After getting the outdoor decorations all put away, my mind was already overflowing with ideas for 2009.
I guess I should start listing them out here before my head explodes. At least this way I'll have an easier time narrowing down a theme when the time comes.

2009 Haunt/Party Theme Ideas

The Circus of Lost Souls -
Outside: Turn the garage into a circus tent with evil clowns, skele merry go round, games gone wrong and sideshow freaks inside
...

LHALLOW

So this year I decided to take a break from our annual adult only Halloween party. I wanted a year off...not having to worry about a theme, games, food and everything else that goes into the party.
Since we weren't doing the party, I decided to invite some friends and family over for an "unveiling" of our haunted scene for the year. I sent out evites about 3 weeks ago and almost everyone is coming!! Which is awesome, except now it's become a party minus the theme and costumes....

LHALLOW

I've learned 2 very valuable lessons this past weekend..................

1. When you are drunk and decide to pee in the middle of a corn field at night, don't take off your HF hoodie and hang it on a stalk of corn first.........you will forget it when you leave.

2. There is no easy way to get Great Stuff off your hands. 4 days later, it's ALMOST all gone.

LHALLOW

Well, all but a final coat of spray paint on the inside of the unit. I had the cheap metal shelving unit, cardboard, tape & acrylic paint.....all I need to purchase were 2 cans of spray paint from Walmart for $.99 each. Probably my cheapest prop yet!!

LHALLOW

Is anyone else freaking out about finishing everything in time?? I need to have everything up and ready to go by October 14th. That's when they start the judging for the decorating contest. That only leaves 4 weekends to get it all done.....take away 2 of those weekends I'll be out of town and it doesn't leave much time left!!
Here's what's left to do:

- fix the cauldron of the stirring witch as it took a huge beating in the storage unit
- assemble the pumpkinrot...

LHALLOW