Halloween

On Halloween .Witches come true.
Wild Ghost escape from dreams...
Each Monster dances in the park,
While owls screech and scream..


I love Halloween almost as much as Thanksgiving and Christmas.

I love the fun of Halloween not the gruesome yucky stuff . Decorating the house inside and out is creative fun.
Turning the yard into an instant grave yard or scarecrow and pumpkin patch. Flying ghosts and spider webs give the illusion of something fun.

Carving pumpkins are a delight. Finding the right pumpkin for the right face.
Did you know you can carve the foam pumpkins as well ? Doing this you can have your pumpkin forever. than just a couple of weeks. I use Pumpkin Masters they have wonderful patterns or I make my own. Then with a battery candle you won't worry about melting the pumpkin.

My friend at work gave me a great recipe for the pumpkin seeds :
Throughly wash the pumpkin pulp off of the seeds first.

In a 5 quart pan put 6 to 8 cups of pumpkin seeds 1/2 to 1 cup of salt cover with water and bring to a boil . Boil for 1/2 hour.
Drain and lay on apaper towels and let dry over night.
Place on cooke sheet in 200 degree oven and back for 2-3 hours or until dry and crunchy.

The only gruesome Halloween thing that we did has turned into a great memory.

My husband had this vest it was only a doctors delight. ( although he is not a doctor) This vest showed the insides of an exploded stomach. It showed parts of the heart, spline, bone and other things, I hot glued tiny ants on it to enhance the sight of the vest. He wore this with and gas mask and army fatiges at his work and won a night at a hotel for us.

My son Jeremy was sick it was October 30th. We were getting ready to go to the doctor. Our Doctor was so dry we could hardly get him to laugh at jokes. Well I couldn't resist it being so close to Halloween. Jeremy doned on the "Vest" at the doctors office while we were waiting for the doctor. His patient set up was so that when he opened the door he would see who was sitting on the chairs then turn to the left for the patient.
Our doctor came in and saw my husband and I , we talked for a minute and then indicated that Jeremy didn't feel to well. He turned to the left and out went his arms and a big WOE!!! I have never seen him get so excited and animated!! He said this is so cool.. and off he went down the hall with the vest to show the physical therpist Exclaiming" Look at this Noel.. Everything is in the right place and it is so cool"...

Years later our son married a wonderful gal and she was then a medical assistant to this office of our Doctor. He didn't make the connection with the family until he saw my son at a Christmas party.
Soon after he left the office to go into private practice doing home visits for Hospic patients. My husband and I came to the party and he had his wife take our pictures. His wife said he will never forget "the VEST " and still talks about this to this day. After that experience he loosend up and started telling us jokes...

Halloween can be fun ..