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You MADE vinyl jumpers? OMG. Anything beyond a glu...

2009-11-09T22:29:42.653-05:00

You MADE vinyl jumpers? OMG. Anything beyond a glue gun and I'm hopeless... Work From Home

Aww. Why would someone do that? That's horri...

2009-11-08T22:13:34.887-05:00

Aww. Why would someone do that? That's horrible. I'm sorry you had to deal with those jack-asses. Halloween around your place sounds like a lot of fun. I always love looking at all the cool costumes people come up with as well. Sounds like you went all-out!

You are the mom my adult children probably wished ...

2009-11-05T08:33:36.753-05:00

You are the mom my adult children probably wished they had. I could no more sew and design a costume than .... well than a lot of things. But maybe not the best costumed, my kids did dress up and they were polite and gracious. Do you think we can go back to a time when only "kids" trick or treated and they all wore costumes and they all said thank you and meant it? Thanks for all your hard work to make halloween fun again. Even for me and I'm a halloween curmudgeon.

Oh Nancy, that's horrible. I can only hope th...

2009-11-04T19:05:13.104-05:00

Oh Nancy, that's horrible. I can only hope that I have raised my son well enough that he would never be such an ingrate!

I am so JEALOUS!!! You can write AND decorate AND design clothing too!!??

Amazing:)

BTW...I posted a fav. quote on your latest entry...I think it applies here too;)

BRATS! SPOILED BRATS! Ruin everything. Maybe I nee...

2009-11-04T10:29:46.927-05:00

BRATS! SPOILED BRATS! Ruin everything. Maybe I need to send my Broom your way next year! I think my reputation has preceeded me to my new abode. I found out my new nickname this year is the "White Devil Woman". And I hadn't even gotten my broom or hat out yet!

BTW-You have an award at my place. (You are one of the first blogs I read when I started last month.)

Great, I'm gonna be singing One Bad Apple all ...

2009-11-04T09:54:42.252-05:00

Great, I'm gonna be singing One Bad Apple all day now. LOL

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I really grilled my kids before we went out on the...

2009-11-04T09:47:59.389-05:00

I really grilled my kids before we went out on the importance of saying thank you, with the threat that we would go home if they forgot to do it more than once.

Coming to the door and asking for candy with no co...

2009-11-04T08:59:27.214-05:00

Coming to the door and asking for candy with no costume = LAME and pretty darn ballsy!

No, sweetie! Don't let 'em do that to you!...

2009-11-04T07:22:57.807-05:00

No, sweetie! Don't let 'em do that to you! Next year, you simply open the door and dole out the candy yourself. And if someone's not wearing a costume (we get that a lot with the older kids...say over 13 or so), I politely say,"And what are YOU supposed to be??" and make them sputter. Then I reach for the bowl with the not-so-exciting candies for their not-so-exciting "costume". Then I yell "Thanks for coming!" as they leave, if they forget to say thank you, which they usually DO.

Yeah, that whole "now they know where I live thing is bad, bad, bad. Not worth losing sleep over it!

I was a little bastard when I was a kid and I turn...

2009-11-03T22:37:43.910-05:00

I was a little bastard when I was a kid and I turned out...ok. I say hand out the candy!

It sounds like you had your fair share of bad appl...

2009-11-03T22:31:06.497-05:00

It sounds like you had your fair share of bad apples ~ more like a bushel! We were never big planners for Halloween but at least we made an effort. Some kids just don't have any respect these days ~ a friend of mine told me this: little cute girl ~ about 5 yrs old comes up ~ little butterfly ~ he drops a bag of Doritos in her bag and she plucks them out, says I don't like these, passes them back to him and turns around and leaves. He was flabbergasted!! I can't imagine doing that ~ we were grateful for what we got. Oh well ~ now I am rambling.... Love your stories!

Dear Friend, I am so sorry those little snots damp...

2009-11-03T20:48:40.219-05:00

Dear Friend, I am so sorry those little snots dampened your night. You have such a fun and wonderful spirit. Don't let them take the Halloween holiday from you. I agree with your new idea, the good candy goes to those close to you, give the crap to the others....take care. Happy Halloween

Man, I'd love to go to your house for Hallowee...

2009-11-03T18:19:46.021-05:00

Man, I'd love to go to your house for Halloween!

I just HATE when that kind of stuff happens. Espec...

2009-11-03T18:03:28.700-05:00

I just HATE when that kind of stuff happens. Especially after you put so much of your heart and soul into the decorations. It really dampens your faith in humanity. I remember Vlad's first Christmas, I put out lights on the porch and some kids came and unscrewed the bulbs. It's so demoralizing and you feel so violated, even though it's a seemingly small thing to other people. Hugs to you, Nancy!

