Holiday

[beach-mom]

Do you have any special "traditions?" 

I used to make white chili and bread every year when my children were still going trick or treating. We had tons of children! 

Now DH and I work at a "Trunk or Treat." He won't dress up, but he has fun decorating our car. I do dress up and act the part! Nothing too scary of course- we've always done "cute Halloween."

I still make my chili, but for the first time someone is making it for all of us! Yay! One thing I don't have to worry about!

After everything is over, we watch Young Frankenstein," which will be bittersweet this year with Teri Garr's passing. But she will still make us laugh!

Later on, when I'm alone I will watch The Two Worlds of Jennie Logan. They were showing it around midnight the night before DD was born. I was on the couch. DD was due December 8. I went into labor in October and lost her twin. I was in the hospital, then they let me come home on bed rest. I asked my doctor if I could lie on the couch Halloween night, because my friends were dressing their children, mostly homemade costumes, and I wanted to see them. He said he didn't want me "walking" downstairs. But he didn't say anything about DH half-carrying me! 

So I lay on the couch and they came in to see me. Later I was not tired, and I told DH to go to bed. I watched the movie. The next morning I was at the hospital. DD was here. She was a preemie, who didn't hit the charts until she was a year. And she had to wear a brace for a year. But looking at her now you wouldn't know there was ever anything wrong! And what a blessing she is!

However you spend October 31, enjoy!  

[Sakuya]

beach-mom - I am so sorry you lost a baby. Your story was very touching. I am happy to hear your other daughter outgrew the premie challenges.

I would say the tradition we had on Halloween was ordering Chinese food after trick-or-treating. After hours of it being bitingly cold or being poured on, it was comforting to get home and warm up with tasty beef and broccoli and pork fried rice that I didn't have to cook.

[beach-mom]

Thank you @Sakuya. Chinese food sounds like a good tradition, especially when it's cold. We don't have it often enough!  

[lynnie61]

I always said my mom made Spanish rice every year, that we would have for dinner before trick or treating.  She claimed she MAY have made it twice.  I didn't believe her, it felt like every year.. It wasn't my favorite meal.  

Now, no traditions.  Curious on the trick or treater count for tomorrow.  Last year about 30.  When we were kids, probably 150+ every year,  my parents thought if it goes over 150, then its  not the neighborhood kids.  I am glad years ago, they changed it to 6-8.  Didn't like when kids would still come at 9/10.  

[meallen616]

[on the bay]

@lynnie61,

I forgot about Spanish Rice!

My mother made it too sometimes and I never really liked it either. She made so many other wonderful things though.

As for Halloween, we didn't have any special traditions-just to go all out! decorations, costumes, fun scary but not too scary Halloween has always been a favorite holiday everywhere I've lived.

[lynnie61]

@on the bay   I totally forgot about it too!  

Honestly, I have never made it as an adult, but now I think I might like it.  Wow, that was a memory.  She made a big skillet of it.  I'm going to google it.  I want to say she put tomato soup in it?  I'm also going to see if my sister remembers.  It was a cheap, easy, quick meal.  I want to say ground beef in there.  It was orangish in color.  

[on the bay]

@lynnie61,

Yes, it was orange!

And I'm not gonna make it!

But I loved sharing the memory

[LTT1]

@beach-mom 

What a dear and wonderful Halloween memory/tradition for you!

Enjoy this holiday which has added so much to your life and blessed you with so many memories!🎃🥳