tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post9054263547858081140..comments2024-03-27T05:30:07.368-04:00Comments on The More, The Messier: The H Doesn't Stand For HealthySuburban Correspondenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11488916572135296650noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-37796623809239669912008-10-01T11:03:00.001-04:002008-10-01T11:03:00.001-04:00To Mum-me: For some reason, all the stores here ne...To Mum-me: For some reason, all the stores here need to have a "special holiday" section that is filled with something or other at all times. The only time they have some trouble is between Easter and the 4th of July. At that time, they usually have a summer theme. But right after 4th of July, the back-to-school stuff comes out. Then as soon as that's over, they put the Halloween stuff out. I think the one I find the most ridiculous, however, is that the day after Christmas, that section is covered in red and pink for Valentine's day. Apparently we need a 6-7 week run-up to that one too.Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16042222907090463909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-32874767900176773362008-10-01T11:03:00.000-04:002008-10-01T11:03:00.000-04:00To Mum-me: For some reason, all the stores here ne...To Mum-me: For some reason, all the stores here need to have a "special holiday" section that is filled with something or other at all times. The only time they have some trouble is between Easter and the 4th of July. At that time, they usually have a summer theme. But right after 4th of July, the back-to-school stuff comes out. Then as soon as that's over, they put the Halloween stuff out. I think the one I find the most ridiculous, however, is that the day after Christmas, that section is covered in red and pink for Valentine's day. Apparently we need a 6-7 week run-up to that one too.Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16042222907090463909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-71816117537684736432008-09-19T18:12:00.000-04:002008-09-19T18:12:00.000-04:00We eat lots of veggies at about 2:00. It is hopele...We eat lots of veggies at about 2:00. It is hopeless to think that they aren't rotting their teeth out of their faces by about, 5;00pm. I have handed out pencils and erasers before and those seem to go oveer pretty well.Bonnie the Bosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09370681673591214131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-43656439563579147972008-09-17T22:48:00.000-04:002008-09-17T22:48:00.000-04:00I'm one of the Oriental Trading nerds too. And so...I'm one of the Oriental Trading nerds too. And sometimes candy. But yeah, the razorblade thing started when I was about 7--no more caramel apples from the lady who took the window out of her door and dressed up like a witch. Bummer for us.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I'm enjoying visiting my SITS visitors at a leisurely pace so I can peek around for a little while. I love your MTM and DVD photo and your newsy journalist flair. Very fun! So thanks for coming by The Journey last week!Tracy P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07750283241399825265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-31634142006305380802008-09-16T16:13:00.000-04:002008-09-16T16:13:00.000-04:00Awww...you remembered! How nice!Awww...you remembered! How nice!Suburban Correspondenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11488916572135296650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-62394851641931535372008-09-16T16:00:00.000-04:002008-09-16T16:00:00.000-04:00Oh, I can't wait to see what their cosutmes are th...Oh, I can't wait to see what their cosutmes are this year!! No tornados????Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13155749395336824191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-66800782503734872592008-09-16T14:08:00.000-04:002008-09-16T14:08:00.000-04:00HAHA! I was about to say, "tell me how you really ...HAHA! I was about to say, <BR/>"tell me how you really feel," then noticed that the previous post was entitled that!! <BR/>Your hubby is a smart man indeed, and that was NOT cool of Michael's to put that headless bride in the door way. Poor Suzie.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-34040089007312739332008-09-15T20:33:00.000-04:002008-09-15T20:33:00.000-04:00I can't even take my little ones to the store for ...I can't even take my little ones to the store for the whole month of October! Now it's bleeding into September and August, isn't it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-51196449086287811712008-09-14T19:32:00.000-04:002008-09-14T19:32:00.000-04:00The retailers feel the need to do this rediculous ...The retailers feel the need to do this rediculous stuff so that you can't find a notebook during the first week of school, a bathing suit in August, or Halloween candy after October 15th...the are on to the "next" season by then. Crazy.