Tonight the whole family is going out trick-or-treating in our neighborhood. It's a great place for trick-or-treating because all the houses are decorated to the nines, and some even have haunted houses set up. Oh, and there is always the house that has a popcorn machine and a cotton candy machine going in the front yard. Boy things have changed since I was a little kid and had to make do with that awful mystery Hallowe'en candy in the black and orange wrappers. What was that stuff exactly? Is it still lying undigested in my stomach?

Anyways we are all going out with an Andrew Lloyd Weber theme. My husband will be THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, complete with mask and cape, and I'm wearing a fancy masquerade mask in salute to the masquerade number in the show. My youngest is giving a nod to CATS, going as a leopard, and my oldest daughter is giving a nod to STARLIGHT EXPRESS, going as a starry night (sans the roller skates...).

I sent my many-colored coat to the cleaners so JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT is out of the question, and I don't think I can keep my hands up over my head all night so EVITA is out of the question as well. We plan to sing selections for Andrew Lloyd Weber/Tim Rice musicals as we go door to door. Nothing says Hallowe'en like the music of the night.

Our costumes wouldn't be complete without bringing along a Comedy/Tragedy Pumpkins tote bag to gather up all that candy!

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