It is Halloween and the Wee Ladies and I have been busy today, hence the late blog. There is much to do to prepare for the craziness that comes with tricks and treats.

EvieG is a princess. She is using the Cinderella dress she has had for 3 years now. This is its first Halloween debut. Spark Plug is Tinkerbell. She makes a perfect fairy. Petite with her blond highlights that women would kill for. The Destroyer gets the shaft and is wearing Spark Plug's Winnie the Pooh costume from last year. There will be a day when she accepts no more hand-me-downs, but for now, she couldn't care less.

We carved our pumpkins this afternoon. This was interesting because I was trying to keep the place impeccably neat and tidy in preparation for 2 showings that occurred today. I am telling you, this house has never been so spotless. I think the last time it was this clean was when we moved in and cleaned it from top to bottom. Good thing I went through the 'nesting' phase too when I was pregnant. It is amazing how every nook and cranny had to be beyond clean. The car included. We went and had it detailed prior to each baby's arrival. I cleaned out every cupboard and closet with a very potent cleaner as I prepared for each Wee Lady. I reorganized everything. So this most recent de-cluttering was not too strenuous.

I made a huge mistake and went out and bought candy before today. I bought Halloween bags of Twizzlers and Smarties as requested by EvieG. I threw in a bag of assorted mini chocolate bars for good measure. Why do I do this to myself? With the whole moving thing and all that I am thinking about right now, why would I go out and buy this stuff when I know that I am going to eat it? All of it. It is all gone. We have nothing for any trick or treaters if they come by.

I turn the lights off at our house. We live on a fairly busy street and find that the kids hang out in the neighbourhood behind us. So there is no point in my sticking around to hand out another candy to kids who already have a full pillow case full when I can watch my 3 Wee Ladies trick or treat. That is far more exciting. Call me selfish.

My MIL and FIL are coming over any time for pizza and beer. They do this every year so they can see the Wee Ladies in their costumes. We eat, drink, and take pictures. And then we hit the hood and pound on doors for some good loot.

Remember the days when you used to get apples and Cola? I mean real Cola. That's what was on the can. Did you ever get the soda where you had to use a can opener to access the fizzy goodness? Did you ever get anything shady? Now it is anything made in China. And these are the gummy candies of all shapes and sizes. Gummy vampire teeth, gummy pizza, gummy bugs, etc. There is so much gummy material out there for the picking at the local dollar store.

I know one girl whose favourite Halloween candy was and probably still is Arachides. Have you ever had these before? She was obsessed with the Arachides and called them that for years. And then when she was about 14, she realized that all those years Arachides were nothing more than Glosette Peanuts. She finally realized that there was an English side of the box and a French.

Happy Halloween!

All's I'm sayin's all.

PS. My favourite part is sorting the candy when we get home. One for EvieG, one for me. One for Spark Plug, 2 for me. One for The Destroyer, 3 for me. Why is it that The Destroyer always gets the shaft?

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