Halloween was and is, FUN!

Ya gotta admit this is a funny post. It should be moved to just for fun.

We really can't "lump" everyone together........

Our kids enjoyed going out trick or treating, just as their dad and I did in our day...........and now our grandchildren also enjoy getting the costume together and going out on Halloween night.......

Both of my children were always tall and thin and healthy.
Ditto for their children........all eat healthy and are healthy.

I personally do not believe one night of Halloween can ruin anyone's health. We always sat down to a home cooked dinner and I always provided all the nutrients in healthy meals........which they now cook for their own broods........believe me, the young adults today are very much into healthy eating, exercise and wellness. I admire all the young folks of today.

I so agree...sigh....can nothing be light, fun, a little exciting without some devils advocate predicting doom and gloom with binge drinking, selfishness, depression, greed, drug abuse, etc. etc. being the product of enjoying Halloween. It just makes me sad..so lighten up...life can be tough enough without ruining every childhood memory.

Take a x2 dose of your downers today? Just sayin.....

let's just the rest of us in the 98% that are happy with it (and a lot of other things) and let the minority vote be the devil's advocate for themselves and theirs.

Bah....pumpkinn!

btk

Talk about taking something and blowing it all out of proportion.

I know who is going to play Scrooge at the Dickens Classic!

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!

Wow, someone having a hard time getting into the "spirits" of the thing. Nothing on Earth so beautiful as the final haul on Halloween night

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.

Speaking of pumpkin.........

Last night we had the most scrumptious pumpkin spice cookies frosted with butter cream icing (in the shape of pumpkins, ghosts, etc.,etc.) PLUS my husband's favorite Reeses Peanut Butter Cups and Kit Kat Bars.....which we gave out to the kids.........but still have quite a stash left for him to enjoy.

Unless one is a serious diabetic, a little bit of sugar, now and then (not the artificial stuff) isn't going to kill anyone..........all in moderation.

Valentine's Day is another day to enjoy "sweets" without the food police.....

We had 52 Trick or Treaters last night in Ringgold, GA. We have become somewhat famous in our neighborhoods over the years for the huge goodie bags we give out, sometimes completely filling a child's plastic pumpkin. Since we have no children of our own it is the one day a year we get to splurge on kids.

Next year will be the last for that. Our full time move to TV in 2015 will end the tradition. Sure hope the buyers of our house here don't get egged from disappointed kids.

I loves you'uns already.

Hurry HOME!

Getting back to the OP's question... What do kids learn from Halloween?

They learn about generosity.

Sadly, Halloween has changed since we were children, today children have learned not to trust. Back in the day we would be out for hours and eating the candy as we went. One older woman in my neighborhood would have us up on the front porch for cider, home made donuts and stories that would scare the **** out of us-today that would never happen.

The only reason my parents ever "checked" the candy was as an excuse to eat the good stuff-LOL.

VPL, you need to lighten up.