Halloween

The long awaited ghoul family photos are here! Our Halloween party was a huge success. It was probably bigger than it's ever been. There were so many people in our neighborhood this year -- most likely due to many other neighborhoods not in shape for Trick-or-treaters.

We served chili and hot dogs, and my friend Jeannie helped make some other delicious treats. We put out all our decorations including our spooky graveyard and fog machine. The kids all had a great time and they were so happy. The weather was awesome - about 75 degrees. The rain (which we really needed) was kind enough to wait until everyone had gone to bed.

When it was all over, Jeannie's 6 year old son said it all when he commented, "That was a GREAT Halloween!" I gave him a big hug. They drove back to their temporary apartment in Texas today, armed with a fistful of contractor estimates. Mike will be back next week to meet with their adjustor again.

There were quite a few Katrina costumes around, mostly on adults, but a few on kids. Here's a photo of a couple of my son's friends whose house was closer to the lake and flooded completely. One is dressed as moldy sheetrock and the other is an embarrased Saints fan. I saw one man dressed as a looter (his shirt said, "looter" and he carried a box of Nike shoes), and a woman wearing the blue roof tarp. I saw another mom with posterboard that had fake money glued all over it and it said, "$2000 FEMA money". I didn't see anyone dressed as the Mayor or the Governor though. I have a feeling we'll be seeing many more of these costumes at Mardi Gras this year in the French Quarter.

Here are the photos of my little darlings. Maddie was a white witch. Justin was an executioner. Morgan was the Wicked Witch of the East (she had red ruby slippers and striped socks), and since no one really knows the color of that witch's hair (since she was smushed under Dorothy's house), Morgan decided pink was it. Be sure to click these images to see the larger photos.



Before we get ready to put all the Halloween decorations back in the attic, Hubby and I decided this was a good time to make repairs to the attic. We spent a couple of hours fixing the floorboards up there and spreading lots of new insulation to replace what had been sucked out of the attic during the storm. We lost more insulation than we realized, and a lot of it was stuck in places that blocked the attic ventilation. It's all good as new now.

Anyway, I'm SO glad that the kids had such a great time this year. I'm so happy that the turnout was huge. I'm so happy that so many people had a good place to come trick-or-treat.