A Very Bunny Halloween & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up On the Edge #729
We had the best Halloween ever!
As we were assembling our Christmas tree ghost at the last minute, my sister called to chat. She lives in Pennsylvania (nearly 300 miles from me) and her town had their trick-or-treat night last Friday, which really disappointed her. But she knows how much fun we always have here on Halloween so she calls in to join the festivities.
When she called this time, I put the phone on speaker because I needed my hands free to attach the ghost’s eyes and mouth. My sis asked what I was doing, I told her I was putting up my ghost tree, and she asked if I needed any help. At this point, Jeff chimed in with something like, “Are YOU gonna help us?” And then we heard her voice behind us, not coming through the telephone, answering, “Yes, actually, I am going to help you!” We spun around and saw her stepping out of her husband’s truck in front of our house! Those little weasels really got us! What a fun Halloween surprise. So my sister and her husband are here for the weekend and I couldn’t be happier.
She conveniently brought with her a blow up bunny costume. Since Jeff and I had not planned our costumes this year, he borrowed the bunny and I dressed up like a carrot. Jeff kept unintentionally scaring people in his bunny costume, too. He was standing in the yard next to the blow up decorations and trick-or-treaters would think he was another blow up decoration. Then he would talk and they would jump! We had endless laughs all night long.
The kids repeated their Teletubbies costumes from last year but added assault gear for a touch of the macabre.
We got gruesomely creative with our candy display this year and everyone seemed to love it.
I don’t know how we are going outdo ourselves next year, but we will have my sister’s help because she said they are definitely coming back for Halloween 2025.
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I wish you all a happy and carefree weekend!
Keeping it on the edge,
Shelbee
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I am a midlife woman, wife, and stay-at-home mother of 2 boys and 2 cats. I have a passion for helping other women feel fabulous in the midst of this crazy, beautiful life.
8 Comments
Pamela
Oh what fun and how wonderful for your sister to turn up, a wonderful get-together! You probably know that Hallowe’en is a lot more tame over here in the UK but we live down a sort of cut-off drive so no-one makes the effort to find us. When we first moved here I was prepared with goodies but then ended up stuffing ourselves and feeling slightly ill the next day!
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Pamela
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Thanks so much, Pamela! My sister lives in a quiet cul-de-sac so she gets very few trick-or-treaters at her house. This was a totally different experience for her. Our neighborhood gets swarmed with kids for 3 straight hours. Lines actually build up at the houses. It is so much fun!
xoxo
Shelbee
Amy Johnson
What a nice surprise from your sister. You sure do go all out for Halloween. Your carrot costume is so cute.
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Thanks so much, Amy! We have a lot of fun with Halloween! Our neighborhood has nonstop trick-or-treaters for 3 straight hours.
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Shelbee
Joanne
Your house looks fabulous and yay for surprise visitors!!
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Thanks, Joanne! We always say that we live far enough away from family that we never get surprise visitors. Never just happened! LOL
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Shelbee
Sally in St Paul
Jeff in the blow-up bunny costume is hilarious – I bet he did scare people when he started to talk! You in the carrot companion costume is perfect. (Y’all had me at “bunny.”) What a great surprise that your sister showed up for the festivities.
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Oh my gosh, Sally, we were laughing so hard at Jeff. He was dancing around the yard and the big beard sticking out of the face is just too much! I am still so excited that my sister surprised us!
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Shelbee