Happy Halloween!!!

Remember when we were young, Halloween was so awesome!!! You made your costumes, none of these store bought costumes!! Being old enough to be a "Hobo" was "cool". We carried pillowcases and trick or treated from the time we got home until well after dark. We ran home to empty the pillowcases because we collected that much candy. It was ok to eat the candy as you walked. You were even able to go to the same houses more than once. The reason they never picked up on the repeating was because there were so many kids out. The roads were packed with kids. Even the teenagers dressed. Now, they walk around in their everyday clothes with shaving cream and feel like they are owed the candy. Or they consider the shaving cream all over their body their costume. Now...a lot of people don't have the kids out going door to door. We worry about the candy being collected and only allow them to visit people's houses that we know. We still scrutinize every piece that they collect. In addition, these kids don't walk the distances we did for candy. Oh well...now we live through our children. I think I am more into Halloween than my 9 year old son. I decorate like crazy. No inflatables. Just good old fashion decorations with a few new twists, black lights and outdoor music playing. We have the house that the kids love to come and see. Surprisingly enough, they all tell us. They love to come both during the day and then again at night. My son loves hearing the kids saying to the others that this is "Ryan's house". He is proud of the decorations and each year gets to set more up. This year he was in charge of the skeletons coming out of the ground along with the tombstones. He was happy! Happier with decorating than walking around for candy that mom and dad could just buy from the store at anytime.