Trick or Treat

We had a really fun Halloween. I went grocery shopping in the morning and saved more than I spent. I saved over $60 and spent $31. My favorite cashier was there and she gave me Sponge Bob buckets for the kids. I am going to have to write a letter about her, she is always so nice and never gives me a hard time about the million coupons I use. The best deal I got was the Nature valley nut clusters and the Purdue chicken tenders.

When I got home the kids were ready to go to Michael's for their free event. We made trick or treating buckets. They were adorable. The employee was so generous with the foam stickers and jewels. M only wanted her name on her bucket and "sparkly things." C was happy with his bats, ghosts, and haunted houses. After Micheal's, we went to TRU. Since we were early, we stopped in at a different Michael's to make a picture frame. This is a nice one that has a magnet on the back. The employee there was not as generous with the craft supplies. TRU was fun. The kids went on a parade with Geoffrey and got a goody bag at the end. It was a nice recyclable bag filled with lots of stuff. We stopped by a friends house and then home we went. The kids relaxed for a little bit and then we went to the mall. We got there right at 4, so it wasn't that busy. When we were leaving around 5, the mall was packed! We picked up some apple dippers, milk and hamburgers from McDonald's. The apple dippers and milk were free with the Trick or Treat books we bought for a $1 before Halloween. When we got home our friends came over and off we went again. There were not a lot of kids out this year. And there were not a lot of houses giving out candy. It was the perfect amount for us. We walked up and down our street and then the kids were so tired. Our friends left and we all went to sleep! We are planning on taking some of the candy to the local Dentist who will pay us per pound. Some of the other candy will be donated.