Are you ready for Halloween?

[Julie Bove]

We usually go all out with the decorating but I just didn't feel like doing
it this year. Especially since after that long dry spell we are now having
a lot of rain.

Last year, Angela was envious of the orange spider webs that the neighbors
had. We just had the plain white. Of course I couldn't find any until
after Halloween and they were marked down quite a bit. We bought purple,
orange and green. And apparently far too many!

I decided to put up some of the decorations after Angela said she didn't
want to. But I did make her put the little pumpkins that she wanted out on
the front step.

I only used one bag of the purple web. It really did stretch quite a long
ways. And I put up all of the huge spiders that we have bought over the
years. I also put up the ghost and pumpkin lights, the black cats by the
door and the bats and the one sparkly purple hanging spider on the Rhodie by
the door. I do have some battery operated things that I may put out on
Halloween night. Or I may not, depending on my mood.

We opted for candy this year since we really have no use for toys any more.
And the last couple of years we didn't get as many kids as we have in the
past. So I wanted to buy something I could eat in case I had hypos. I
bought the same Twizzlers (at least I think they're the same) as I ODed on
last year when I bought them after Halloween. I had a hypo at the dance
studio and wound up eating far too many.

Angela sent her dad a Halloween package and we opened the Twizzlers and put
some in. Then I got into them. They were beyond horrible! I just hope the
kids like them because I sure did not. Not even the plain red ones. There
are some super sour ones in there. Perhaps they damaged my taste buds.
So... No worries about me getting into them and eating them. And once of
Angela's teachers asked that if we had any leftover candy to give it to her.
She took over for another teacher last year and much to our dismay, he was
in the habit of giving out candy to people all the time. He even offered it
to us on parent's night. Angela said he ate quite a lot of it himself. So
the students in this class are accustomed to getting treats. And she said
she could not afford to give out candy like the prior teacher did. So if we
do have any left, I will send it in to her.

I do not have a special meal planned this year. I usually only plan to make
something quick to fix and eat but that is less of a problem for me now that
Angela has taken over passing out the treats. I do have some Halloween
patterned paper plates and some black plastic flatware. That is our
tradition. And I bought new toy mice for Bali and Jazzy. I had better buy
a new package of dog treats too. Angela likes to keep dog treats by the
door although I don't think we have had any dogs come by here. When we
lived in military housing it was common for people to walk their dogs on
Halloween and they would get treats too.

So do you have anything special planned at your house?

[Ozgirl]

We are having a party. My son's girlfriend decided that Oct 31st was a
good day for an engagement party as it is the "anniversary" of their
first date. I am leaving the decorating to them. Actually, I am leaving
pretty much all of it to them, lol. Their biggest hurdle will be
removing my dead car from the enclosed carport where they intend holding
the party - at least the hired tables and chairs etc. Problem is, my son
has half dismantled my car, giving bits away to mates and there are
parts pretty much everywhere. He hasn't even rung anyone to come and
pick it up. My house isn't big enough to hold a party inside.

"Julie Bove" <juli...@frontier.com> wrote in message
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[Cheri]

"Julie Bove" <juli...@frontier.com> wrote in message
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No, we don't do the candy thing anymore. We used to give the neighborhood
kids 5.00 each for the past few years, but now we're down to 3 teenagers who
drive, so won't do anything. Most of the kids, tweens, etc. go to private
parties now.

Cheri

[Jacquie]

"Julie Bove" <juli...@frontier.com> wrote in message
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When we lived on base and in developments I went all out with the
decorating . Hubby would wear a costume and sit outside and give out candy
and scare a few kids in the process. We now live out in the middle of the
desert where most property is 5 acres or more...and not street
lights...actually we have no streets just bumpy dirt roads. so don't get any
witches or goblins knocking at our door anymore...I always have a bag of
candy just in case...and hubby will take it to work with him to share .

