We moved into our home during a year when Halloween fell on a Friday, and we had many kids. We like to give out king sized bars so I always buy too much as our numbers fall tremendously during the week. I'll be curious to see if Halloween 2020 will have big crowds again! We are doing a home remodel so I set up in our driveway. We only had about 25 kids so I let them take 2. Usually I only let them have 1. Honestly I'll probably go back to that policy because a few sly ones took 3 or 4 thinking I wouldn't notice! I don't want to encourage greed. I have quite a bit leftover. I might donate it but I've never done that before. A local dentist is buying it back for $1 a pound and sending to troops.

I found out that the rings on her corset are for holding ingredients (dried herbs, dead rodents, you get the picture). Mary's what one would call a "kitchen witch" as she's always preparing foods or gathering ingredients for Winifred's potions. Her hairstyle is not supposed to be a witch's hat, but rather, it was inspired buy a curled pumpkin stem ;). I love all three sisters, but Winifred/Winnie (whom I went as a couple years ago if you recall) is my favorite. "Shish-ka-baby" is one of my favorite quotes of hers. If you want to humble yourself, work as a server in a restaurant or work with the public. You're often treated like dirt, only rarely being shown compassion or praise. I think for work, since we can't do a full costume, I'll either don a wig or wear one of those witch hats on a headband (probably the witch hat-since a witch is always my go-to classic costume). Of course, Mary or the Bride's hairdos would get a laugh. I have two Hocus Pocus masks, so maybe I'll don Mary's signature 'do. Halloween 2021 hopefully will be back to the way we used to know it. Oh, and Mother Darling and I discovered a film that's become quite dear to us. Has anyone ever seen it? I have a pin with this photo on it I bought off of Etsy. It says "S-T-A-U-N-C-H" on it ;). I think she would approve of my "best costumes of the day". Brad AKA Moonwolf

Andrew (second from right) on his first trick or treat expedition. DD and SIL invited her two sorority sisters and their families who don’t live in easy to navigate neighborhoods for dinner and T or T’ing afterwards. Andrew had a great time, their new home is surrounded by young families. I bought him two costumes, a fancy cow and the ”slimmed down” skeleton pajamas that glow in the dark. He wore the pjs (as predicted) and their DOG wore the cow outfit! Wish I had a picture of that!!

It was a dark and stormy night... or perhaps it was a bright crisp Fall afternoon on the 31st of October a few decades ago not unlike today, we came home to a bat hanging over the front door. It hung there like a Halloween decoration as we ran in and out the door, ducking our heads hoping it wouldn't fly at us. No trick-or-treators came for candy that year. The bat was the only strange visitor, it was gone the next morning - odd coincidence.