Halloween

Halloween happened.  Costumes had been purchased far enough in advance that I was able to take advantage of sales (saving $$ because of all that advance planning!) and I managed to convince both kids to accept ones that could be used again for dress up playing.  So, I don't feel so bad about the night.

It poured rain. Poor kids. November is the rainiest month and forecasters had predicted at least 4 inches of rain that night. Flood watches, etc. Add to that the fact that it had been raining every day for the last few weeks and you come up with a soggy mess. Even our pumpkins did not fair well. We had the usual lake at the end of the driveway and everything dripped or squished.

We made it about a block down the street before it started really coming down. The second to last house we visited handed both kids a couple of handfuls of candy because "no one was coming around". Their buckets were nearly full after that, so this sopping mom decided it was time to head home. They didn't even complain that much... that's how wet and cold it was.

This year, I noticed that both kids were more than comfortable with knocking on the doors and saying "trick-or-treat". No more hanging on to Mom's hand or shyly staring at the candy passers. It made me realize that the days of not wanting Mom to cramp their style are coming sooner than I think. I'm partly excited about that and a lot scared!