The children are waaaay too excited.  In 24 hours there will be piles of candy on my kitchen table.  The gross mass of that candy, of course, will be almost equal to the candy I have purchased (and consumed) over the past two weeks.  Thus.  Juicy Tip #1 is one I shall try very hard to remember for next year.  Only buy the crap the day before.  That will eliminate eleven p.m. Crispy Crunch binges….

#2.  Don’t try to convince yourself that the moldy pumpkins will be okay inside.  Trust me.  Mold on the outside means that the already-disgusting pumpkin guts are worse than you think.

#3.  For all of you one-parent @ home types, a sign on the door while you take your munchkins out might prevent the egged house destiny.

#4.  Purchase several and varied costumes for children under 10 years of age.  Minds change.  Last minute.  Who knows?  Your five year old (who wore his dracula teeth for the past four days and delighted in popping out from the tea selection at Starbucks EVERY DAY for those past days) could suddenly recognize that dracula teeth hurt the gums and that the Silver Surfer is really the coolest thing to be this year.  OR your nine year old (who swore he only wanted camo stuff so he could be an army dude) could suddenly have an epiphany that a secret service agent would be MUCH cooler - and secret service agents, don’t you know, wear slick black suits and ear pieces.  So.  Multiple possibilites, people.

#5 Check the candy.  Wear reflective stuff.  Put good stuff in your to-go mug.

Happy Halloween.

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