I’m pleased to announce that Halloween was a success! It was touch and go there for awhile, but Carson eventually cooperated and actually *gasp* enjoyed himself. When his incessant whining and wacky outta control behavior began during dinnertime (hot dogs and baked beans-the epitome of a healthy meal!), I was sure we were destined to eat the nasty candy I bought to give out to trick-or-treaters. Really I didn’t care if Carson and Ella got to experience the joys of trick-or-treating, I just wanted to be sure we’d get some good candy. I’m a good mom, see.
The highlight of our evening, though, was two trick-or-treaters, girls, women who came to our house begging for candy. Both Tate and I were dumbfounded after these women left and we kept replaying the exchange with each other and asking if that just really happened. When I opened the door, I was surprised to see a girl who looked to be possibly 15, maybe 17 standing there holding a bucket full of candy. Standing next to her was a women who appeared to be in her late 30’s, maybe early 40’s, but certainly someone far too old for trick-or-treating. Both were wearing sweatshirts and jean shorts, and just stood there obviously expecting me to drop candy in their buckets. Tate asked them what they were supposed to be and the older woman pointed to the younger girl and said, “she’s havin’ a baby.”
Huh?
How does “she’s havin a baby” answer the question of what they were supposed to be dressed up as?
And why the hell were they out trick-or-treating?
Most importantly, what the f*ck?
I quickly proclaimed to Tate soon after they left, “I’m so blogging that.” I certainly appreciate the most excellent blog fodder since I was expecting to write, “Carson was so horrible and threw himself screaming on the doorsteps of all of my neighbors, making them hate us even more!” Instead he surprised us with his excellent behavior and manners, saying, “sank you” to all who bestowed candy upon him.
Here are a few pictures of my “baseball player,” “pumpkin,” “man,” and me as an “incredibly sex-ay farmer.”
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Why yes, I am wearing my frumpy overalls and pigtails. So, so hawt.
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mpotter
November 1, 2007 at 12:17 pm
i am shocked every year by the audacity of greediness.
i didn’t have women, though.
but i did have a 7 year old w/ a team of older boys that none none none were dressed up. (???)
and 1/2 the time, kids don’t even say trickortreat. so we make them.
what a sad state!
dawn224
November 1, 2007 at 1:11 pm
you harvested a cute li’l pumpkin!
And you’re welcome.
VDog
November 1, 2007 at 2:06 pm
What a beautiful family! Glad you had a nice Halloween, even if you had an *interesting* exchange with those women!
We, sadly, got NO trick-or-treaters.
Angry Julie
November 1, 2007 at 2:06 pm
Well you survived the night! Woo-hoo!!!
Those are some lovely overalls!!!!
I wore a cat ear-ed headband and called it my costume!
Dana
November 1, 2007 at 2:11 pm
Oh, thats good. The best that I had was a guy that came to the door with a child about 4 or 5. I asked him (the adult, not the kid)if he was supposed to be K-Fed. I don’t think he thought much of that but he seriously looked like him.
the dragonfly
November 1, 2007 at 2:33 pm
I felt like a mooch, trick-or-treating with my not-quite five month old. But those two at your door take the cake. (or the candy, I guess..)
mayberry
November 1, 2007 at 2:50 pm
Yeah. The “havin’ a baby” comment gets a great big WTF. But the playgroupie family looks 100% adorable.
Sandy
November 1, 2007 at 2:56 pm
What is it with young adults/old kids trick or treating?? And not even in costume??
DH and I have decided that if we get ANYONE that doesn’t have a costume and they want candy that they need to perform a trick. If you are dressed up…you get candy. If you aren’t…you have to do a trick like a handstand touch your nose with your tongue or something…
Otherwise no candy.
RWA
November 1, 2007 at 3:29 pm
Great pictures. And those two grown women trick-or-treating? That is weird. Very weird.
AnGlOpHiLe FoOtBaLl FaNaTiC
November 1, 2007 at 4:05 pm
Did these people have not money to feed a pregnant lady & used a kids dress up holiday to forgo the grocery? Creepy! My bedroom is right off the porch & when our bucket ran dry (sure the 1st kid took it all!), I could here them all saying, “They’re outta candy here. Go to the next house.” Made me giggle!
Heidi Hyde
November 1, 2007 at 4:25 pm
So was the candy for the baby? Or what? What…wait…I don’t get it.