[Nick Cramer]

"Julie Bove" <juli...@frontier.com> wrote:
> [ . . . . ]

> So do you have anything special planned at your house?

I plan to be on a plane, flying to Thailand (we leave on the 30th).

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[Cheri]

"Nick Cramer" <n_cram...@pacbell.net> wrote in message
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> "Julie Bove" <juli...@frontier.com> wrote:
>> [ . . . . ]
>> So do you have anything special planned at your house?
>
> I plan to be on a plane, flying to Thailand (we leave on the 30th).

Have a great trip Nick, and behave or Jun will throttle you. ;-)

Cheri

[Nick Cramer]

"Cheri" <che...@newsguy.com> wrote:
> "Nick Cramer" <n_cram...@pacbell.net> wrote in message

> > "Julie Bove" <juli...@frontier.com> wrote:
> >> [ . . . . ]
> >> So do you have anything special planned at your house?
> >
> > I plan to be on a plane, flying to Thailand (we leave on the 30th).
>
> Have a great trip Nick, and behave or Jun will throttle you. ;-)

Thanks, Cheri. You know who's the boss, eh? We'll be visiting our ranch,
family and friends, with side jaunts to Laos and Burma. Should be back the
end of January.

[Julie Bove]

"Ozgirl" <are_we_t...@maccas.com> wrote in message
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> We are having a party. My son's girlfriend decided that Oct 31st was a
> good day for an engagement party as it is the "anniversary" of their first
> date. I am leaving the decorating to them. Actually, I am leaving pretty
> much all of it to them, lol. Their biggest hurdle will be removing my dead
> car from the enclosed carport where they intend holding the party - at
> least the hired tables and chairs etc. Problem is, my son has half
> dismantled my car, giving bits away to mates and there are parts pretty
> much everywhere. He hasn't even rung anyone to come and pick it up. My
> house isn't big enough to hold a party inside.

Well the car thing sounds like no fun. And our house isn't big enough for a
party either. That's why we do parties elsewhere.

[Julie Bove]

"Cheri" <che...@newsguy.com> wrote in message
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I'd go broke if I did that! I lost track of how many kids we had last year
but it was at least 50. Probably a lot more. When we first moved here
there were around 200. But with the economy being so bad, most of the
families who live around here have had to move into apartments. And the
many of the kids who do come in are driven here by their parents. I think
they remember our house because we usually do go all out with the
decorations. I also think the trend here is more going to parties and such.
More and more businesses are doing things.

[Julie Bove]

"Jacquie" <happi...@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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Yes! They didn't seem to do that on Cape Cod or in CA, but in NY it was
warm and I guess because we all lived in 3 story apartment buildings, we set
up things outside so that the kids didn't have to do all the stairs. They
really went all out with the decorations and people played the spooky music.
We'd make our dinner and sit outside.

I tried to do that here. I did actually do it one year and it was warm
enough to do it. But often it is just too cold to do that and this year is
going to be one of those years. Much easier for us to be able to sit
outside than to have to keep answering the door. They always seem to come
when I decide to use the bathroom or something.

[Julie Bove]

"Nick Cramer" <n_cram...@pacbell.net> wrote in message

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> "Julie Bove" <juli...@frontier.com> wrote:
>> [ . . . . ]
>> So do you have anything special planned at your house?
>
> I plan to be on a plane, flying to Thailand (we leave on the 30th).

Ah! Nice!

