<p>We have a tradition of always giving out fullsize candy bars. Bought 2 different boxes of 30 from Costco (had a coupon for one of them) and somehow managed to keep them in the house without touching them. Then I realized that Halloween was on the weekend and thought we’d probably get more kids, so I panicked and went out and bought a bag of 50 assorted snack size candys. But alas, its kinda wet and dreary and cold today, so we might not get the turnout we expect. So I opened the bag of snacksize candy. Gee, where did all the Almond Joys go??? ;)</p>
<p>I am wearing my FL Gators shirt and cheering loudly . GO Gators!!! (This is dangerous here, “deep in enemy territory”, as our fair city is referred to by the alums)</p>
<p>My friend thinks that turnout might be down here because it’s the weekend so maybe more kids will be at parties and because the UT game starts at 7. I expect heavy traffic from 6:30-7 and at halftime!</p>
<p>Is there as official “start” time on a weekend? Seems like 7:30 or so on weekdays.And when do you turn out the light and stop answering the door? (I get nervous after about 8:00 or 8:30).</p>
<p>P.S. Added bags of Snyder’s pretzels to the usual suspects.</p>
<p>New wrinkle tonight: lots of PARENTS semi-in-costume saying “trick or treat” and holding out bags. Just had a group of kids with mom and grandma (obviously grandma: older than I am) come by. All wanted candy. (I don’t know any of them.)</p>
<p>Because I’m a glutton for punishment, I make up little goodie bags. This year each has a few mini chocolate candy bars and a mini M&M bag, a piece of “body part” candy (delightfully gross), some Halloween stickers, a plastic spider ring, a lollipop, a little pack of Nickelodeon candy and a Twizzler. Very much geared toward the younger set, but I think that’s who the evening is for, so if teenagers are they’re disappointed with the loot, I don’t much care.</p>
<p>I stopped at the grocery store tonight and the Halloween section was empty, except for the display of mini-Snickers. I guess the peanut allergy thing is really affecting purchases.</p>
<p>What kinds of costumes have you seen today? We’ve seen cowboys, scary-manic clowns, a couple of Buzz Light Years, a scarecrow (even had two stuffed blackbirds attached to his straw hat), wonder woman, a policeman, a firefighter, an astronaut, Star Wars characters, Hagrid from Harry Potter, a few princesses, a cow, a dalmatian, and girl pirates and boy pirates.</p>
<p>Packs of Amos Choc Chip mini cookies (bought at BJ’s). Sadly, husband also bought choc. candy, AND OPENED THE BAG LAST MONDAY! Totally killed my candy resisting willpower.</p>
<p>KitKats, Snickers, and Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, two to a customer – but nobody has shown up yet. Every year, there seem to be fewer trick-or-treaters, even when Halloween is on a weekend, as it is this year. </p>
<p>Most of that candy is going to end up in the communal kitchen at my office, where it will vanish within minutes. If I keep it, my husband and I will eat it, and we shouldn’t.</p>
<p>Marian, I hear you. We have lots of 25-35 year olds at my work. When the word goes out that there is candy, donuts, (fill in the blank for sweet carbs) it it like the old nature programs about lemmings or vultures!</p>
<p>I bought a bag of Reeses’ pb cups and a bag of KitKats “just in case.” No one will come – we’re too rural. Gosh; what a shame. We’ll have to eat them ourselves. </p>
<p>This is when I really miss having my boys home. They’d eat them and gain an ounce. DH and I will eat them and gain 20 pounds. :eek:</p>
<p>There certainly is a thread for everything on CC! </p>
<p>I heard today on a morning show that over 75% of T or T’ers want chocolate. My kids confirm this survey!! (As my D2 said, “What’s up w/ popcorn balls? Who would ever want one of them”?)</p>
<p>So, given I was always disappointed w/ candy other than chocolate, it’s reeses, kitkat, hersheys, anything chocolate. Two big bags from BJ’s.</p>
<p>They are so cute, those little kids. The weather is really bad here, so we are not getting as much traffic. I am sitting in my study (front of the house) surfing the net and giving out candies. I am telling them to take a handful. We can’t have any left overs.</p>
<p>Quite a few costumes tonight that needed explanations–that’s what happens when your kids are older, you lose touch. One little girl identified herself as Lola from Hannah Montana, another was Sharpay from High School Musical. Disney runs the world. But there were two Oz Dorothy’s, so some classics still hang on.</p>
<p>I’m about 3/4 through my 60 goodie bags, but I know in another half hour the doorbell will stop ringing. The parade started well before dark, but we have rain threatening, so I’m sure some thought they should try to beat the drops. It’s actually pretty hairy to be out in the rain with all the slippery leaves–our streets and driveways are covered with 'em. But it’s very warm tonite, in the 60’s, which is so nice for the kids–no need to stick sweaters and jackets under the costumes as in some years.</p>
<p>It’s now 7:35 p.m and we’ve had four kids so far. Could be because it wasn’t dark until almost seven so the first one came at 6:50. I think they should change the clocks before halloween like they used to.</p>