Funny.
-HH
Pregnantly Plump
November 1, 2007 at 4:52 pm
Maybe it was a dare? When I was in college, I made my little sis in the sorority go trick or treating. We wanted candy and she was the shortest, so we thought she would have the best luck. We only hit one house, because she got too embarrassed. But it was very entertaining. I’m glad Carson had fun and was so polite. All of our visitors this year were very nice.
Kelly
November 1, 2007 at 4:58 pm
I had two adults come with an infant in a stroller all dressed up. I just looked at them and they said, “Can you give the baby something that’s makes lots of noise?” Like the candy was for the baby. I have to give kudos to the nerve of some people!lol
Bren
November 1, 2007 at 5:14 pm
So I guess the candy was for the unborn child. Strange!
Your kiddos are the cutest!
mamaDB
November 1, 2007 at 5:18 pm
See? You should NEVER get rid of frumpy overalls. They always come in handy. The fam looks great. Kids are adorable!
At about 9 PM, right before we turned out our porchlight, we had a gaggle of late teens show up to trick-or-treat. They were holding pillow cases and had draped sheets over their clothes – sort of like a half-assed toga. At least they put in the effort. They were a little disappointed with the pots of Play-Doh we were giving out, instead of candy (cause last year we had 2 trick-or-treaters all night and I was forced to eat 2 lbs. of candy).
Your “trick-or-treaters” certainly take the cake.
Mrs. Flinger
November 1, 2007 at 5:33 pm
So cuuuttteeee. And congrats on the award! You have too many perfect posts to chose from, honestly.
Stimey
November 1, 2007 at 5:59 pm
We had a guy actually run up to our porch very excitedly. He was probably 20. He was wearing street clothes and was using a plastic grocery store bag to collect candy. I honestly expected him to say, “My kid is sick, so I’m trick or treating for him.” But nothing. Weird. But really, I don’t know whay there aren’t more people out there who just want to go get free candy.
Toni
November 1, 2007 at 6:29 pm
When my husband and I were expecting our daughter 8 years ago, we were living in a not so nice neighborhood and we had trick-or-treaters who smoked. The kids. Smoked. A pillow case in one hand and a cig in the other. It was charming. We moved. Really. Really. Soon.
T.
November 1, 2007 at 7:07 pm
I had a rather interesting group/family? too. About 5 kids and their ?mother? came to the door, gave the kids all candy and then the mom shoved a bag in my face and said “I gotta sick one at home”. What? the rest of your brood isn’t getting enough shit that you have to bring an extra bag and claim you gotta another one at home. Pu- lease.
Heather, Queen of Shake-Shake
November 1, 2007 at 7:31 pm
Congrats on the award! Well deserved!
I lurve the thumb sucking pictures. I’m a sucker for a thumb sucker.
imaginary binky
November 1, 2007 at 8:06 pm
Why didn’t I think of robbing my neighbors of candy when I was pregnant last Halloween? *thumps forehead*
The pumpkin you harvested in the patch is adorable.
Anne
November 1, 2007 at 10:04 pm
aww! way too cute. my girls had that punkin outfit a few years ago and i luff it! i’m just waiting till next year for the 2 youngers to fit them.
Worker Mommy
November 1, 2007 at 10:19 pm
I say they were crack whores and they just needed a candy fix to balance out their cracked out sketchiness.
Great pics of the fam!
Devilish Southern Belle
November 2, 2007 at 12:07 am
Ooh, I wish I could listen. I’ll be at basketball practice with my son for a while, though, then having to clean up after supper. I love the topic, though!
Sarcasta-Mom
November 2, 2007 at 12:20 am
LOL. Lovely. Seriously, the story about those two women made me laugh like mad.
Lovely photos
AndreAnna
November 2, 2007 at 12:48 am
Is there a Field of Dreams theme?
nell
November 2, 2007 at 12:53 am
That’s crazy! I have to admit, I kind of smirk to myself when I see the teenagers (or tweens) with the totally last minute, slapped together costumes. It’s funny when they’re borderline too old, but 30s? Seriously? She’s havin’ a baby? What the heck is that?
Secret Agent Mama
November 2, 2007 at 1:07 am
Well, duh, you know that when you are pregnant you NEEDS to HAVES some candy!! Geezlouise!
