Redneck Halloween

Just a couple quick notes about Halloween.

We love halloween. Our kids went trick-or-treating 3 times before the 31st. Different civic and school, and other functions.

At the Florence Freedom (local minor league baseball) stadium, there was a mid-week kiddie costume and candy event. Mom and Dad got to see the yokels in full force.

They got to see adults, not in costume, going up to the candy givers saying, "I got a baby at home," as justification to get some candy.

I like that. Adults for whom Halloween is still about candy. It's not about fun or dressing up, or being festive. It's about free candy. Probably just like when they were the babies at home.

It would all have been funny, except that the candy ran out. Mom was angry that the kids in costumes, like ours, sometimes had to be turned away because the redneck moms glommed on to all the smarties. Awesome.

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Having Mom and Dad at home was double good at Halloween. They got to man the candy bowls at the house while we got to roam the neighborhood as a foursome. We've never done that. In our area, a lot of people take their lawnchairs down to the end of the driveway, maybe bring a firepit and a cooler, and make an evening of it. It's great. And it was great to go together.

Mom and Dad had a great time passing out candy also. Dad got a kick out of seeing the kids in all their getups, and they were both clearly in the spirit.

My favorite house we visited was the one where the mom came to the door, ashed her cigarette at my kids feet, blew smoke in their faces, and handed them Christian literature. Solid. It was right out of a movie. I'm going back to that house next year. Maybe they'll throw dog crap at my kids and call them druidic satan worshipers.

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Some images (if I can get this thing to work.)

By the way, there's nothing more frightening than seeing one's daughter in a cheerleader costume.