<BR/>Halloween is now, I think, the second largest retail holiday of the year. Now that no one expects people to "grow up" some when they reach 18 or 19...everyone loves to market to the scarefest. Even DISNEY has Mickey's Not So Scarey Hallowen party...and every destination advertises their "ghost tours"...ugh.<BR/>Im one of the really crazy moms who dress the kids up as Saints ( All Hallows...being All Saints) Last year my Scooter was Saint Joan of Arc, Tilly was St Elizabeth of Hungary and Snorkie was Saint Francis of Assisi.<BR/>We also give out full sized candy...usually wrapped up with the Saint Michael the Archangel prayer! Ha!Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07505258364895249347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-54420249243282457512008-09-14T18:51:00.000-04:002008-09-14T18:51:00.000-04:00Yep, we're discussing it here too. BUT I need the ...Yep, we're discussing it here too. BUT I need the time to get organized. No decorations up in my 'hood yet, it's forbidden until October 1st.Leannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15592530066607069238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-74387806916554933512008-09-14T17:51:00.000-04:002008-09-14T17:51:00.000-04:00And even funnier, if my kids would have brought ho...And even funnier, if my kids would have brought home a muffin, I would have been all - oh, throw that away. We don't know who cooked that and homemade treats are the ones where psychos hide razorblades and needles and bit of chopped up fingers.<BR/><BR/>And, yes, seems EVERY store, including hardware stores and Grocery stores are in on the Halloween merchandising which gets gorier and scarier every year. And I think, WHO has the storage space for a full sized Frankenstein's monster for 11 out of 12 months a year?<BR/><BR/>KEEP BELIEVINGAngie @ KEEP BELIEVINGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00930977696454848345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-54494693177548528062008-09-14T16:29:00.000-04:002008-09-14T16:29:00.000-04:00Bless Larry's heart for knowing the little ghosts ...Bless Larry's heart for knowing the little ghosts and goblins would eat you alive for handing out healthy treats. Some other blog I saw this weekend (and I really wish I could remember which bc it was cute) had a picture of her neighbors house already decked out for Halloween! It's just waaaaay too early for me!The Stiletto Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10206822797293852486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-76729613533300583652008-09-14T07:57:00.000-04:002008-09-14T07:57:00.000-04:00Of course not. But that is what happens. I can't...Of course not. But that is what happens. I can't really blame the kids, all the stores have been filled with Halloween decorations, costumes, and candy since the beginning of September. Really, you have no idea...Suburban Correspondenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11488916572135296650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-10524789913247683742008-09-14T06:47:00.000-04:002008-09-14T06:47:00.000-04:00I live in Australia and we don't really do Hallowe...I live in Australia and we don't really do Halloween here (although it is starting to catch on in recent years, as is cheerleading - not sure which is more scary!) but it's not until the END of October isn't it? Do you really need a 6-week retail run-up to it??Mum-mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10964065407491663047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-43275693559073477022008-09-14T06:45:00.000-04:002008-09-14T06:45:00.000-04:00Um, I live in Australia and we don't really do Hal...Um, I live in Australia and we don't really do Halloween here (although it is starting to catch on a bit, just like cheerleading - not sure which is more scary, really) BUT I am pretty sure it isn't until the end of October??? Do you really need a 6-week run-up to it?Mum-mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10964065407491663047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-66974941281766219222008-09-14T00:20:00.000-04:002008-09-14T00:20:00.000-04:00I give out stickers and toys from Oriental Trading...I give out stickers and toys from Oriental Trading Co. Yes, I might be the neighborhood jerk, but as a possible 3rd generation diabetic, I just don't feel right about giving out candy.<BR/><BR/>The people giving out toothbrushes are usually dentists.<BR/><BR/>And my 3-year-old daughter also loved the creepy bride--she loves the scary things and kept wanting to go back to that aisle over and over.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17616517145578402506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-58787734091452573822008-09-13T23:43:00.000-04:002008-09-13T23:43:00.000-04:00Ha ha! This reminds me of the time my younger sist...Ha ha! This reminds me of the time my younger sister and I went trick-or-treating when she was about 3 years old. We went to our neighbor who is a dentist, and he was giving out pencils instead of candy. <BR/><BR/>My smart little sis said, "what do they think we are? Termites?!?"