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Cold but busy Halloween
Nov. 1st, 2019 12:00 pmYesterday was on the cold side for Halloween -- my weather app said it was 30 degrees but felt like 26. Which is barely noticeable as cold, by some Minnesota standards, but still. I did switch to my winter parka when I went to the gym (in the dark), but I didn't bother to zip it up.
I bought my usual 40-ounce bag of candy, plus I had some miscellaneous other candy to give out. I wasn't sure how many trick-or-treaters I'd see, because of the cold. Usually there are a couple of "baby's first Halloween" parents with very young children before it gets dark, but there were none of those this year. The doorbell rang for the first time just before 6 pm, and it was quite a steady stream until 8:30, when I was almost out of candy and I turned the light off because I wanted to be able to eat dinner without interruption.
I didn't keep count this year, but I think there were somewhat over 50 kids stopping by. Some of them were free-range, but there were also a lot of parents lurking on the street. I'm not sure how many were driven from place to place and how many walked.
I'm glad I stayed home and available for it, even though I didn't get as much spinning done as I would have otherwise. I always enjoy seeing the children and their costumes.
I bought my usual 40-ounce bag of candy, plus I had some miscellaneous other candy to give out. I wasn't sure how many trick-or-treaters I'd see, because of the cold. Usually there are a couple of "baby's first Halloween" parents with very young children before it gets dark, but there were none of those this year. The doorbell rang for the first time just before 6 pm, and it was quite a steady stream until 8:30, when I was almost out of candy and I turned the light off because I wanted to be able to eat dinner without interruption.
I didn't keep count this year, but I think there were somewhat over 50 kids stopping by. Some of them were free-range, but there were also a lot of parents lurking on the street. I'm not sure how many were driven from place to place and how many walked.
I'm glad I stayed home and available for it, even though I didn't get as much spinning done as I would have otherwise. I always enjoy seeing the children and their costumes.
