Halloween night

[judy]

Originally Posted by Dobie

I'm giving out candy (Reese's and kit kats) - this is the first year I'm doing Halloween here, so I'm not sure how many kids will come. I bought 3 bags of candy, if I go through those, I'll just turn off the light.

I got those too -they were on on sale in Rite Aid.

I spent Halloween trick or treating with my grandchildren. They live in town, so there's lots of trick or treating. Almost every house was giving out candy, or at least, had a bowl on their porch. All the kids in the area went together with the parents, so we were quite a crowd. We ended up at the firehouse. They had a hayride on the fire engine, sirens. lights and all. Then, a costume parade and a costume by grade. Mackenzie and Brandon won for their grades. Then, Mackenzie gave her prize ($1.00) to Kassidy because she felt bad for her because she didn't win.

You have no idea how thrilled I was. Here I am, a native New Yorker, in the middle of this wonderful small town America Halloween. I just love the values up here. In NYC, Halloween is mostly a mean spirited holiday. The older kids run the streets egging, shaving creaming, and fighting. There is a great deal of vandalism. The dark side of some people's values really come out.

I love that my grandchildren are growing up here.