Halloween Madness

Well,

Halloween is all done, many mini coffee crisps and one pair of tight jeans later! Why do I always feel compelled to buy the kind of chocolate I like, when kids are probably fine getting another kind? It is a question I ask myself every year around this time.

Our Halloween started off with an adventure at our local mall, Place D'Orleans. They have a trick or treat around the mall with a map. They were expecting 100 kids and got closer to 350..it was chaotic and some of the retailers were snappy and rude. Some were very nice, and gave out good treats. Jack was dressed as a railroad engineer, and his costume was a big hit. I found, in my search to find a costume, that the selection for boys' outfits was very limited in the sea of tutus and lace. Maybe I'm wrong, but this is what I saw everywhere. The engineer costume was economical. I bought a pair of 2nd hand overalls, used a train costume he got as a gift from his aunt, and it ended up costing all of five dollars. The pumpkin, as well, was a good buy at the little known but great grocery store Price Chopper on Youville Drive in Orleans. Two dollars for a nice pumpkin!

The trick or treating at night was fun, although we took the naive and innocent approach:leaving full bowls of candy out with a note - please leave some for the next treater. They were empty!

Jack was treated to some amazing goodies, some houses were giving out full size bars and pop cans. Most parents grabbed the pop from what I could see.

The next day we had our annual party at City Dad's work. I went as a 40's jazz singer, City Dad went as Beaker the Muppet, an inside work joke. It is an amazing party, always fun, and crazy amounts of effort go into the decorating, complete with a Hitchcock Bird themed washroom, mechanical bats that swoop down when you hit a light, dried ice dance floor.

It is fun to let loose and enjoy no worries and have a date night out. That was our treat!

Happy Halloween,
Mom and the City