Yes they are! And I am....exhausted! But happy to see them none the less. When I take down my Halloween I always like to do it in one day, all at once, BAM! It's done. Then I clean the windows, dust around and up go the turkeys. This year I did that starting at 6:30 in the morning and finally finished EVERYTHING with just a few little things left to do at 7:00 pm! I was knocked out! Thank goodness it's all down though it made me sad to put it away. I did keep a few things out though for my craft room as inspiration--my pumpkin people, some crafts made by bloggy friends, and a few decorations that I just love and can't put away for a year and not see.
Halloween was so much fun but quite cold. Caitlin wore her coat most of her trick or treating and did so without me even nagging her about it. It was cold!The picture below is with her friend Jackie who was dressed as a nerd but took of her coat for the picture. Caitlin said she was too cozy to take it off :) This was taken in front of Jackie's house and her Mom was not happy that Jackie had shorts on! But it was part of the look I guess.
I took a few shots of them trick or treating. Here they are at my neighbor Ken's house:
Earlier in the day I went out for breakfast with a friend of mine and then we hit Michaels for the Halloween clearance and I scored! I got some wreaths and Halloween ornaments and bags of glittered spiders. Also
miini lights, pom poms, eyes, clips, art supplie, ribbon and lots of great stuff to go into my new craft room! I want to make a spider wreath for next year. Everything was 80 cents up to 2.39 (the wreath)
And then this cute spider box and skeleton candle holder. 80 cents! I also got some of those cute foam kits for kids where you put them together. They had a a haunted house, a haunted piano, a tree and more. I picked up a few for Caitlin and Jackie. Regular price $8.99 but I got them for $2.
We trick or treated till dinner then came home for our pizza which I ordered early since not only was it Friday so pizza delivery is at its highest but Halloween as well! Cheese and one with mushrooms and pepperoni. I ate three slices.....Shame on me. All that walking made me really hungry.
The kids got some surprise gifts from my lovely neighbor too. I love how she works with paper and cards and decorated the bag with the haunted house image (which I will keep forever!) And big cookies! Big Yummy cookies!
A great day! My husband Billy took Caitlin to two haunted houses and then more trick or treating. My son was out with his friends and then went to the movies to see Ouija...I was home giving out candy, eating pizza and loving the scent of "witch's brew" from Yankee.....love it!
On Sunday while I was taking down my Halloween I had a pot of chicken soup simmering on my stove. Kind of my reward for being so focused on packing and cleaning. It was perfect for the very cold and WINDY day we had!
You certainly had a productive weekend. I'm impressed at how quickly you were able to get everything put away and cleaned. I know how much work it is to stage everything and then gently pack it up again. I'm completely overwhelmed at all the work I need to do before I can see my Thanksgiving stash. Happy November!
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