I like your idea, though, of giving each trick-or-treater what they actually deserve.

I know what you mean. I'm a costume designer w...

2009-11-03T17:11:51.548-05:00

I know what you mean. I'm a costume designer who works for a theatre that opens the annual CHRISTMAS show on HALLOWEEN. I only wish I were kidding. I rarely have the energy for a full halloween costume because by the time it rolls around, I've been up to my eyeballs in Christmas costumes for at least 2 months. But I completely support your stance against bad apples. Good for you. And I hope next year your halloween is much better.

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I understand how you feel, but don't let a ...

2009-11-03T16:43:07.010-05:00

I understand how you feel, but don't let a 'few bad apples' spoil something that you love to do.

There will always be those who don't appreciate or take advantage of others generosity, but for everyone that doesn't, there are many more that do. Keep celebrating!

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This is why I'm glad kids don't come to my...

2009-11-03T15:53:53.030-05:00

This is why I'm glad kids don't come to my house. If they messed with my property or candy, I'd flip out...Then I'd be the one getting lectured by the police!

By the way, you definitely get a thumbs out for handing out full size candy bars. There's nothing fun about "Fun Size" candy.

Halloween is actually a pretty peaceful affair in ...

2009-11-03T13:51:16.264-05:00

Halloween is actually a pretty peaceful affair in my little town. But where I grew up we had something horrible called 'Gate Night' the night before Halloween, when the nastier teenagers would wreak havoc on the town. We'd wake up Halloween morning to smashed pumpkins on the main street, eggs and toilet paper all over the place, etc. But at least they left the Halloween decorations alone on Halloween.

When I was out with my daughters the other night we came upon one house with a man dressed up as a really freaky murderous farmer, complete with handmade wooden coffin with a moaning, screaming 'thing' inside it. The farmer walked back and forth by the coffin scraping the shovel along the concrete driveway and would approach the kids as they went up for their treats. It scared the crap out of us, so maybe that's what you need next year! Or like someone else said, a really convincing police woman costume.

I must admit...I cheat and decorate once for Hallo...

2009-11-03T13:49:37.755-05:00

I must admit...I cheat and decorate once for Halloween and Thanksgiving, so there is nothing beyond a basic fallish theme. But I soooo want to be sitting around your bonfire, glass of wine in one hand, congac cigar in the other (yes I do). Sounds like a darn good time, especially with the storm threatening. I LOVE storms.

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Halloween just isn't that big a deal over here...

2009-11-03T13:23:00.857-05:00

Halloween just isn't that big a deal over here yet. But it is slowly getting more and more popular. It’s a shame though that some people just have no respect. I'm sure next year you will have a change of heart though.

Not everyone is a monster?

I'm so mad for you. I can only imagine that f...

2009-11-03T12:41:54.812-05:00

I'm so mad for you. I can only imagine that feeling of being punched in the gut and then spit on when all you wanted to do was have some fun and create fun for the neighborhood. Jerks! Next year I propose that you hand out laxative filled cookies or something along those lines. Actually, I hope that you wont do that, but it sounds like fun right?

I don't get many Trick or Treaters up on the t...

2009-11-03T12:02:10.271-05:00

I don't get many Trick or Treaters up on the third floor. Don't let those few kids spoil your fun next year.

Kudos to you for making your daughter's costum...

2009-11-03T11:57:05.965-05:00

Kudos to you for making your daughter's costume! I think that's awesome, and I hope someday when I have kids, I'm able to do this, too...although I'm really not very talented when it comes to that sort of thing. Sorry about the bad apples. :-(

I'm sorry to hear about your experience. I lo...

2009-11-03T10:12:11.029-05:00

I'm sorry to hear about your experience. I love the drama of Halloween and honestly, years ago, used to invest the time and energy into decorating. I would get 100 pounds of small pie-sized pumpkins and spill them down my front steps. Then decorated my porch with candles. But one year, later in the night. Someone (or a group of someones) broke all my pumpkins on the sidewalk. I'm not inside the mind of the perpetrators, so I am not sure what the motivation was that precipitated that event. Much like you, I found myself retreating from the holiday. I took all my holiday decorating love and transferred it to Christmas. Maybe allowing my disappointment (and perhaps fear) to influence my behavior is not exactly admirable. It just causes me a lot less stress.

First, let me say - THANKS for picking me as your ...

2009-11-03T09:33:01.531-05:00

First, let me say - THANKS for picking me as your Follower of Note this week! I am super excited about it and it certainly means a lot to me.

Second - I'm really sorry to hear that a bunch of degenerate kids ruined your halloween and stomped on your spirit of the season. If the kids did that - you can just imagine what their parents must be like.