So a few nights ago, I'm in the kitchen puttering around when the doorbell rang. I looked at the clock. 9:00 pm. Glen wasn't home so I wasn't about to answer it. I couldn't really "peek" to see who it was because our front door has these two long windows on either side of it. If you try to do the sneaker peeker thing, the peekee can see you and you're committed. After an appropriate amount of time (long enough for a salesman to leave but short enough so I could see who was walking away), I went to the door. No one was there. But I knew someone cute had been there because there was this goody-filled pumpkin head on our porch.
A bucket full of tricks and treats! How fun!!!! There was a scroll with directions that I was now supposed to "boo" two of my neighbors within two days. More fun!!! Of course I went out the next day and bought some cute buckets and filled them with goodies. I just love our neighborhood!
I suspect whoever boo'd us had a cat because Atticus was ALL OVER this!
In keeping with the Halloween spirit, I wanted to share a few other related fun bits...
Isn't this gorgeous?? It's from my ever so clever and ever so crafty friend Lilli. She made it for me and brought it when she was here visiting for Art and Soul. It is SO cute!!! Thank you Lilli!!!
Oh and let me show you a goody bag I got from my friend Andrea. This girl KNOWS how to get her hands on the good stuff. Look at those treat bags and GASP! those trick tickets and treat tickets! I didn't see anymore of these tickets in her Etsy shoppe but there's plenty more to tempt you! Thank you Andrea!
And speaking of Etsy, I made a little Halloween-inspired purchase over at Tricia's Etsy shoppe!
I LOVE this! The german glass glitter around the edge completely sets this off! Tricia has a few more and she's super fast with her shipping so if you ordered now, you could still get it in time to wear for Halloween! :-)
Okay...one more fun little sweety treaty. Not necessarily Halloweenish but it's from from Etsy! :-) Felicia aka Fluffy Flowers has the CUTEST stuff E-VAH in her Etsy shoppe. Man, that girl is good. One look at "Kyle" and I knew he was coming home with me! When Felicia sent him, she included some sweet tags AND a little stuffed mouse!!! I'm SO sad though...I can't find him anywhere! When I opened this package, Atticus QUICKLY swooped in and started doin' that little busy body sniffy dance. If you have a cat, you know what I'm talkin' about. I fear he snagged the little mouse when I wasn't looking. I'd even named him already ...I called him "Bunion." I'm hope he shows up soon...and in one piece!
So you can see lots o' cute cute in my life! Oh and speaking of cute, Miss Miranda is doing GREAT in Kihei. She's went swimming in the ocean again, is eating some amazing food (she said she found a great vegan Vietnamese restaurant), and has started job hunting. Her and her pal, Jessi, are also looking at apartments every day. Heck, they looked at a place the day Miranda arrived! Miranda was also going to go to one of the many botanical gardens on Maui today.
Man, I wish that girl blogged! :-)
How come you didn't show me your 'goody attic' when I was over? I'm sure you must have one, Harry Potter-style, wherein you keep all these treasures.
The house I lived in when I was in Ontario, had a garage, the door of which was always shut to conceal a whole mess of junk. One day the father of one of my younger students told me she was convinced that my garage was stuffed floor-to-ceiling with instruments! Isn't that cute? Every time they pulled up to my house, they would discuss which instruments were likely piled up in there.
So glad to hear that Miranda's having a great time :)
Posted by: Lilli | October 25, 2007 at 09:02 AM
You've come into some fun stuff lately! Oh, and I got boo'd too in my neighborhood! Isn't that a fun game :)
Posted by: Amy P | October 25, 2007 at 11:12 AM
Ooooh, what fun---getting Boo'd! Since we rarely get any kiddos here on Halloween, I might just have to boo some friends---they used to bring their little girls over so we could ooh & aw over their costumes, but since they moved out of the neighborhood they don't come by any more :(, so maybe I'll boo them :). Cute, cute, cute other goodies you have too! Hearing about Miranda in Kihei I can just visualize what she's doing since we were there a few years back :). Such fun for her!
Posted by: Jana | October 25, 2007 at 11:59 AM
I'm so glad you enjoyed your little Kyle. Hope you find poor Bunion! :)
Posted by: Felicia | October 30, 2007 at 10:44 AM
Oh wow--i've never heard of this booing trend and it's a little late for this year--but what a fun thing-i'll have to start it up myself next year!
and thanks for the advice about cats and felicia's treasures. I know it's only a matter of time before i buy one of her cuddly little friends!
love lilli's sweet witch too.
Posted by: tricia | October 31, 2007 at 01:02 PM
Doesn't Felicia have the cutest creatures! I have a little mouse too and it also was very popular! Glad Miranda is doing well in Hawaii!
Posted by: bejeweled | October 31, 2007 at 07:26 PM
I just got boo'd tonight it is 10:36 pm and a week before halloween i think that is a really good idea!!
Posted by: Maddy Jack | October 18, 2008 at 09:35 PM