Thursday Thirteen #6 - Halloween

Thirteen Reasons Why I Am Glad Halloween Is Over

1. My husband and kid no longer have to ring the doorbell and yell trick or treat every time they come in from taking out the trash.
   
2. Now there is only one major holiday between me and Christmas. My anniversary does not count as a major holiday.
   
3. I live in Alabama and it is way too warm to be wearing costumes or walking up and down the mountains of my neighborhood. Especially while pulling a wagon with two kids in it, each carring 57 pounds of candy.
4. Soon all of the candy will be gone and I will no longer be tempted to eat it.
5. Soon all of the candy will be gone and I will no longer have to tell my three year old that 75 pieces a day is his limit and he can't have anymore.
6. I have 364 days before I have to come up with another Halloween costume.
7. It will be 364 more days before teenagers who possibly have kids my kids age will be knocking at my door expecting candy
8. All of the plastic spiders will soon be packed away and I will no longer have to try to determine whether the ones now scattered about my house are fake or are waiting to pounce on me.
9. The black light which illuminates the spider web in the niche window above my front door will no longer threaten to ignite the inch of dust it is sitting on and burn down my house.
10. My kid will not have to be scared every time we drive through the neighborhood as the tombstones, grim reapers, body parts, skeletons and ghosts will all be back in storage.
11. I don't have to pretend to be excited about a holiday which glorifies begging for and gorging on candy. Bah humbug.
12. For the next couple of weeks my hubby will spend half of what he usually does on candy as it will be on half price clearance. Until all of the other hubbys buy it all.
13. Only 23 days until I can put up my Christmas tree! HO HO HO