Day 247
As is customary, at this time of year, my thoughts are focused. It’s my super busy time for business and with numbers to be crunched and customization art to be worked on and estimates to be calculated and orders counted and filled and shipped I have no time for frivolous nonsense or wandering thoughts.
And, as is typical for early October I can think of nothing else but …
Halloween candy.
Yes, that is what my mind is focused on. I can think of nothing else BUT Halloween candy. Go figure!
I am a glutton for all things Halloween. I have the most delightful cauldron of singing frogs (thank you Hallmark) that I turn on whenever I pass the little creatures! If I could have a coffin in the front yard that had a vampire pop out of it every time someone walked by … I’d install it. If I could have 24/7 mist swirling around fake gravestones in the yard, I’d do that too. As is, I just have some pumpkins around the yard and on the porch and patio and a nice motion-detector plastic skeleton that heinously laughs every time a breeze moves it. It’s wonderful!
So, hmmm … this year’s Halloween candy. What will it be this year? In the past I’ve purchased things I didn’t like … thinking that if we didn’t have many trick or treaters then I wouldn’t be tempted to eat the leftovers. Well, what’s the fun in that?! So, this year I’m going to buy stuff I LIKE.
I’m in a new place and though I am at the end of a neighborhood – again – and across from a cemetery (instead of a park) … I’m hoping for a whole bunch of costumed munchkins at my door on the 31st. The dogs will be in costume … and I’ll have my cat ears on … so, we’ll be all decked out.
But that brings me back to WHAT candy to buy?
When I was little we’d take our pillow cases and disappear for HOURS and HOURS on end. We’d come home and dump our loot on our beds and run back out for more! It was insanity! And loads of fun! And, of course, when we came home we had to count our stash and take inventory and then do some trades.
For some reason I loved those horrid little peanut butter kisses wrapped in black or orange wax paper. You can only get them at Halloween … and so far I haven’t seen any. I am wondering if they are no longer made?
Years ago, when my kids were younger we’d get skeleton bones … I think they were a SweeTart candy that were little packages of bones and you could assemble your own skeleton before eating him (or her). Great fun … and tasty too!
So, I’m leaning to little packages of things this year. I know quantity is not part of that equation … those little Milk Dud boxes are sure cute, but I think you get 3 duds in each box. Pretty pathetic but the box itself is a draw for me (for whatever reason!).
I don’t know … but I’m thinking I’ll go something non-chocolate this year … something that I wouldn’t normally eat or buy but that I like enough to have in case there is extra.
In any case … I’ll check out the store shelves (drug stores have better selections) and figure it out. And maybe then I can get my mind back on business!