[Nick Cramer]

Poifect! My daughter will be taking the 10, 9, 8 and 6 year old
trick-or-treating, so there'll be no one home. ;-)

[Julie Bove]

"Nick Cramer" <n_cram...@pacbell.net> wrote in message

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> "Julie Bove" <juli...@frontier.com> wrote:
>> "Nick Cramer" <n_cram...@pacbell.net> wrote in message
>> news:20121022000331.932$N...@newsreader.com...
>> > "Julie Bove" <juli...@frontier.com> wrote:
>> >> [ . . . . ]
>> >> So do you have anything special planned at your house?
>> >
>> > I plan to be on a plane, flying to Thailand (we leave on the 30th).
>>
>> Ah! Nice!
>
> Poifect! My daughter will be taking the 10, 9, 8 and 6 year old
> trick-or-treating, so there'll be no one home. ;-)

No point in Angela even going, even though they do still go at her age. The
only thing she has ever gotten on this block was candy and she can't have
it. So... I sent her a card with $5 in it which was kind of silly because
she rarely spends money either. She will likely have enough to buy a new
car or at least a very slightly used one by the time she is old enough to
drive.

[Nick Cramer]

"Julie Bove" <juli...@frontier.com> wrote:
> "Nick Cramer" <n_cram...@pacbell.net> wrote in message
> > "Julie Bove" <juli...@frontier.com> wrote:
> >> "Nick Cramer" <n_cram...@pacbell.net> wrote in message

> >> > "Julie Bove" <juli...@frontier.com> wrote:
> >> >> [ . . . . ]
> >> >> So do you have anything special planned at your house?
> >> >
> >> > I plan to be on a plane, flying to Thailand (we leave on the 30th).
> >>
> >> Ah! Nice!
> >
> > Poifect! My daughter will be taking the 10, 9, 8 and 6 year old
> > trick-or-treating, so there'll be no one home. ;-)
>
> No point in Angela even going, even though they do still go at her age.
> The only thing she has ever gotten on this block was candy and she can't
> have it. So... I sent her a card with $5 in it which was kind of silly
> because she rarely spends money either. She will likely have enough to
> buy a new car or at least a very slightly used one by the time she is old
> enough to drive.

LMAO, remembering when the 'tooth fairy' used to leave a nickel. Now, it's
what? $3?

[Julie Bove]

"Nick Cramer" <n_cram...@pacbell.net> wrote in message

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> "Julie Bove" <juli...@frontier.com> wrote:
>> "Nick Cramer" <n_cram...@pacbell.net> wrote in message
>> > "Julie Bove" <juli...@frontier.com> wrote:
>> >> "Nick Cramer" <n_cram...@pacbell.net> wrote in message
>> >> > "Julie Bove" <juli...@frontier.com> wrote:
>> >> >> [ . . . . ]
>> >> >> So do you have anything special planned at your house?
>> >> >
>> >> > I plan to be on a plane, flying to Thailand (we leave on the 30th).
>> >>
>> >> Ah! Nice!
>> >
>> > Poifect! My daughter will be taking the 10, 9, 8 and 6 year old
>> > trick-or-treating, so there'll be no one home. ;-)
>>
>> No point in Angela even going, even though they do still go at her age.
>> The only thing she has ever gotten on this block was candy and she can't
>> have it. So... I sent her a card with $5 in it which was kind of silly
>> because she rarely spends money either. She will likely have enough to
>> buy a new car or at least a very slightly used one by the time she is old
>> enough to drive.
>
> LMAO, remembering when the 'tooth fairy' used to leave a nickel. Now, it's
> what? $3?

Oh man! I hate those stupid kid's shows. Angela watched that one called
Dragon Tails. And in it the dragon lost a tooth and the tooth fairy gave
him a flower. So she was all set on getting a flower for her first lost
tooth. I tried to tell her that only dragons got flowers and humans got
money. She didn't believe this and said that money was soooo impersonal and
certainly the tooth fairy wouldn't do that to her! She used to actually get
angry when people sent her money. She did know that money could buy things
but on some level she wasn't understanding how it worked. She was far older
than she should have been before she figured that out and not for the lack
of trying on *my* part!

So I went to the dollar store while she was in school and got her a little
flower arrangement. She also got some small stuffed animals, a Christmas
ornament, some earrings, and I can't remember what all else. I always kept
one or two things around just in case. Most of what I gave her cost less
than $3.00 but the earrings were much more. Those were an emergency
purchase when I realized that she had 4 teeth loose at once. I got them
from the flower shop that is owned by her friend's mother. I do try to buy
things from her when I can because business has been bad.

