Guest guest Posted October 31, 2011 Report Share Posted October 31, 2011 LENNY & ME ON HALLOWEEN Monday, 31 October 2011 I just love sharing stories with you about my one and only brother, Lenny. Growing up, he and I shared so many Halloweens together. My father would make our costumes and my mother would go to Woolworth's to buy orange Jack-O-Lantern buckets for us to collect our Halloween treats. And those buckets weren't small, either! They were about the size of one of those giant tins of popcorn you might see at Walmart or Target! LOL. My parents would escort Lenny and I door-to-door through the French Quarter collecting our treats. Trick-or-treat! As night fell, around 6PM, my parents would put on their own little Halloween masks and escort Lenny and I door-to-door through the French Quarter collecting our treats. Trick-or-treat! We'd hold out our Jack-O-Lanterns and the person who answered the door would drop the candy into our buckets. Oh, I just loved it! The people at the door would always say, Oh, you two are just adorable. And I'd proudly say back to them, Our dad made our costumes! As the years have passed, I haven't spent Halloween with my brother in ages. He lives in New Orleans and I'm clear cross country here in Los Angeles. I keep begging him to go door-to-door with me, Jack-O-Lanterns in hand to trick-or-treat but he always says no. But this year is going to be different! Yesterday was Lenny's birthday. Yesterday was Lenny's birthday and, as you know, we just got back in from our Cruise To Lose. Lenny decided he didn't want to travel on his birthday so he and his wife, are spending a little extra time here in Los Angeles with me. And I'm so glad they did! I just love spending time with my brother. He's a couple of years older than me and was always my protector when we were younger. When I was having trouble with a homework assignment from school, I could always count on Lenny. For just 50 cents, he could solve any homework problem for me. (Okay, I'm just kidding about the 50 cents part. LOL.) But when someone hurt my feelings or made me feel low, Lenny would always sit with me, listen to my problems and say just the right things to make me feel better. That's just the kind of guy my brother is. So today on Halloween, the day after his birthday, I have something special planned for him. We're going to Universal Studios and there, they're going to dress us up as ghouls and then we're going to ride all of the scariest rides possible. Shhhhh! Now don't say anything because it's all going to be a big surprise! What will you be doing on this ghoulish Halloween night? And tell me, what will you be doing on this ghoulish Halloween night, huh? Do you have kids? Are you taking them trick-or-treating? Or are you dressing up yourself, scooting around on your kneespretending you're a kid to load up your own Jack-O-Lanterns tonight? LOL! Now if you'll recall, a couple of weeks ago, we talked about chocolate. And because it's Halloween, I'm giving you permission to have just two teeny-weeny miniature chocolate bars as treats! And remember...no more! Hey, we don't want those candy treats turning into tricky pounds, do we? Happy Halloween, everybody! Love, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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