Cindy Fuller wrote:
>
> In article >,
> Melba's Jammin' > wrote:
>
> > The little goblins will start showing up at about 5:30, I'm guessing.
> > I've three bags of Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, a bag of Jolly Rancher
> > suckers, most of a bag of Twix, and about 10 FunSize Midnight Milky
> > Ways. That should cover it. If I work it right, the Midnight Milky
> > Ways will be gone before they start to ring the bell. :-) I'll expect
> > between 50 and 70 kids. I'll distribute the sugar in the order above.
> >
> > I've arrived at my Current Events questions for The Big Kids who show up
> > with their grubby hands out, too. They have to answer some questions
> > before they get the goods from me. My questions came from a local TV
> > news anchor and he said they had just completed a series of history
> > tests for high school seniors. The same test given to immigrants who
> > wish to become citizens. The high school kids failed miserably. He
> > thinks I should start easier and get more difficult, parcelling out the
> > candy in larger amounts to those who get the harder questions. His
> > questions, BTW, ask who MN's Governor and Lt. Governor are, who the US
> > Sec. of State is, and the name of the terrorist organization based in
> > Syria and funded by Iran. I'm guessing the kids will know the
> > Governor's name and maybe the Secretary of State question. I'm doubtful
> > of the rest. I gotta go look up my Lt. Governor's name. . . .
> >
> > I think supper will be a pan of Chili con Carne (what we used to call it
> > in the old days) -- the kind of recipe that will make the purists curl
> > their toes and grit their teeth -- ground beef, onions, chili powder,
> > tomato stuff, a little cumin, some canned beans (kidney and/or pintos).
> > Mom used to add elbow macaroni to it -- made it stretch to feed the
> > family.
> >
> > My costume will consist of my headband with the three little
> > jack-o-lanterns on it. Unless I get inspired between now and 5:00 p.m.
>
> I have no idea how many little (or big) goblins to expect. We don't
> have that many little ones in the immediate neighborhood. We do have a
> passel of University of Washington students in the ghetto across the
> street, but I don't know if they go mooching on Halloween. (I used to
> get Ithaca College students when I lived in Ithaca years ago.) On the
> chance that we do get beg--I mean trick-or-treaters, I bought two bags
> of KitKats on the way home.
>
> We'll be going next door tonight for pizza and a viewing of "Young
> Frankenstein". "What hump?"--I-gor
>
> Cindy
>
In our building, the trick or treating has stopped. I prepared 50
little bags and they are all gone and I had to give out loose candy, as
well.

My candy selections were Milky Ways, Snickers, Three Musketeers, Almonds
Joys, M & M's, Kit Kats, Nestle's Crunch and Russell Stover's Almond
Delights, all in fun sized bars and all bought at rock bottom prizes,
what with sales and coupons. Tomorrow I will bring the rest, at least
four or five pounds, to the Post Office. I promised the left overs to
the staff there.

We watched the original Frankenstein, with Boris Karloff and I felt
sorry for the monster, as I do whenever I see the film. Young
Frankenstein is much more fun.

MS