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1. Cindy Scroggins on November 1st, 2010 at 8:57 am

   I have always loved this.

   We ran out of treats before 8:00 last night. We had over 200 trick-or-treaters, all wonderful and sweet.

   The two best events of the night:

   1. The 5-year-old who lives 2 doors down who went into meltdown before things even got started, sobbing to his mother, “It’s all just too much. All I do is work, work, work.”

   2. The little boy dressed as a Lego who fell over and couldn’t get up, finally telling his father, “Can’t you just go buy me some candy?”

2. frm the comments | clusterflock on November 1st, 2010 at 9:19 am

   [...] Cindy S.: We ran out of treats before 8:00 last night. We had over 200 trick-or-treaters, all wonderful and sweet. [...]

3. Carole Corlew on November 1st, 2010 at 11:43 am

   I have a scary ghost. It goes off by sensor, two bony hands and a skull covered in filmy white material, illuminated by tiny blue lights. Mr. Skull drops on fishing line to “whooooooooooooooo” very slowly, then back up.

   So last night, the doorbell rang and no one was there, but Mr. Skull was “whoooing” and I saw a tiny Snow White running fast through the yard back to momma standing in the street. I caught her and gave her some candy.

   Later, I didn’t hear the bell, but Mr. Skull was making racket and somebody else was out there too. Three little boys, about 5 or 6, dressed as space defenders were huddled on the porch yelling, “Cool! Dude! How does it work?” Then one boy pulled a side arm, took aim, and unloaded his toy laser into Mr. Skull at five paces.

   A good Halloween.

4. Sheila Ryan on November 1st, 2010 at 12:03 pm

   I don’t know which image is funnier — you chasing the fleeing Snow White or the little boy zapping Mr. Skull with his laser beam.

5. Carole Corlew on November 1st, 2010 at 1:07 pm

   The boy saving the neighborhood from poor old Mr. Skulls was the funniest one, I think. He had the “stance” down.

   I’m afraid Snow White now thinks my pretty little blue Cape Cod is the Boo Radley house.

6. from the comments | clusterflock on November 1st, 2010 at 1:15 pm

   [...] Carole Corlew: So last night, the doorbell rang and no one was there, but Mr. Skull was “whoooing” and I saw a tiny Snow White running fast through the yard back to momma standing in the street. I caught her and gave her some candy. [...]

7. Sheila Ryan on November 1st, 2010 at 1:21 pm

   That’s perfect, Carole. Honestly. Perfect.

   The Boo Radley house.

   There’s a fine distinction in that. Imagine! Only there a few months — and already a reputation!

   Something in my mental image of your benign and generous self chasing after the little girl fleeing Mr. Skull tickles me enormously.

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