Howl-o-ween

Our first clue that Halloween is treated a little differently here was the impressive displays in yards. The second was learning that we can ask the kids to tell us a joke. But we couldn't imagine how much fun it was.

Around 4 p.m. fire pits start appearing in driveways. The adults hang out on the porches and in yards and around dusk, the fairies, vampires, and Ironmen started arriving. En mass. Sometimes one kid followed by a gaggle of adults. Sometimes a mob of 10 or more kids. They patiently line up, tell you about their costume when asked, and give you a joke:

What did one wall say to the other wall? Meet you at the corner.
Why couldn't the spider get off the internet? He was caught in the web.
Why were there bones on the moon? The cow didn't make it.

A favorite happened time and again with the little ones: "Knock knock." Who's there? "he he ORANGGEEEE!!!! he he" End of joke.  

Most were prepared, a few refused but would do a trick instead: make a funny face, pat your head and rub your tummy. 



We thought we were prepared with enough candy, but when we were down to close to 20 items left and a good 20 minutes left to go, Scott ran out for more. And within 5 minutes, Amy was out, hiding inside with the lights off, and watching almost 20 kids go by. Total for the night was 83. Next year we'll be prepared and hope to hit 100.