Do you all remember this cartoon?
Well, hang on to that memory for a little bit...
I also promise that, at the end of this post, I'll include a picture of ME in my Halloween finery.
So, on Halloween evening, as soon as Uncle Zombie got home from work, he and I headed out to "that place with tulips" (where Harley Mama and the babies live *grin*) to share some ghoulish fun and goodies for All Hallow's Eve.
One of the traditions in "tulip land", which still has all the small-town charm I remember from 30 years ago (in the town I grew up in -- which was not "tulip land"), is that all the businesses along Main Street welcome little (and not so little) goblins to show off their Halloween best and pick up a few goodies along the way. I knew this, because Harley Mama told me, but I'd never seen it in person before this. I'll tell you what -- I've never seen anything like it. Not even "back in the day". There were SO MANY people there! It was AMAZING!
So, on Halloween evening, as soon as Uncle Zombie got home from work, he and I headed out to "that place with tulips" (where Harley Mama and the babies live *grin*) to share some ghoulish fun and goodies for All Hallow's Eve.
One of the traditions in "tulip land", which still has all the small-town charm I remember from 30 years ago (in the town I grew up in -- which was not "tulip land"), is that all the businesses along Main Street welcome little (and not so little) goblins to show off their Halloween best and pick up a few goodies along the way. I knew this, because Harley Mama told me, but I'd never seen it in person before this. I'll tell you what -- I've never seen anything like it. Not even "back in the day". There were SO MANY people there! It was AMAZING!
Here are some random shots I took up and down Main Street:
Harley Mama was helping out (more on this a little later) at her workplace, which happens to have a storefront on Main Street. They also have a really, really big 'picture window' with an inside platform for their displays. Keep that in mind, too. Many of her co-workers were there and most of them, including HM, had their kids with them. So, they all took turns "minding the store" while each took their kidlings up and down the street themselves. After HM took her kids, Ladybug stood at the door (as a fully-decked out Vampire Cheerleader) handing out candy on behalf of Mama's company, seen here:
and Butterfly Baby just wandered around the lobby area, occasionally going outside to get in on the 'action':
and here's what they were handing out candy from:
(Harley Mama works for a medical equipment supply company *grin*)
After that was done, We all went back to Harley Mama's house and BB took a bath while Uncle Zombie and I took the Ladybug out to do some 'regular' trick-or-treating. Here's a look at some of THAT fun:
After we were done (when the Ladybug was tired) we went back and 'chilled' at the "tulip homestead" while taking turns trying to get a very wired Butterfly Baby to nod off to dreamland. The winner of the "Put BB to Sleep Prize" goes to none other than...UNCLE ZOMBIE! (Of course...)
Okay, you've waited for it.
I know you all (all two of you) are breathless with anticipation.
Here it comes...
Ready?
Oh...and do you remember the cartoon at the beginning?
Here she is in all her Halloween "Glory"
Presenting...... HARLEY MAMA!
...and "Rusty"
Tee hee hee!
Good likeness, no?
And, yes, in case you haven't seen her in a while, she did add some 'extra' padding -- she's not really that... ahem... 'blessed'. LOL!
And, lest you think I forgot -- here I am, all decked out in my costume and ready to GO!Happy Halloween...
...until next year!