Then at some point she began comparing notes with the other kids and then
began complaining that *they* got money while she got actual gifts. I think
by then she was figuring things out. She had only one tooth left to lose by
then and I gave her money. She was not happy about that and then accused
*me* of leaving the money. She did lose all of her teeth early. I am
pretty sure she had all of her permanent ones in by about age 10. And I
think she might already have impacted wisdom teeth. She has been
complaining of pain and swelling in that area. Guess we'll find out on
Friday when we see the dentist.

[Ozgirl]

"Nick Cramer" <n_cram...@pacbell.net> wrote in message

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> "Cheri" <che...@newsguy.com> wrote:
>> "Nick Cramer" <n_cram...@pacbell.net> wrote in message
>> > "Julie Bove" <juli...@frontier.com> wrote:
>> >> [ . . . . ]
>> >> So do you have anything special planned at your house?
>> >
>> > I plan to be on a plane, flying to Thailand (we leave on the 30th).
>>
>> Have a great trip Nick, and behave or Jun will throttle you. ;-)
>
> Thanks, Cheri. You know who's the boss, eh? We'll be visiting our
> ranch,
> family and friends, with side jaunts to Laos and Burma. Should be back
> the
> end of January.

Have fun, I would love to go to Burma.

[Cheri]

"Nick Cramer" <n_cram...@pacbell.net> wrote in message

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> "Cheri" <che...@newsguy.com> wrote:
>> "Nick Cramer" <n_cram...@pacbell.net> wrote in message
>> > "Julie Bove" <juli...@frontier.com> wrote:
>> >> [ . . . . ]
>> >> So do you have anything special planned at your house?
>> >
>> > I plan to be on a plane, flying to Thailand (we leave on the 30th).
>>
>> Have a great trip Nick, and behave or Jun will throttle you. ;-)
>
> Thanks, Cheri. You know who's the boss, eh? We'll be visiting our ranch,
> family and friends, with side jaunts to Laos and Burma. Should be back the
> end of January.

Sounds like a great trip Nick. I envy you and Jun. :-)

Cheri

[Cheri]

"Julie Bove" <juli...@frontier.com> wrote in message

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There weren't that many kids in the neighborhood, and really for the last
few years very few TorTers. None in quite awhile now. We live on a street
that pretty dark and also just a high school in the vicinity. Now, I just
lock the gate and that's it. :-)

Cheri

[Julie Bove]

"Cheri" <che...@newsguy.com> wrote in message

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Oh. We have no gate and there is no way to turn our outside lights off.
They are on a sensor.

[Cheri]

"Julie Bove" <juli...@frontier.com> wrote in message

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I have a 4 foot wrought iron fence around my front yard. Really had to have
it installed a few years ago because the high school kids kept driving their
cars over my yard making a total mess of it, especially in wet weather.

Cheri

[Julie Bove]

"Cheri" <che...@newsguy.com> wrote in message

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Ew. They just put trash in my trees here.

[Cheri]

"Julie Bove" <juli...@frontier.com> wrote in message

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Well that sucks too, the little bastids! LOL

Cheri

[Jacquie]

"Julie Bove" <juli...@frontier.com> wrote in message

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When we lived in Alaska, the kids walked in two feet of snow...hubby still
sat outside with a big Parka and face paint...sat on our swing next to a
life sized clown...Of course the end of October was still sweater weather in
AK...LOL.

[Julie Bove]

"Jacquie" <happi...@earthlink.net> wrote in message

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I remember going out in Wichita. We had to wear a coat over our costumes.
I never understood why my mom didn't just come up with a costume that
involved a coat. Like...um...an Eskimo?

[Peppermint Patootie]

Yup. All ready. I have plans that evening and won't get home until the
gangs of kids are gone.

