Wednesday, October 15, 2003
16 more days to go
I spent a good portion of the day yesterday placing batteries in the various Halloween decorations... well, the decorations which require batteries, that is. It would be pointless to put batteries in, say, a blow-up ghost. I may be a little over the top in this whole Halloween thing, but I'm not that bad.
I went through well over fifty (yes, fifty) batteries before I ran out, which meant I had to buy more today. It also meant I had to buy extra, because I likely will need to replace batteries throughout Halloween night. Fortunately a discount store in town had a very good deal on batteries, so I didn't have to take out a loan to finance the expenditure.
I also took inventory of what all I have, separating like items into bags and boxes, labeling them, then placing them back into bigger boxes so the cats won't steal them during the night. The cats are very helpful that way. When I was doing the battery thing they found great delight in pouncing on everything, climbing in boxes, etc. I frankly do not know what it would be like to anything without kitty helpers.
So, anyway, I didn't actually get any decorations put up outside, because it's been raining, and frankly, I don't know where to put them. I know what you're thinking. You're thinking there are still 16 more days to go before the big night, and that should be plenty of time to get everything set up. I'm sure you mean well, but you are, of course, terribly wrong. There is still much planning to be done (two different plans based on rain versus dry weather) before I can do anything truly productive on the decorating end.
I am happy to report I will have some assistance on the day of Halloween, because my two nieces and one of my nephews will be here. One of my nieces is taking this decorating business very seriously, offering some very serious pointers, so I'm sure she'll come in handy.
After all, I do all of this for the children. I want to make them happy in a world filled with truly scary things such as war, crime, the economy, Martha Stewart, etc. It's a selfless act, but I consider it my civic duty. If I can make their lives just a little bit better on Halloween night, then I've done my job.
Either that or I'm obsessed. Either way, I must get back to putting batteries into the decorations. There is still much work to be done.
I went through well over fifty (yes, fifty) batteries before I ran out, which meant I had to buy more today. It also meant I had to buy extra, because I likely will need to replace batteries throughout Halloween night. Fortunately a discount store in town had a very good deal on batteries, so I didn't have to take out a loan to finance the expenditure.
I also took inventory of what all I have, separating like items into bags and boxes, labeling them, then placing them back into bigger boxes so the cats won't steal them during the night. The cats are very helpful that way. When I was doing the battery thing they found great delight in pouncing on everything, climbing in boxes, etc. I frankly do not know what it would be like to anything without kitty helpers.
So, anyway, I didn't actually get any decorations put up outside, because it's been raining, and frankly, I don't know where to put them. I know what you're thinking. You're thinking there are still 16 more days to go before the big night, and that should be plenty of time to get everything set up. I'm sure you mean well, but you are, of course, terribly wrong. There is still much planning to be done (two different plans based on rain versus dry weather) before I can do anything truly productive on the decorating end.
I am happy to report I will have some assistance on the day of Halloween, because my two nieces and one of my nephews will be here. One of my nieces is taking this decorating business very seriously, offering some very serious pointers, so I'm sure she'll come in handy.
After all, I do all of this for the children. I want to make them happy in a world filled with truly scary things such as war, crime, the economy, Martha Stewart, etc. It's a selfless act, but I consider it my civic duty. If I can make their lives just a little bit better on Halloween night, then I've done my job.
Either that or I'm obsessed. Either way, I must get back to putting batteries into the decorations. There is still much work to be done.
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