The day after Halloween has usually meant gorging on candy and talking about your great scares and treats from the night before. When my kids were little it meant looking at their candy bag and trying not to get grossed out. In order to "claim" all of their candy, my girls would open each piece of candy, lick it and then put it in their bag. Thus they ensured that no one would eat their candy. David and I always tried to save some of the good stuff from this abuse...
Until this year, the day after Halloween meant that I had free rein to eat the candy left over from our dirth of trick-or-treaters (we live on a street with mainly older people, so there aren't very many kids). I would try to psyche myself out by buying candy I thought was yucky, but I would usually end up going back to the store for caramels. I absolutely love caramels and will eat them in just about any form or brand.
The day after Halloween usually means that "once the candy is gone I'll get back on my diet" but who can really stick with that considering THanksgiving is less than a month away. This year, I never got off my "no sugar" deal so I'm not having to "get back" on anything.
Those who like to dress up will put their costumes back for another year. They and the rest of us will start stocking up on all of our Christmas stuff that has been in the stores since September, but which none of us really allow ourselves to buy until now. The day after Halloween for me has usually means I start my Christmas shopping, but this year, my family is getting a trip to Europe so there aren't going to be any major Christmas gifts...I have no idea what I'll do with myself until then except work and exercise and try not to eat too much!
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The day after Halloween, Merle loves to look around the yard for dropped candy. It is kind of like an egg hunt. He won't eat it but he thinks about the kids running thro the yard dropping their treats. We had a crowd again this year. Maybe not like those of the past but gave out 200 treats. Mom
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