Normal evening. No highly concentrated carbs in the house.

PP
--
"What you fail to understand is that criticising established authority by means
of argument and evidence is a crucial aspect of how science works."
- Chris Malcolm

[Alice Faber]

In article
<peppermint_patootie-...@news.individual.net>,

Peppermint Patootie <peppermin...@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Yup. All ready. I have plans that evening and won't get home until the
> gangs of kids are gone.
>
> Normal evening. No highly concentrated carbs in the house.
>

I need to make some plans like that, I think!

--
"Isn't embarrassing to quote something you didn't read and then attack
what it didn't say?"--WG, where else but Usenet

[Peppermint Patootie]

In article <afaber-F3D604....@news.panix.com>,

Alice Faber <afa...@panix.com> wrote:

> In article
> <peppermint_patootie-...@news.individual.net>,
> Peppermint Patootie <peppermin...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > Yup. All ready. I have plans that evening and won't get home until the
> > gangs of kids are gone.
> >
> > Normal evening. No highly concentrated carbs in the house.
> >
>
> I need to make some plans like that, I think!

There have been years I've turned out all the lights and hoped they
didn't see the glow of the TV in the back room.

I just don't feel right about giving kids stuff that is essentially
poison.

[W. Baker]

Peppermint Patootie <peppermin...@yahoo.com> wrote:
: In article <afaber-F3D604....@news.panix.com>,

I remember my first year after I married and I gt small apples and litlle
spinning toys for hte kids. The younger ones were delighted, but the
older ones felt a bit gypped(sp?) as they wanted CANDY.
That was before all the razor blade stories that eliminated fresh fruit
from the trick or treat basket.

Wendy

[Julie Bove]

"W. Baker" <wba...@panix.com> wrote in message
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I have given out stuffed animals and rubber ducks. Most seem to love those.
But we always do get a small percentage of adult that I think are just
looking for food! Last year we gave out 100% fruit snacks. They did seem
to love those but we bought too many and had a lot left. As they turned out
they were super sticky to eat and I didn't like them for that reason. The
others I do really like are quite expensive. About $3.00 for 6 of them and
sadly addictive to Angela so I can't bring them into the house.

[KROM]

why not hive them something you'd eat as a treat like dark chocolate bites?

Ghirardelli or however you spell it has wrapped bit size chocolates that for
sure are NOT poison..lol

KROM


"Peppermint Patootie" wrote ...

[Cheri]

"KROM" <kr...@kromco.com> wrote in message news:k6h6jc$q4i$1...@dont-email.me...

> why not hive them something you'd eat as a treat like dark chocolate
> bites?
>
> Ghirardelli or however you spell it has wrapped bit size chocolates that
> for sure are NOT poison..lol
>
> KROM

Truly, it's one day a year. Sort of like birthdays. :-)

Cheri

[W. Baker]

Cheri <che...@newsguy.com> wrote:
: "KROM" <kr...@kromco.com> wrote in message news:k6h6jc$q4i$1...@dont-email.me...

Ah, but the candy the kids get ic usually enough to last a lifetime:-)

Wendy

[Cheri]

"W. Baker" <wba...@panix.com> wrote in message

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That's what they have parents for. If they don't want them to have the
candy, keep em home. :-)

Cheri

[W. Baker]

Cheri <che...@newsguy.com> wrote:
: "W. Baker" <wba...@panix.com> wrote in message

My son and his wife, just dole it out little by little so they have a pice
or so each day, so it does sem to last a lifetime:-)

We used t d the sae as no one wants a kid getting sick to the stomach form
a candy pig-out!

Wendy

[Cheri]

"W. Baker" <wba...@panix.com> wrote in message

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We were allowed to eat all we wanted on Halloween when I was a kid, and
never once did any of us have a bad stomach from it. After Halloween was
over, mom would put it all in one pile and dole it out after she got the
pick. LOL

Cheri

[Jacquie]

"W. Baker" <wba...@panix.com> wrote in message

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One of my kids used to only eat one piece of candy a day...he wanted it to
last ...he did the same thing with his Easter candy.

