Alise and I live in a fairly residential, well-to-do neighborhood. There are some younger families with children, there's a park within a couple of minutes walk, and plenty of grandparents. Usually for Halloween we get quite the crowd of candy grabbing children, and the 31st October is a fun night for all.
This year we went all out. We went to Target during the day, bought another big bag of candy (to add to the 4 big bags that we'd already bought), and I got some awesome skull lanterns. When we got home I set up the lanterns so that they framed the steps to the house and could be seen from far away. I added some more lights, we lit candles on the porch, we got a big bowl ready for candy, and we both sat on the porch with our laptops.
Waiting.
And waiting.
And waiting some more.
While we did get some trick or treaters, we didn't get nearly as many as we should.
And why not? It was pretty warm on Saturday evening, it was dry, and the house looked awesome. So why?? H1N1? Scared parents banning their kids from going out in case of razor blades in candy or pedophiles? Are children just too lazy these days and stay inside watching DVD's and playing video games? What the F?
Next year our boy will be dressed for fright night, and I'm going to add a fog machine and scary noises soundtrack to our Halloween experience. I will do what it takes to ensure that we get more next year than we did this year. And if they don't come? More the year after!
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