I'm sorry to hear about Strega.

I may have overbought by just a wee tiny bit. But I asked my awesome neighbor, and she said on a warm night, they get over 200! So I panicked a little.

It's not a warm night, but it's not freezing, either, and I've had 7, I think. But that's only the first half hour. I'm glad I'm out, though, the immediate neighbors, maybe 9 houses, are totally blacked out! The one guy across the street even blocked off his driveway with caution tape! But he runs an auto repair business out of there, so I can see why he might not want kiddoes tromping around. There's one house two houses away from me in each direction participating, so it feels important that I'm here to have the street seem full for the kids. I guess I should have realized because basically no one decorated in the neighborhood.

Anyway, I'm happy to be doing it, and I've got a power cable run out here, so I'm doing work and I'm getting paid and the kids are cute and having fun.

That sounds delicious, Laura.

I am hiding in my bedroom with the lights at the front of the house off because I have no candy and I have had enough of talking to strangers in any capacity for a while. I did manage to make Dr's appointments closer to my new work location, so more productivity than I might have had.

The hordes have descended! I already lost count. Maybe thirty?

At one point three different Grim Reapers were converging on me from three different directions, and I have to admit I had a moment of existential doubt. I mean, really, what would be a funnier time to show up as the actual grim reaper than during trick-or-treat?

I haven't had anyone. I have a small bag of Hershey's minis just in case. They're ok, but not my fave, so there's a chance some will make it into the office tomorrow.

Third bowl refill. I might not have overbought. I'm still quite sure I haven't underbought, but I might not have overbought. Hour one in the books.

We got two more kids, and then I gave up and put the bowl of Twizzlers on the porch. I took the Twix back in.

I mean, really, what would be a funnier time to show up as the actual grim reaper than during trick-or-treat?

oooOOOoooo

I didn't get very many kids. I have a lot of leftover Wunderbar and Crispy Crunch, and I don't like either of those.

I just had the most adorable little cat and dog. The cat was in a stroller so, mostly contained. The dog, a dalmatian, was not. Ha! He wouldn't let go of the candy he was holding in order to get a new candy from me. He dropped the candy in the yard. Dad got him almost all the way out of the yard and he got loose and made a break for it, beelining straight back for me. So cute!

Also, my neighborhood really is super diverse, which makes me so happy!

I refuse to participate until I can really participate again. E not wanting to do things all out is a bummer for me and so I've just stopped. They do not have school tomorrow, so he is now at a friend's house for the night.

I am going to alternate between baseball and stuff off the TiVo, I think.