*hugs*

kelvin: thank you. he really was & I am too. I think if you’d ever met each other, you would’ve gotten along. you’re a funny little bugger too. ;)

starrynite: it is. they’re pretty much family. it’s hard to let them go. & you and me have the same baking predicament! food is so awesome. & thank you.

rebecca: thank you.

sue: thank you, sue. you’re right. getting a pet is like agreeing to eventually having your heartbroken. totally worth it, but there it is. ooh, I’m not sure if I’ll participate but I am looking forward to checking out the costume party! thank you for commenting.

Emily: Runny and Abby are chilling in the same vicinity, being the coolest animals up there. :) I think that’s how it ought to be too. thank you for all the good vibes you sent him at the time. it means a lot. and uhm YESSSS! that is the best part of giving up T-O-Ting.. totally sneaking the candy you want to keep and then giving the less cool ones to trick-or-treaters. and aw, heh. I am grinning over your Parker talk, toe-scuff. shucks.

Annika: thank you.

Tori: thank you, that means a lot. and oh my gosh, there is nothing worse than going out at Halloween and getting that LOOK! we went out trick-or-treating with a particularly tall male friend one year (who was still with in T-O-T age) and one of the people at the houses said, “sorry, but we don’t hand out beer!” I felt so bad! and even if he had been a little older, who cares? it’s free candy night! I wanted to tell them to have a sense of humour. your post-trick-or-treating Halloweens def. sound like my idea of fun!

Anthony: thank you, Anthony. the emoticons are a good ploy, but I think you’ll be hard pressed to get CUTB out of C.K.’s hands. she fought a crazy psychopathic finger puppet for her copy. :)

Carole Anne: thank you so much. we have had many pets in our home and I think, if anything, the goodbyes get harder as you realize how precious that time really is. thank you for your condolences. strangely enough, Mike Oldfield did play a part in my night tonight! I ended up carving a pumpkin.

Little Willow: thank you so much. it is losing a family member and it’s weird not having him around. I appreciate your condolences and thank you for rooting for him all that time he was sick. your understanding & support means a lot.

What a cute little critter. I’m so sorry that you lost a family member. You have my condolences.

You may also have my shoulder to cry on. I’m short, though, so you’ll have to lean down.

So…hug to you – now go and make some rice krispie squares and listen to some Mike Oldfield. Heh heh.

On a lighter note, since C.K. is done with her copy, can I have it? Please? PLEASE? *blink blink*

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Hm, the year I stopped trick-or-treating … I think I was 14. In the past few years, people had started to give me funny looks when I would come to the door with my friends, because I was quite a bit taller than they were. It scarred me, I tell you!

(No, it really didn’t, it’s just one of my favourite anecdotes.)

So the first year I didn’t go trick-or-treating, I handed out candy and probably ate macaroni and cheese (I don’t quite remember). The year after that, I had a sleepover at my friend’s house, I think, or we at least got together for the evening and ate candy and watched stuff that I don’t remember. The year after THAT, I got together with more friends and watched Monty Python (Meaning of Life AND Holy Grail) and ate candy and pizza. The year after THAAAAAAAAT (i.e. last year) I got together with friends again and we watched the Blair Witch Project.

So I stopped trick-or-treating at 14, BUT I never stopped dressing up for Halloween. :)