trunk or treat

Last night I couldn't blog because, for some mysterious reason,  my computer wasn't working but tonight it is.  At least for now.  Since yesterday evening's activity was more fun than this evening's, I've decided to write about yesterday's activity.  At 5:30 yesterday, with 14 car trunks or the SUV equivalents decorated and waiting, we opened up the church parking lot to as many Day School and neighborhood children as wanted to come.  Many came. Our cars were decorated and filled with candy.  Princesses, pirates, turtles and one cow paraded past our cars shouting "Trick or treat" and collecting copious amounts of candy.  We even saw one dog dressed like a dinosaur.  To be honest, he looked like he would rather be at home in bed. Actually the cow was one of the adults.  I was surprised at how many turtles there were.  I didn't realize that Mutant Ninja Turtles were still so popular.  I really overbought candy.  I think I was just trying to make up for all the years when I lived on Tonkel Road.  It was a very busy street, and we didn't have any trick or treaters.  Now I live in an apartment and again I never  get trick or treaters.  So last night was fun.  My decorations were pretty simple.  I lined the back of my car with an orange plastic table cloth which also covered a large rectangular bin that I filled with candy.  Then I looped lots of autumn color sparkles around.  As I said very simple.  But then a friend (the cow) said that it looked like an open casket.  So for the rest of the evening I presented my display as a candy coffin.  Everybody loved it but not enough for me to win first prize.  Ironically, first prize went to a van decorated like the Candy Land game.  I never won that game when I played it with my grandchildren and I guess I still haven't.