[Julie Bove]

"W. Baker" <wba...@panix.com> wrote in message
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Some kids, maybe. We were only allowed to go to houses where we knew the
people. And I only ever allowed Angela to go to a few houses. Like 12 at
the most.

[Julie Bove]

"W. Baker" <wba...@panix.com> wrote in message

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I would usually just get sick once. Most candy is stuff I never liked. So
I would eat the stuff that I did like until I got sick. And it was rare for
there to be anything left that I actually liked.

My brother? He would eat a lot more than I would but he doled it out to
himself in a very stingy fashion. Usually by the following Halloween, he
would still have some left and my mom would make him throw it out.

[KROM]

todays is mine so had a sliver of Bundt cake and a cup of coffee for
breakfast and later today I will eat some Chinese :-)

on Halloween I will enjoy four fun size pieces of candy over the evening as
it’s the one time of the year I taste a Butterfinger and a almond joy etc.

the four fun size pieces are consumed in a 4-5 hour period so it does
NOTHING to my BG at all and gives me my fix of candy for the year...

well chocolate doesn’t count as candy as I will enjoy that year round

KROM


"Cheri" wrote in message news:k6h9u...@news3.newsguy.com...

[Cheri]

"KROM" <kr...@kromco.com> wrote in message news:k6jtcn$18n$1...@dont-email.me...

> todays is mine so had a sliver of Bundt cake and a cup of coffee for
> breakfast and later today I will eat some Chinese :-)
>
> on Halloween I will enjoy four fun size pieces of candy over the evening
> as it’s the one time of the year I taste a Butterfinger and a almond joy
> etc.
>
> the four fun size pieces are consumed in a 4-5 hour period so it does
> NOTHING to my BG at all and gives me my fix of candy for the year...
>
> well chocolate doesn’t count as candy as I will enjoy that year round
>
> KROM

Happy Birthday Krom, and many more. Sounds like you have it all worked out.
:-)

Cheri

[Ozgirl]

Happy birthday Krom, hope you have a good day.

"KROM" <kr...@kromco.com> wrote in message

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[KROM]

ty ty!

the cake was wayyy to sweet for me since I never eat cake..but the Chinese
was great!

was a good day!

KROM


"Cheri" wrote in message news:k6jv4...@news6.newsguy.com...

[KROM]

thnx!

KROM


"Susan" wrote in message news:af5e6f...@mid.individual.net...

x-no-archive: yes

On 10/28/2012 2:26 PM, KROM wrote:
> todays is mine so had a sliver of Bundt cake and a cup of coffee for
> breakfast and later today I will eat some Chinese :-)
>

Happy birthday!

Susan

[KROM]

thnx much and I did!

KROM


"Ozgirl" wrote in message news:af5lvs...@mid.individual.net...

[Malcom "Mal" Reynolds]

In article <k6iig0$dmf$1...@dont-email.me>, "Julie Bove" <juli...@frontier.com>
wrote:


More julie contradictions:

> I would usually just get sick once.

compare this self-contradictory statement

Most candy is stuff I never liked. So
> I would eat the stuff that I did like until I got sick.

with this one

[Peppermint Patootie]

In article <k6h6jc$q4i$1...@dont-email.me>, "KROM" <kr...@kromco.com>
wrote:

Expensive!

[Peppermint Patootie]

In article <k6h9u...@news3.newsguy.com>,

The amount they collect lasts them a while, or makes them very sick for
a short time.

[Cheri]

"Peppermint Patootie" <peppermin...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:peppermint_patootie-...@news.individual.net...

