Tuesday, October 24, 2006

Power Trick-or-Treating

Halloween at my sister Lovi’s house has been a tradition for a number of years. It starts with something handed down from our own childhood days, taco salad. Then Lovi and I gather the kids up for Round 1 of trick-or-treating in the car. After a short break back at the house, it’s time for Round 2, which involves walking the neighborhood.

After years of doing this, we have finally mastered the art of Power Trick-or-Treating in Round 1.

Listen closely, kids.

First, you have to set the ground rules: Everybody exits and enters the vehicle in an orderly fashion from the passenger side of the vehicle. Everybody stays together. Go up the street, carefully cross over, come back down the street, and then load back up into the vehicle. We move to the next LZ and repeat the process.

Here comes the “power” part: You get a 17-year-old kid. When the vehicle comes to a complete stop, he slams open the side of the van, hops out, and yells “GO GO GO!!!!!!!!” (Think of a chopper landing, the door opening, and soldiers pouring out.) The 17-year-old runs up to the first house, the others following him. They go from house to house at a run, careful not to run over other trick-or-treaters, stopping long enough to say “trick-or-treat” and “thank you.”

After the third or fourth street, the 17-year-old is holding the hand of the 7-year-old, practically dragging him along. Not long after that, the 17-year-old is carrying the 7-year-old. The girls are on their own, trying to keep up.

Last year we set a record—a full bag of GOOD candy for each kid, in 45 minutes.

Unfortunately, the 17-year-old is now 18 and at college, so he won’t be joining us this year. Anybody out there interested in the job?

Flo

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

ROFLMAO - I haven't managed to talk anyone into taking the job yet. I think it's time the girls start lifting weights - afterall - they need time to build up those muscles. There are SNICKERS to be had and on a mission we will be. Or rather the men will be for us - we are passing out candy while drinking Goth-tini's or is it passing out while drinking candy?

Anonymous said...

Hey Lovi! Long time, chicklet! Although we had a blast T&T-ing when our boychild was young, I really enjoy dressing up myownself and staying home to greet the kiddo's. See, if you'd drink RITA's instead of Goth-tini's you'd know the difference between tequila and candy (minute as it may be LOL!)

HollyB said...

OK, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot is a Goth-tini? and do I want one or should I stick with my Frozen Mango Daquiri?

Anonymous said...

shhhhhh.....don't tell Flo....she thinks it's a secret recipe but all a Goth-tini is is a liquid (as opposed to frozen) RITA, dressed up in a gothic martini glass. This year we're going to be creative....we found a recipe for the "Wallaby Darn" from the outback and we're gonna "experiment"