Halloween Highlights, 2016

Mom (dressed in a very low-cut costume) brought her toddler son to the door by the hand, coaching him all the way.
"Knock on the door.  Now say Trick or Treat."  (He really couldn't even talk yet.) " Now stand back so she can open the door.  Now put your bag out for the candy.  Now...what do you say?"
"Dat-doo".
Yeah...that'll work!

Another little fellow and Mom showed up at the door.  He was dressed in black, head-to-toe, but his costume was outlined in front by bright blue LED lights.  (I saw him coming from a block away!)  Mom prompted him to say "Trick or treat", then watched as he refused the candy I was offering, took some out of his little pumpkin, and handed me a piece!  Mom said, "I don't think we've quite got the concept yet..."

A group of three young lads came to the door.  I recognized a ninja costume but was stumped on the other two.  I said, "I can't keep track of the characters from those fantasy books you kids read."  After they said their thank-you's and had turned to walk away, one of them muttered to the other, almost under his breath, "We aren't from any books!"
(Heaven forbid!  Books???  What was I thinking?)

Had another group of three middle-school-looking young ladies come to the door.  One was costumed as a police office, in skin-tight black leggings and an equally skin-tight top, with a wide black belt with bling on it, and had purple braided hair extensions piled on top of her head and down the sides.  Oh...and a badge.  Sexiest looking policeman I ever saw!

My daughter texted me, "Want to see my wiener?"
Then she sent me a picture of my grandson in his Halloween costume.  He went as a hot dog.  :)
The next picture she sent showed my granddaughter in her costume.   I thought she was a witch because I knew they had been looking for a witch's broom for her get-up, but all she had on her head was a big red bow instead of a witch's hat.  When I inquired about it, I was informed that she wasn't a witch; she was Kiki.  You know... as in Kiki's Delivery Service?  Sorry to say, I didn't have a clue!  Had to Google it.  Turns out that Kiki's Delivery Service is Japanese anime (a genre of cartoon animation from Japan) of which Robin is a big fan.  Who knew??

Plainfield set trick or treat hours for 6:00-9:00, and my visitors pretty much shut off by 8:00.  I think I only had three ghoulies and ghosties after that.  And I have to hand it to the "helicopter parents" of Plainfield: almost no child of any age was unaccompanied by one or more adults in the background. Still, turnout was light tonight, even though temps were in the low 60s.
SO...WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO WITH ALL OF THIS LEFTOVER CANDY??  Poor me.  I guess I'll just have to eat it!