October 31st

Happy Halloween!

I love Halloween. My reasons???

1. I love the decorations around the house-makes me smile.

2. I love the crisp, fall-ish smell when you step outside.

3. Candy...need I say more?

4. Watching my nephews 'trade' candy with each other--usually the youngest gets the raw end of the deal because he doesn't know any better!

5. I love the costumes-I remember a particular costume my older sister wore, then I did-it consisted of a plastic costume we put over our clothes and jacket. It had a plastic mask that made our faces sweat. It was a dog costume called "Run Joe Run" based on a cartoon.

(excerpt from Wikipedia explaining it:

"Run, Joe, Run was a Saturday morning television program that aired on NBC from 1974 to 1976. It centered around Joe, a German Shepherd in the military's K-9 Corp., and his master, Sergeant Will Corey (played by Arch Whiting). One day, during training, Joe was falsely accused of attacking his master, a crime for which the dog would be put to sleep as punishment. However, he escaped before being killed and a $200 bounty was put on his head.

Sgt. Corey believed Joe was innocent and also pursued him, hoping to find Joe before the authorities did. While on the run, Joe helped people he never found Joe (although he always came close), was called back to duty. Joe then teamed with a hiker, Josh McCoy (played by Chad States), and continued to help others, all the while still on the run.

Although I don't specificaly remember watching Run, Joe, Run I must have seen it.

6. My mom hated Halloween, it went something like this "A bunch of kids who get dressed

up in costumes then have to be undressed to go to the bathroom, walking around at night in the cold (we lived in Rhode Island), and begging for candy". I see her points and YES, every year one of us had to go to the bathroom after she got us dressed. Yet, every year, she dressed us up and went out trick-or-treating with us.

This year, I won't be with my nephews for trick-or-treating so I will wait for the pictures of them, keeping fingers crossed that they get all treats and no tricks!

Happy Haunting!