9 or 10.
Either way, with 'rents or without. . . every kid should get to experience trick or treating!

fisher · Post by **fisher** » Wed Sep 06, 2006 3:52 am

I love Halloween. We go to a hanuted mansion for a party every year. I make my own costumes and usually win first prize. One year I built a coffin that I could walk in and it was the talk of the party. I guess it's getting close I better get to work on a new costume.

cherandbuster · Post by **cherandbuster** » Wed Sep 06, 2006 4:23 am

DesignerGal wrote: IM going to be Snooze Control.

Oh that is a GREAT comment!

Are you saying that she's scary? :rolleyes:

:D

AussiePam · Post by **AussiePam** » Wed Sep 06, 2006 5:04 am

Not really a big festival in Australia, possibly partly because we're not in punkin season here. But a few trick or treaters do come round. I've got a witch's hat stashed somewhere. Grin. I spent one Halloween in Iola, in the Flint Hills of Kansas. That was really neat!!!

Angelica · Post by **Angelica** » Wed Sep 06, 2006 5:43 am

I love autumn and Halloween. I take my niece and nephews to Tarrytown, NY (Sleepy Hallow) to see their parade, they feature a headless horseman, then I usually go into NYC to see the adult Halloween parade in the Village (they feature...well, you can imagine...

)..

MoreThanALover · Post by **MoreThanALover** » Wed Sep 06, 2006 5:12 pm

Love Trick-or-Treating! Last year my uncle threw a Halloween party and my best friend and I went wearing army shirts..ny little brother was dressed up like a little army guy. Then I went trick-or-treating with my best friend and we were cowgirls with the freckles and everything. Stoped at a few houses that said we were too old to be out, then one of the last houses we stoped at this old lady looked at me and said "OH SHE'S A LITTLE PIRATE!!!" It was pretty funny, all I said was "yeaaahh..." There were a lot of pirates.

nvalleyvee · Post by **nvalleyvee** » Wed Sep 06, 2006 8:34 pm

tmbsgrl wrote: :yh_pumpknWell it's almost here. When ya gonna start decorating?? Whatcha gonna be? Do you stay in and hand out candy- take the kids trick or treating- are ya gonna stay in and watch some scary movies?? We are planning on taking our daughter to a haunted maze. We'll hit a few haunted houses ourselves & maybe have a Halloween party the day before. :yh_ghost

There aren't any kids where we live..........or should I say our houses are too far apart. We will go to the elementary school and make fun with the kids with our haunted house influence. Dang I miss the kids. We may go to an adult party too.

Sheryl · Post by **Sheryl** » Wed Sep 06, 2006 11:04 pm

I usually take the kids trick or treating earlier in the evening , so I'm home to hand out the candy later on. But around 9 the older kids start coming by which is good because by then I'm tired and I just dump the rest of the candy in thier bags.

I don't need it since my kids have usually made a haul with candy themselves.

Ok so I wanna know, how many of you went through your kids bags and kept the good stuff for yourself? Come who stole the good chocolates?

Babies_Mama00 · Post by **Babies_Mama00** » Thu Sep 07, 2006 3:59 pm

EEEEEEEK Halloween this year scares me. Four days after Halloween this year is my due date and right now my biggest fear is that I am going to have him on Halloween!! I dont want that one bit. If anyone knew his daddy they would understand.....his child is going to be bad enough!! So this halloween I will be sitting in a dark corner keeping my fingers crossed!!

Marie5656 · Post by **Marie5656** » Thu Sep 07, 2006 6:38 pm

We are boring..we shut all the lights, lock the doors, and just sit back and watch television all evening.