Our graveyard fence and cheap tombstones go out about the first week of October, and we switch out the lights with our green/blue spots at that time. We hang our giant skelly over the garage as well.

We've never had to worry about vandals or theft, but then we don't put out anything big/easy to mess with until the actual night of.

I'd spend the time working on projects, and I hope you're wrong about your job situation - good luck!

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I'm a Halloween Bride! 10/31/2002

Where there is no imagination there is no horror.
~Sir Arthur Conan Doyle