Halloween is Over

(Thank Goodness!)

Halloween was crazy this year. The weather was unseasonably warm and daylight savings time kept the sun from going down an hour earlier. We had a record number of trick-or-treaters, approx. 350-400 based on the candy we didn't have left over.

I got the inside of the house cleaned and decorated just in time. MaryAnne was a lifesaver and tackled the mountains of junk mail and other "stuff" that had taken over my kitchen counter top. Most of it ended up in a box and was stashed away for me to find in a few months.

I dressed up as a sassy Pirate Lady, and Gene was, as usual, Frankenstein--complete with "mini me" this year. All the kids just love Frankenstein.

Angie and Roy and their little dog, Molly, surprised us with a quick trip from Las Vegas. They had been planning this trip for a few weeks, and we were certainly surprised when they came "trick-or-treating" at our door.

My parents and of most of my family and their kids made it to see our crazy house this year. I fixed a big pot of Taco Soup served with Frito's, grated cheese, and sour cream. We had a veggie tray to snack on as well as Orange Cheetos served in a black cauldron. My sister made a graveyard cracker and veggie dip tray, and my mom brought some bloody fingers--complete with fingernails and bloody stumps--she also made a few toes this year.

I didn't get pictures of everyone and everything. In fact, I didn't take any pictures on Halloween night. I had MaryAnne take a few with my camera, so that is why she in not in any on them. And Zachary is mysteriously absent from all the pictures. What to 17-year-old boys do on Halloween? Maybe I don't want to know. . .

And that, my friends, is the end of Halloween 2008.