*eye twitch*
Kellan
November 2, 2007 at 1:08 am
That is too funny. And those pictures of your kids are adorable – that little pumpkin is a – pumkin! See ya.
Shelly Overlook
November 2, 2007 at 1:28 am
Ummm, is that there an Alabama thang??
You all are such a good looking family!!
Phoenix
November 2, 2007 at 1:57 am
Man I’d so give those cute kiddos tons of candy.
I hope you didn’t give the woman candy. I don’t care if teens trick or treat, but I think they should at least wear a costume. But a grown f’ing woman??? Biotch needs to go to the store and buy her own dam candy.
Devan
November 2, 2007 at 2:26 am
WHA? That’s crazy!
Love the pics.
Devan
November 2, 2007 at 2:27 am
WHA? That’s crazy!
Love the pics.
I know you can hear me...
November 2, 2007 at 3:19 am
That is crazy!
Your kiddos are ADORABLE! I especially love the Cardinals player — he should have gotten a ton of candy with an outfit like that!!
andi
November 2, 2007 at 3:21 am
How very bizarre. My only incident involved a kid looking at me all disgusted and asking, “Is that all you got?” Yes, you little sh*t. This is all the FREE candy that I have. I didn’t say that, but I wanted to.
Oh, and congrats on the award. You deserve it.
Christina
November 2, 2007 at 4:24 am
You win the prize for craziest t-r-ters! We had some nutso ones, but nothing like that.
Your first paragraph could just as well be about our evening. Except we has speggetti for dinner. Why does she want to wear the kitty costume ALL the time, but that time she acted like I’m torturing her?!
Great looking family!
Sarcastic Mom (aka Lotus)
November 2, 2007 at 6:29 am
“Most importantly, what the f*ck?”
AA-HAHAHA!
I think I just laid an egg.
Kara
November 2, 2007 at 11:44 am
how sad and WTF?!
What cute little pumpkins you have!
~JJ!
November 2, 2007 at 12:31 pm
You are one sex-ay farmergirl…
And really what IS the f*ck?
And what is this phototrade? I like it.
WorksForMom
November 2, 2007 at 4:54 pm
I love (LOVE) that last shot. She is SOOOOO adorable and you are so HAWT!
Damselfly
November 2, 2007 at 6:02 pm
What a sweet little jack-o-lantern! Your Cards player is so cute, too.
Those women at your door might have been some people I know….
SJSFalter+
November 2, 2007 at 8:37 pm
I read the award post as it was linked from Dawns blog, you deserved it. You write meaningful, heartfelt words. Enjoying your blog.
OMG, man. That was funny. Cute costumes to all, even “man”.
Stella
November 2, 2007 at 10:19 pm
All of the playgroups by us are for SAHM. I am not a SAHM. I would love a group for SAHM and WOHM. My neighbors, most have kids but they keep to themselves. Making friends is really hard, at least for me. I have a friend or two from work but we don’t live close together. It’s really hard and the friends I thought I had found turned out to not be such good friends. Well, they’re good friends to each other just not to me.
Sometimes it sucks…I feel like I’m so desperate and pathetic.
LOVE the pumpkin!!
baby~amore'
November 3, 2007 at 7:18 am
I love your lil’ pumpkin.
Those rude women I would said Nah – trick ! we are not giving you any candy !
Amy
November 3, 2007 at 4:14 pm
jeez!!! why didn’t they ask you to contribute to the unborn baby’s college fund, while you were at it? ha ha ha how nervy!
Laura McIntyre
November 5, 2007 at 7:57 am
LOL I could’t imagine anyone over 10 t and t ing here, love the pics though
justmylife
November 5, 2007 at 6:50 pm
I used to go trick or treating with the boys when they were younger and still needing help getting up and down steps, but I never expected candy for me. Some gave me candy to keep me from stealing it from the boys. I quit going to the door with them once they were older and they stopped going at around 9 or 10. There really should be an age limit on trick or treating!
Amy
November 6, 2007 at 5:15 pm
Hate the grown-ass trick-or-treaters.
Your pumpkin is so completely adorable! Shark Boy was a baby pumpkin once and I loved that costume. And the baseball player is so sweet!
smenomit
February 24, 2008 at 8:12 am
Ok mom, huskily derail your materials slippery and exceed me how I taste. You are barely a absense of my family.
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