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<blockquote data-quote="LittleDudesMom" data-source="post: 474572" data-attributes="member: 805"><p><img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/emoticons/jack.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":jack:" title="jack :jack:" data-shortname=":jack:" /> <span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #a52a2a">Well, those of you that have been around here for years probably remember the hoards that we get! I live in the city and about 18 or 19 years ago, a young boy on the next block got "jumped" for his candy. His father came up with a plan - over decorate the street and have the neighbors all outside and the night will be safer for all the kids. So the tradition on our two blocks began. The first few years, he went out and bought tons of decorations at 1/2 price and convinced the neighbors to pay for them if he put them up. </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #a52a2a"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #a52a2a">Because of the "over decoration" families come from all over - buses of them! We have around 350 between 6 and 8!!! The first year we lived here I was not prepared at all - I was used to maybe 20 at best! About 10 years ago or so my block realized that you really couldn't give from your door because you would never stop answering it! So, we all set up outside as well with decorations!</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #a52a2a"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #a52a2a">difficult child hasn't TorT'd for a few years - he loves scaring the girls.....his best bud is coming over, they are dressing in all black, wearing their gas masks and jumping out of the bushes when they see easy targets......they know they are not to jump out when there are little ones around. The girls love it and come back for more!</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #a52a2a"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #a52a2a">It's always a fun night, even with the older kids and young mothers pushing under a year babies with a plastic bag in their hand. The cute little ones make up for all that. I always think it's amazing that you would walk blocks (and our blocks are looonnnnngggg) to get free candy when you could hit CVS the next morning and get it 1/2 off!!!!</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #a52a2a"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #a52a2a">Sharon</span></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LittleDudesMom, post: 474572, member: 805"] :jack: [FONT=comic sans ms][SIZE=4][COLOR=#a52a2a]Well, those of you that have been around here for years probably remember the hoards that we get! I live in the city and about 18 or 19 years ago, a young boy on the next block got "jumped" for his candy. His father came up with a plan - over decorate the street and have the neighbors all outside and the night will be safer for all the kids. So the tradition on our two blocks began. The first few years, he went out and bought tons of decorations at 1/2 price and convinced the neighbors to pay for them if he put them up. Because of the "over decoration" families come from all over - buses of them! We have around 350 between 6 and 8!!! The first year we lived here I was not prepared at all - I was used to maybe 20 at best! About 10 years ago or so my block realized that you really couldn't give from your door because you would never stop answering it! So, we all set up outside as well with decorations! difficult child hasn't TorT'd for a few years - he loves scaring the girls.....his best bud is coming over, they are dressing in all black, wearing their gas masks and jumping out of the bushes when they see easy targets......they know they are not to jump out when there are little ones around. The girls love it and come back for more! It's always a fun night, even with the older kids and young mothers pushing under a year babies with a plastic bag in their hand. The cute little ones make up for all that. I always think it's amazing that you would walk blocks (and our blocks are looonnnnngggg) to get free candy when you could hit CVS the next morning and get it 1/2 off!!!! Sharon[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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