> In article <k6h9u...@news3.newsguy.com>,
> "Cheri" <che...@newsguy.com> wrote:
>
>> "KROM" <kr...@kromco.com> wrote in message
>> news:k6h6jc$q4i$1...@dont-email.me...
>> > why not hive them something you'd eat as a treat like dark chocolate
>> > bites?
>> >
>> > Ghirardelli or however you spell it has wrapped bit size chocolates
>> > that
>> > for sure are NOT poison..lol
>> >
>> > KROM
>>
>> Truly, it's one day a year. Sort of like birthdays. :-)
>>
>> Cheri
>
> The amount they collect lasts them a while, or makes them very sick for
> a short time.
>
> PP

I really don't know anybody that got sick, not saying they haven't/don't
somewhere, but nobody I know ever did, and we ate lots of it. If they have a
tendency to do that, that's what parents are for. No law says kids have to
trick or treat, take them to an organized party where the treats are
rationed if that's the case, or parents could have an in home party of their
own.

Cheri

[Julie Bove]

"Peppermint Patootie" <peppermin...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> In article <k6h6jc$q4i$1...@dont-email.me>, "KROM" <kr...@kromco.com>
> wrote:
>
>> why not hive them something you'd eat as a treat like dark chocolate
>> bites?
>>
>> Ghirardelli or however you spell it has wrapped bit size chocolates that
>> for
>> sure are NOT poison..lol
>>
>> KROM
>>
>>
>> "Peppermint Patootie" wrote ...
>>
>>
>> I just don't feel right about giving kids stuff that is essentially
>> poison.
>
> Expensive!

I don't mind giving out expensive stuff on Halloween.

[Julie Bove]

"Cheri" <che...@newsguy.com> wrote in message
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Halloween wasn't usually when I got sick. Because we got the candy before
dinner.

Easter and Christmas were when I always got sick. The Easter basket with
the chocolate eggs. The stocking with the chocolate Santas. I would be
hungry and I would start eating those before breakfast and then my mom would
give us donuts for breakfast.

I only ever let Angela go to a few houses. Of what she got, she would be
lucky if there were 2 or 3 pieces of candy in there that she could/would
eat. There might be the same amount that her dad would eat. And then the
other 2 or 3 pieces would go in the trash. So you see why I didn't let her
go very far. That would be kind of a waste.

I do feel bad for the people in this economy though. For the last couple of
years we have gotten just as many adults stopping by as kids. I think they
just need food. Any food.

[KROM]

my issue with many diabetics is they think because sugar is poison to them
it is poison to everyone and that’s simply not true.
a healthy person can eat it and they body takes what it needs and disposes
of the rest.

if I am deathly allergic to fish,it up to me to be on guard..it would be
ridiculous for me to insist it be removed from your home and not sold in
store or restaurants..

same goes for sugar...we all need it to live and your steak will eventually
be converted to it..but eating a large amount of it pure will harm you..so
don’t eat it..but to deny others it is silly.

there's no difference between a snickers bar and eating toast with honey and
jam...in fact the toast would hit me much worse...

if you were babysitting a child and they wanted toast and jelly would you
deny them it?...chastise parent for serving it?

but ya know..to each their own...lol

KROM




"Cheri" wrote in message news:k6rou...@news3.newsguy.com...

[Cheri]

"KROM" <kr...@kromco.com> wrote in message news:k6ua8i$9b1$1...@dont-email.me...

> my issue with many diabetics is they think because sugar is poison to them
> it is poison to everyone and that’s simply not true.
> a healthy person can eat it and they body takes what it needs and
> disposes of the rest.
>
> if I am deathly allergic to fish,it up to me to be on guard..it would be
> ridiculous for me to insist it be removed from your home and not sold in
> store or restaurants..
>
> same goes for sugar...we all need it to live and your steak will
> eventually be converted to it..but eating a large amount of it pure will
> harm you..so don’t eat it..but to deny others it is silly.
>
> there's no difference between a snickers bar and eating toast with honey
> and jam...in fact the toast would hit me much worse...
>
> if you were babysitting a child and they wanted toast and jelly would you
> deny them it?...chastise parent for serving it?

