Halloween Memories

Happi as a Spider by Adrienne

I was listening to the radio today and the DJ was reminiscing about childhood Halloween memories.  I remember being a hobo, a ballerina (I was taking ballet at the time), a dog (I was young) and a bunny (I was older).  Here are some of my Halloween memories:

• Plastic masks that were so hot you couldn't see and your eyes watered
• Homemade costumes that you and your parents stayed up all night to make, not buy!
• Hearing "Monster Mash" on the radio
• Eating dinner early so you could get out early to trick-or-treat
• Having mom make a dinner that was easy to eat or that we could eat-on-the-go (like hot dogs) so we could get out early
• Pillow cases used to collect the candy, not these fancy bags or pumpkins
• Getting apples and boxes of raisins, yuck!
• Having mom check the candy for razor blades (never found any but we always checked)
• Trick-or-treating in our own neighborhood and the surrounding neighborhoods (they "bus" kids into certain neighborhoods these days)
• Collecting so much candy that we had to stop at home to empty the bag halfway through the evening
• Remembering to skip the house in the neighborhood that didn't celebrate Halloween or we would get a lecture from the residents 
• Sorting the candy and swapping the stuff we didn't like with each other or give it to the parents
• Still having candy at the end of November but no chocolate bars!  Those went quickly.

Do you have any memories of Halloweens past? Please feel free to share them.