The Purple Moose Gazette: 7 kids

October 31, 2004

7 kids - 4 adults

That's the scope of the trick-or-treaters to our door tonight - I have TONS of candy - guess I will take it to work tomorrow. It is getting on towards 8 p.m. so I doubt that (m)any more will show up. (maybe it's the poem that scared them off.

And, the seven and four? Well, they HAD to come, of course. The grands and their parents came to retrieve the goodies that we had set aside for them.

First group was the Ladybug family . . .

It's Count Dezcula!

And Timothy Square Pants

joined by Tinker-Kinzie-bell

and the Great Zay-Zay Pumpkin himself!

~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Then the Lessa Household came to the door.

bwahahaha - it's Count Sean-cula!

Rock Star DivaMairi

and, last, but by NO means, least . . .

It's the Diva, herself . . . JessiAnna Dove!

Such delights they are. Hope your Halloween was fun and safe.

aaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnddddddddddddd . . . .

here are the Top 10 Signs You Are Too Old To Trick or Treat
10. You get winded from knocking on the door

9. You have to have another kid chew the candy for you

8. You ask for high fiber candy only

7. When someone drops a candy bar in your bag,
you lose your balance and fall over.

6, People say, "Great Boris Karloff Mask."
and you're not even wearing a mask.

5. When the door opens you yell, "Trick or....."
and can't remember the rest.

4. By the end of the night, you have a bag full
of restraining orders

3. You have to carefully choose a costume that
won't dislodge your hairpiece.

2. You're the only Power Ranger in the
neighborhood with a walker.

1. You keep having to go home to pee.

Small Town Granny – a Hallowe’en Tale
(C) by the PurpleMoose in her own name

Ghosties and Goblin swarm up to my door
to ask the Gramma for just one more
My candy and sweets are yours tonight
come closer, dearies, I will not bite . . .
. . . your fingers or even your tiny nose
Come into my house – what? No pretty bows?
You’re made up as clowns and telly-tubbies too!
Come closer, dearies, I’ve a message for you
I whisper to all who knock on my door
Come in, my sweets, come in for more
more candies and iced cakes and treats for you
No, dearie, no – I have much more in here for you
I’ll fatten you up until you are ready to burst
like Christmas pudding or juicy bratwurst
and when, my dearie, you look again at me
no little old granny will you then see.
When you’ve fattened and can no longer run
I’ll ROAST YOU and TOAST YOU until you are done . . .
. . . then the toe-meat from your chubby little pins
will melt in my mouth as grease runs down my chins.
No more will you wish for candies and cakes
when I’ve had my way with you – why, for goodness’ sake . . .
What? Why do you run from me in such haste?
Can’t I have just one little taste?
Ah well, looky here now, what do I see?
More Ghosties and Goblins coming to visit with me.

. . . my candy and sweets are yours tonight . . .

Posted by Purplemoose at October 31, 2004 07:43 PM

Comments

As allways.... I loved the trick or treating htis year. And it wouldnt be halloween without your poam. I lvoe you mom. thank you for making halloween so special for the kids. Now the Top Ten. SO TRUE. LOL... Love ya

Posted by: Ladybug at November 1, 2004 09:28 AM

Thanks for clarifying those signs for me. About as North as you can get. :-)

Posted by: Bonnie at November 1, 2004 03:08 PM

I had exactly ONE trick-or-treater, and he was at least sixteen years old. The office got a heck of a lot of candy today.

Posted by: jadedju at November 1, 2004 08:11 PM

So Adorabale, such imagination.....Great costuemes and a good looking bunch of Grandbabies you have.

Posted by: annadarlin at November 1, 2004 10:32 PM