tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36253142.post5943043778465956648..comments2024-02-25T14:52:03.956-05:00Comments on Knit By God's Hand: Halloween just isnt the same....Rebecca Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03965781380511208862noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36253142.post-48196781236731423832017-11-01T18:47:05.252-04:002017-11-01T18:47:05.252-04:00You are so stinkin' cute as a witch! I'm ...You are so stinkin' cute as a witch! I'm pretty bah humbug about Halloween. I quit giving out candy a couple of years ago because listening to the dogs bark and trying to prevent them from running outside each time the doorbell rang got to be too much. You would LOVE my neighborhood. People come here from everywhere else because it's so safe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36253142.post-19841910967750883542017-11-01T14:06:43.447-04:002017-11-01T14:06:43.447-04:00I feel the same way. I love that my girls got to g...I feel the same way. I love that my girls got to go door to door for their trick or treating. They had to work for it. Yes we carried them from some of the houses, but it was so much fun.Sparkles and Latteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12963473872202413760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36253142.post-43353323899885934692017-11-01T13:10:12.277-04:002017-11-01T13:10:12.277-04:00Oh I hated those plastic masks! Claustrophobia!
I...Oh I hated those plastic masks! Claustrophobia!<br /><br />In Ohio we had tons of trick-or-treaters - Mike always dressed up & sat outside to hand out candy. We were warned that we wouldn't have any here, and we didn't. Mike bought candy just in case (I'm eating a Reese's Cup RIGHT NOW - ha!). We ended up having my dad & his wife over to look at our decorations, and Mike make dinner for them. That took the sting off a little bit. The Bughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509037206264761261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36253142.post-32321477110217796802017-11-01T11:48:25.649-04:002017-11-01T11:48:25.649-04:00Halloween is so much fun. I think we always had go...Halloween is so much fun. I think we always had good costume intentions, but it was hit or miss how successful we were in the end. hahaha. Now as an adult I try to be pretty dedicated.. because... hello, I still love dress up! :) Trunk or Treat is so big now, I don't know that it was around at all when I was a kid either. Olivia went to her church's and it was fun. We met her there for a hot dog and then left because it was SO COLD. OMG. It was like 38 degrees... brrr. XO - Alexandra<br /><br /><a href="http://simplyalexandramyfavoritethings.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Simply Alexandra: My Favorite Things</a>Simply Alexandra // My Favorite Thingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10005714012822874818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36253142.post-33551920881414954442017-11-01T00:37:08.526-04:002017-11-01T00:37:08.526-04:00We've never been big on Halloween. Even though...We've never been big on Halloween. Even though we lived in a quiet neighborhood, we were rarely home to hand out candy. Our church always had their Harvest Party on Halloween and we volunteered there for years. Our girls would dress up and go from room to room playing games and getting candy. By the time we helped clean up and got home, the trick-or-treaters were gone. And now... our girls are all adults, we no longer help at the Harvest Party and we live on a very busy street. It's been 16 years and we've never had one person come to the door. It's just another day for us. I'm glad you had a great day!Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13760897671143549963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36253142.post-21624063673479903282017-10-31T21:56:09.726-04:002017-10-31T21:56:09.726-04:00There were some great costumes today. Even an &quo...There were some great costumes today. Even an "El" from Stranger Things! I don't miss handing out candy (the dogs can't handle that knocking and ringing on the door so much), but I like seeing what costumes kids choose. My favorite today was probably a Princess Leia and an Alice (from Wonderland)...One of my kids dressed up as Pennywise from It. That was slightly terrifying.Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12075708535155080258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36253142.post-82058171484910620022017-10-31T16:06:34.700-04:002017-10-31T16:06:34.700-04:00Same here, I grew up in the 80s and early 90s, but...Same here, I grew up in the 80s and early 90s, but we had to work for our candy too. I lived in Pennsylvania and it was always freezing cold and we would have to wear sweat pants under our costumes with those painful plastic masks. Some years it even snowed!!! And we would walk the neighborhoods in the evenings when it was pitch black. None of this 5pm crap. And we didn't have trunk or treat either. The neighborhood I currently live in succckkkkssss so we wont be participating in trick or treating this year, but hopefully when we move we can get into it more! More candy for you, right???Nadinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06920454010509077779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36253142.post-70767609599279470382017-10-31T15:39:21.875-04:002017-10-31T15:39:21.875-04:00LOL.... my first thought when you said your favori...LOL.... my first thought when you said your favorite holidays are Easter and Halloween was that both are associated with CANDY! I like your explanation, though. We don't buy candy, we don't answer the door, and we don't dress up. Bah humbug.Terri Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15333024343069943295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36253142.post-72788115197975619602017-10-31T13:38:54.802-04:002017-10-31T13:38:54.802-04:00I totally agree that Halloween just ain't what...I totally agree that Halloween just ain't what it use to be! We don't have trick or treaters, either, so we turn off the porch light and slip off to another nearby neighborhood! Happy Halloween! Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13297382150275089735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36253142.post-76748350136585189672017-10-31T11:27:18.835-04:002017-10-31T11:27:18.835-04:00As far as I know we will have kids at the door ton...As far as I know we will have kids at the door tonight. If that has changed then we have 100 large candy bars to eat!! My kids were able to do the door to door growing up. I loved Halloween night growing up. Debby@Just Breathehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11685398064340027809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36253142.post-61263071650732101402017-10-31T11:20:57.589-04:002017-10-31T11:20:57.589-04:00I remember those masks, they look creepy now! I u...I remember those masks, they look creepy now! I used to live in an apartment and we never got trick or treaters. The nice thing about moving out to a house in the suburbs is that we get a decent amount of trick or treaters :)Chaitalihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09118655603196065126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36253142.post-59285914335906964682017-10-31T11:12:18.427-04:002017-10-31T11:12:18.427-04:00I love this post!!! I miss the good ol days when w...I love this post!!! I miss the good ol days when we had to work for our candy and you went trick or treating on Halloween night, not the weekend before in the daylight!!Brandiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14650612252443297585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36253142.post-11601407834689058882017-10-31T10:20:08.984-04:002017-10-31T10:20:08.984-04:00How fun that you love Halloween so much! I can hon...How fun that you love Halloween so much! I can honestly say I would have lost that in a guessing contest about you for sure. These trunk or treats have turned into a big thing and they were never around when I went treating either. The kids do love them and I guess it provides a "safe" environment, but we will be in the back neighborhoods tonight scooping up the goods. Enjoy your day! <a href="http://www.beautifullycandid.com" rel="nofollow">Beautifully Candid</a>Beautifully Candidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09680801019984009104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36253142.post-35446842614052580652017-10-31T09:10:07.801-04:002017-10-31T09:10:07.801-04:00So sad how it has evolved....to nil in so many are...So sad how it has evolved....to nil in so many areas! That classroom from back in the day could've been mine. We buy the BIG candy bars but rarely get many trick or treaters! I'll admit I will now have nightmares from this post as the wicked witch from TWOOZ scares me more than anything! LOL. Have a BOO-TI--FUL DAY!!Andrea Ninehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11746436088260144774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36253142.post-73491640525281131032017-10-31T09:09:54.332-04:002017-10-31T09:09:54.332-04:00Oh man... Your story made me so sad! I love Hallow...Oh man... Your story made me so sad! I love Halloween. It's also my favorite holiday. (Halloween & Christmas Eve!) Since we're in a new house I'm not sure what our traffic flow will be. I'm hoping there's a good turn out!! Audrey Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01593561585985740053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36253142.post-16769185313901409642017-10-31T08:55:42.811-04:002017-10-31T08:55:42.811-04:00We do get a lot in my neighborhood. So many that I...We do get a lot in my neighborhood. So many that I am usually tired before we're an hour in LOLSMD @ lifeaccordingtostephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09884611147965544589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36253142.post-13912581910602220092017-10-31T08:49:35.313-04:002017-10-31T08:49:35.313-04:00I live IN a subdivision but we still don't get...I live IN a subdivision but we still don't get any trick-or-treaters. Our house sits back from the road and no one wants to make the long trek down our drive for some candy when they can continue on through the neighborhood and get their bags filled up quickly. It's OK - I still buy loads of candy "just in case" and we'll take care of whatever doesn't get claimed by a trick-or-treater (all of it). :)Elizabeth - No Lazy Dayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11850346132248360959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36253142.post-62337333352629091412017-10-31T08:17:13.518-04:002017-10-31T08:17:13.518-04:00that's like my inlaws' area...they don'...that's like my inlaws' area...they don't really get many kids; maybe one or two but it's mostly an area where all the kids are grown or have moved out which is a shame because my inlaws LOVE seeing the kids all dressed up.Kathy@MoreCoffeeLessTalkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11044005966979731361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36253142.post-88814567797789496792017-10-31T08:09:37.952-04:002017-10-31T08:09:37.952-04:00OMG I SO remember those plastic costumes! I have t...OMG I SO remember those plastic costumes! I have to admit I did not like Halloween growing up!<br /><br />That is a great witch costume you had! We do not get trick or treaters were I live now which I never understood because there are kids in our neighborhood!Fairytales and Fitnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11771224209536216240noreply@blogger.com