<BR/><BR/>Pretty good for a 3 year old, huh?Kathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16853985051226357764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-92150451683677354692008-09-13T23:37:00.000-04:002008-09-13T23:37:00.000-04:00Last Halloween one of the kids down the street dec...Last Halloween one of the kids down the street decided it would be funny to hide next to his porch and jump out at the little kids, dressed as a monster. <BR/><BR/>My children did not think this was funny. I did not think this was funny. My five year old was hysterical for a good ten minutes. <BR/><BR/>ARG.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-14025723084906013222008-09-13T22:41:00.000-04:002008-09-13T22:41:00.000-04:00My boys start planning their next Halloween costum...My boys start planning their next Halloween costumes on November 1st-it's a big deal around here. But the rule is nothing scary. Right now we're debating if skeletons are considered scary or just anatomical.<BR/><BR/>I, too am perplexed that Michael's puts such horrific, life-sized Halloween displays right next to their warm, harvest-themed decorations. My three year old ran right for the decapitated bride's head and hugged it while the older two boys stopped dead in their tracks, partly in fear and partly in utter awe. Yeah, Michael's needs to rethink their displays big time.In Small Spectacleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04320182112989692503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-73958783807041867992008-09-13T18:26:00.000-04:002008-09-13T18:26:00.000-04:00My favorite houses are the ones who give out tooth...My favorite houses are the ones who give out toothbrushes for Halloween. ALWAYS makes me laugh. It's like using a water gun to put out a California wildfire.<BR/><BR/>And hey -- I've seen scary displays in Target, too. The candy bowl that has a mechanical hand in it that sense motion and will grab you if you try to take a piece of candy? It took me five minutes to calm Connor down last year. (Of course, I was giggling the whole time. But I'm evil like that.)Kelly @ Love Wellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18037513409301217473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-35944106036352239572008-09-13T15:46:00.000-04:002008-09-13T15:46:00.000-04:00I give out little playdo cups and spider rings and...I give out little playdo cups and spider rings and things like that as much as I can instead of candy. I also try to make something with real food in it but kid friendly like tacos or burritos or something to be ready right after school so they will fill up on some real food before the sugarfest begins. Sometimes that works.Shelliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12851446861098955538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-18136150528645439322008-09-13T14:56:00.000-04:002008-09-13T14:56:00.000-04:00I have had to make RULES in my house about how ear...I have had to make RULES in my house about how early the children are allowed to discuss something, because otherwise they start planning a birthday party a week after they just finished one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-59034967057800418532008-09-13T14:51:00.000-04:002008-09-13T14:51:00.000-04:00I'm laughing so hard that some of my eight ingeste...I'm laughing so hard that some of my eight ingested cups of coffee just urped up a little in my throat---still giggling--hee heee hheee!<BR/><BR/>And, yeah, the terrifying Halloween display thingy--what demographic are they hitting? If I need to be woken up in the middle of the night by a screaming child who is still recovering from the robotic mummy thingy that made a grab for her at the craft store, I'll just go to Goths-R-Us, thank you very much...<BR/><BR/>Blessings!carrhophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00017807695487933660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-54965809972249851182008-09-13T14:23:00.000-04:002008-09-13T14:23:00.000-04:00So... what did you do with all the muffins? Compos...So... what did you do with all the muffins? Compost?Mrs. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14044255357653198954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-20520904620149202532008-09-13T14:22:00.000-04:002008-09-13T14:22:00.000-04:00Oye! Halloween? I guess I should have seen it comi...Oye! Halloween? I guess I should have seen it coming... <BR/><BR/>The Boy started with his "fear of the dark" around this time last year, so greed battled with fear all Halloween night. Let me tell you, it wasn't pretty. ;)Mom on the Vergehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06764277306253027011noreply@blogger.com