tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1081134689701723233.post5215280694494774134..comments2023-07-05T09:30:10.122-05:00Comments on The Waiting Room: Waiting for tricks or treatsKristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13958595063617429849noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1081134689701723233.post-79859250579039360892009-10-31T14:14:27.874-05:002009-10-31T14:14:27.874-05:00Yep! We had a Halloween carnival at the school gym...Yep! We had a Halloween carnival at the school gym, complete with apple bobbing, darts thrown at baloons, the wheel of fortune, a "fortune teller" gypsy, etc. <br />We had a Halloween King and Queen for elementary, jr. hi and hi school, based on whose class sold the most popcorn balls or cupcakes, which everyone's mother had made. <br />The King and Queen were dressed in a suit and formal gowns. This was usually Oct. 30 or thereabouts.<br />Then, Halloween night, we went trick or treating. No need for parents to tag along! My mother or grandmother sewed my costumes every year; they were excellent seamstresses. <br />Times were simple.Andra B.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1081134689701723233.post-23620669273171704072009-10-30T22:20:57.621-05:002009-10-30T22:20:57.621-05:00Yes! I DO wish we could go back to time that were ...Yes! I DO wish we could go back to time that were simpler. Homemade costumes and treats ruled. Pillowcase? We decorated a paper grocery bag and rolled the top of it down a couple of times. :~) Glad to see you're writing.k1p1girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04175276107685230676noreply@blogger.com