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Originally Posted by Schaumburger
I hope all the little trick or treaters had a fantastic Halloween, and enjoyed dressing up and saying "Trick or Treat!" Shout out to my favorite Cat in The Hat, my niece, Skyler, treat or treating in Burlington, KY!
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We were surprised that, despite the heavy rain, we got about 40 children with their brave moms and dads...come to our front door trick or treating.
As usual, the costumes were outstanding and many very original.
The horde descended about 6 p.m. and ended about 7:30 p.m.
School night, after all.........
Several highlights, but among the ones that stood out were the "now parents" (but long ago neighborhood kids/friends of our kids), bringing their children to our house........and the parents remembering what we used to do to scare them all.
A blast from the past.
One young dad said to my husband, when he opened the door........
"All the way up here I was telling my children about when I was a little boy and you would jump out with your mask on and scare us all; you had the spooky music playing really loud; we all couldn't wait to come to your other house, especially since you had the coffin out. " Then he added, "I guess you don't do that anymore, given your age and slowing down". ha ha.
What? We never had a coffin !!!!!!!!! Funny, how time dims memories.
The rest was accurate. He and his brother now own a restaurant and brew pub on our Main Street; he had served aboard a submarine as a young man.
Now we are definitely the oldsters of the neighborhood.
The visits of the "old neighborhood kids" sure brings that home.......
Short but sweet trick or treating Halloween night, due to the rains.....
Not as many children live up here anymore; they've all grown up and moved away for their careers......but we do get some who come in "cars" from other parts of town, driven by their parents, who stay in the car.
The rest, brave the hills and walk their kids around like we all did.....
Just checking the calendar to see if today was All Souls Day or All Saints Day as my husband's father was born on All Souls Day and my mother in law always "He came in with the spooks".......
My calendar shows that November 1st is All Saints Day...........and also Mexican Day of the Dead.
So, tomorrow, November 2, is All Souls Day......had he lived, he'd be close to 100.