This cracks me up Krom, really...I was at Walgreen's this morning picking up
a prescription for my dh, bought some shampoo and was checking out, putting
my number in for the Balance Rewards and there was an elderly man behind me.
The clerk asked him if he wanted to buy a candy bar (they seem to be
pitching different items while you check out these days) he said no he's a
diabetic and can't have candy. What was he buying? Wait for it...a loaf of
bread and the Nice Honey that was on sale. I kid you not. LOL

Cheri

[Julie Bove]

KROM wrote:
> my issue with many diabetics is they think because sugar is poison to
> them it is poison to everyone and that's simply not true.
> a healthy person can eat it and they body takes what it needs and
> disposes of the rest.

Yes. And I do remember for many years I wouldn't bring it into the house
because I didn't want it to tempt me. I did spend more money on Halloween
and I gave out little toys. This worked well when Angela was younger
because I could use the toys for other parties and school and such. But now
we have no need for those toys and I'd rather just do the candy and dispose
of the leftovers. I would have given out pretzels or even chips had I found
any that we personally could have eaten had there been leftovers. But I
didn't find any.

>
> if I am deathly allergic to fish,it up to me to be on guard..it would
> be ridiculous for me to insist it be removed from your home and not
> sold in store or restaurants..

I feel the same way but... There are actually a lot of people with peanut
allergies who do not think that way. To me the peanut allergy is no worse
than other allergies because they too can affect people simply by contact or
breathing in the allergen.

>
> same goes for sugar...we all need it to live and your steak will
> eventually be converted to it..but eating a large amount of it pure
> will harm you..so don't eat it..but to deny others it is silly.

True.

>
> there's no difference between a snickers bar and eating toast with
> honey and jam...in fact the toast would hit me much worse...

Perhaps.

>
> if you were babysitting a child and they wanted toast and jelly would
> you deny them it?...chastise parent for serving it?

Well, I probably would give them something else. Like an apple with peanut
butter. Or some baby carrots. I grew up eating mainly fruit or vegetables
for snacks. Popcorn was a common bedtime snack. Angela grew up pretty much
the same way. I never really ate jelly unless perhaps it was on a peanut
butter sandwich. She didn't have any jelly until a few years ago. She
discovered it in a restaurant and she wanted to try it with her French
fries. I did let her have it. She did have a few peanut butter and jelly
sandwiches when young, although they were not a favorite food. Then when we
discovered the peanut intolerance she did have a few sandwiches with
alternate nut/seed butters and jelly but again, she was not a fan. I don't
personally like jelly at all. If I do have a peanut butter sandwich, I
might put some no sugar, strawberry jam on it. Anything else is too sweet
for me and I just don't like it.

>
> but ya know..to each their own...lol

Yeah.

Angela said she would like to give out Ghirardelli dark chocolate next year
and suggested the large bars. I told her we could do this. I don't mind
being generous on Halloween.

[Julie Bove]

But I suppose there is always the possibility that he wasn't buying those
for himself. I often buy things for my mom now when I go to the store. And
when I had an elderly neighbor I would do her shopping too.

[Cheri]

"Julie Bove" <juli...@frontier.com> wrote in message
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Sure, could have been. He was the elderly person in this case. LOL

[KROM]

lol..yes!..I always have that argument..sugar is sugar unless its been
modified like hfcs and even that doesn’t hurt everyone..I got a pal who
drinks regular Pepsi all day and lives on candy and sweets and is rail thin
and very healthy...should I demand her to not eat that way because I cant?


my mom was a type one and she read all the magazines and would go all in on
whatever she read and would always end up in the ER..

she would cry "but they said swapping regular flour for bulgur wheat would
let me eat that!"..or "I replaced the bad regular sugar with fructose!".

sad...


KROM


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