I’ve never done live blogging but I figure that now will be a good time to start. Technically it won’t be “live” since I’m not posting updates as they happen but I am writing as things are happening. So it’s kind of like a live blog recorded from an earlier performance like American Idol.
Right now, I’m at home watching television while blogging and running up and down the stairs to give candy to small people dressed like pirates, goblins, and who knows what else. Holly is with the kids going door to door, pillaging candy to bring home and reward me with. Why should I be rewarded you ask? Because I’ve run up and down the stairs at least 2.5 billion times. See, that’s what happens when you live in a neighborhood that has 8.2 trillion children in it like we do.
The kids just got home with Holly. It looks like they got quite a haul. They even got some full-size candy bars. Very cool. Hannah has lots of Snickers M&M’s, and Almond Joys. Emma has a lot of Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups. Alex has a lot of Hershey bars and Snickers. It looks like I’ll be eating well tonight after the kids go to bed. MUWAHAHAHAHA!
It looks like somebody got cheap with their candy. I’m not talking Smarties and Tootsie Rolls cheap either. I’m talking left over Christmas candy cheap. Who still has candy from a year ago? Apparently somebody in my neighborhood.
Now the trading begins. My home has just turned into the floor of the New York Stock Exchange but with chocolate. Apparently a Butterfinger is worth one small box of grape Nerds. I don’t know that I agree with that. Nerds are good but for a Butterfinger? Butterfingers are awesome.
Hannah has foregone the trading in favor of being able to eat her haul. I am now able to look forward to sticky hands, chairs, walls, doorknobs, and anything else she touches until every one of her suckers is gone. There’s a lot of suckers here. I better get used to sticky.
I think that it’s time for the kids to go to bed. It’s probably a good idea to get them tucked in before they get all hopped up on Pixie Stix.
Remember to brush your teeth well before bed and don’t forget to floss. Sticky, sugary candy is worse for your teeth than chocolate so if you are currently eating a Jolly Rancher, you’re helping to pay for your dentist’s boat.
Happy Halloween everyone!
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2 options on Halloween night: get plenty of exercise by running to the door 2 billion times and dream of hearing 1,000 kids screaming “trick-or-treat!” in your sleep for the next 2 months…….or……..TURN OUT THE LIGHT AND DON’T ANSWER THE DOOR!
Hope you guys are doing well! 