We were right out of the comics at our house this year, though one boy was Marvel and the other DC:
Next year I may start trying to steer Nathan toward something a little more creative. These are cool costumes—Mommy knows where to find the good stuff, and they have substantial play value after Halloween is over—but they are exactly what Father Television tells us to want. The best costume I ever had was a robot that Dad and I made essentially from scratch, with blinking lights and everything. I might like us to head a bit more toward expressing ourselves in that way for 2009.
Our trick-or-treat traffic was way down this year, as in it might be off as much as 75%. I don’t know if that’s because it’s a Friday night or what, but it’s an ominous sign. Still, it’s just one data point. We’ll see if the trend continues next year.
Really, I’m delighted that our children got to trick-or-treat at all. I was sure the tradition would be dead by now, superseded by trunk-or-treat and walk-around-the-mall and so forth. Even so, from talking to coworkers, though it lives, it’s highly location-specific. This is our ninth Halloween in this neighborhood, and this is the first year that hasn’t been gangbusters (-5), which concerns me. Like I said, check with me in ’09.
Happy Halloween.
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It was much colder tonight than in recent years past. We had more than last year.
All our costumes were homemade this year. I can’t really tell you what the boy was, but he was fierce.
Now what the hell does that mean, you “can’t really tell (me) what the boy was”? Was he juiced Deuce or something?
No. It means I have no idea what he was supposed to be, therefore I am unable to tell you what he was.
Juiced Deuce would have been good. I have a jersey.
The girls made their own costumes this year, with what I’d charitably call success. Beanie was a witch (with a store-bought hat, but a wicked cool homemade broom) and Punkin was a black cat, complete with ears (though she failed to believe me when I predicted the likely temperature and, as a result, cursed herself for the skimpiness of the outfit).
Next year, I too am going to encourage the girls to think outside the “witch and kitty” box. Two years ago, Bean and Daddy made a Lindt truffle costume that was a HUGE hit – people at the elementary school are STILL talking about it – and I’d like to see the girls put some real thinking into their costumes.
I never get any trick-or-treaters at my house; we’re set back from the street at the end of a fairly (though not overly) long driveway on a street with no streetlights or sidewalks. The creation of two GINORMOUS house farms down the road from me has lured all the candy-seekers there. One of the neighborhoods REALLY does it up, with music and adults dressed as zombies and everything – no one wants to come to the Chilis’ house, where the reward for the walk to the end of the dark and spooky driveway is a measly Three Musketeer’s bar…
Bo, tell the truth… did you take away Batman’s cool crime-fighting tools? ‘Cause he looks pissed.
lol…i agree, Batman looks like someone licked all the red off his lollipop.
There was just one shot because they were anxious to get out (obviously), and I didn’t notice until it was too late.
(Lea tells me this is Nathan doing this lovely pouty thing he’s picked up at school. You’re lucky you missed the hand gestures.)