Question of the Day!

Where we are now, we get quite a few. They are generally the adorable kind - little kids and their parents or older siblings taking the younger ones on the rounds. Quite a few years ago, we lived in a neighborhood where each year we handed out well over a thousand pieces and still didn't have enough. It was a lot of fun and a little wild.

As a kid, we lived out in the country, so mom would drive us to friends and family to do trick or treating.
Over the years as a child, I was:

a princess (complete with a pointy hat made from poster board and a flimsy scarf that trailed out of the top - my absolute favorite costume as a kid )

a hobo (fake 'dirt' on my face, stick with a checkered tablecloth filled with stuff, and yes - even a 'bottle of whiskey' - stale coke... wow, how the times have changed, right? )

Dracula (who wasn't at least once?)

a clown (my most hated one, but I didn't want to hurt my Grandma's feelings when she offered the costume)

a sexy pirate wench (I blame high school senioritis for my temporary insanity and lack of judgement)

Those are at least my most memorable ones. The other years, we either didn't go for some reason or they weren't remarkable enough for me to recall.

For quite a few years, my husband and I traded off who walked with the kids and who stayed to hand out candy and yes, we did dress up most years. The kids always loved it. These days we all dress up and hand out candy, then the kids go trick or treating just a bit and only towards the end after the little kids have gone. I think they mostly like just walking around in costume, honestly.
I love their ideas. We have two kids. They have been an angel and a devil, death and a vampire, Thing 1 and Thing 2, a witch and a jedi knight, a black cat and a scarecrow... and this year is my favorite yet. They are dressing up as knights from Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Yes, they have coconuts, too.

My husband's favorite (and pretty easy) costume is a U.S. Marshall. We have a metal badge and he wears his duster, cowboy boots and hat - pretty much his everyday stuff except for the badge. The little kids love it.
I tend to change a bit from year to year these days. I've been a jedi with the kids when they were younger. I've been a hockey player (don't make me drop these gloves!!). We have jerseys from our favorite team, so that was a nice warm outfit one very cold year. Mostly, I am a witch/sorceress. I have a walking stick that I wrapped white lights around, so it glows pretty cool and a cloak. This year, I'm actually going to be Professor Sprout from Harry Potter. I found a hat. Not sure yet if I am going to have potted plants and a mandrake shriek recorded on my phone to play.

Anyway, wow! Didn't intend this to be this long, but what can I say? Lilli ☕ 's QOTD can be inspiring.

No matter what you are doing, everyone have a very Happy Halloween tomorrow!