Thread: When you talk about prepping for Halloween

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what kind of responses to you get?

I've gotten everything from "It's only June/July." to "How far along are you?" to "Why didn't you tell me earlier?" to "Are you crazy?"

I have the same problem. Most people don't understand my love of
Halloween either.

Honestly I can't figure out how they cannot have the same love for Halloween.

Remember, THEY are the crazy ones!

They usually look at me with more focus like they were trying to figure out if I was just joking or really crazy.

I usually get the standard response.."Halloween??...But it's only JANUARY!!Have you been drinking??"
To which I give my standard answer..." Yes, it is....And yes, I have".

It usually goes like this, the person that I'm talking to usually gives me a face of disbelief and then a very condesending, "You do know it's only (insert month)?". Usually, my answer is, "Yes, but there's only x amount of days left and waiting till October to start building is irrational," >=)

neghborhood conversation at the Appleseed Tree House......

Neighbor: So Johnny, whatcha building there?

Johnny: Columns.

Neighbor: Oh, renovating the family room?

Johnny: Nope, they are for exterior use.

Neighbor: Oh, adding onto the porch, but why the weird paint job? They look old and, well, moldy!

Johnny: Good, that's the effect I'm going for. These are for Halloween.

Neighbor: Halloween in April, your kidding right?

Johnny: Nope.

Neighbor: So what are all these rustic boxes, storage crates for the columns?

Johnny: Coffins for the cemetery of course.

Neighbor: I just remembered that my nephew is stopping by, gotta run, take care, bye.

This often repeats several times a month with various neighbors, however there is also the guy that lives two blocks over that decorates for halloween and was the talk of the neighborhood before we moved in. He does the slow drive by whenever the garage door is open and I'm working. Never stops in no matter how many times I've waved him over. Ok, too much talk...back to preparation!

I had a strange conversation with a neighbor yesterday. Why are you working on Halloween in July?

Love the conversation, Johnny-A!

I do most of my work out in the driveway, so I have neighbors walking by all the time. Now that I'm on the Homeowners Board for our neighborhood, people actually know what I'm doing. I get a lot of support and everyone's very upbeat about it. I get a lot of people that tell me they "can't wait" to see what everything will look like at Halloween.

It's really nice to live in such a supportive neighborhood. I'm never loud or bright, and I'm tucked into a hidden little corner of the cul-de-sac, so I don't think I really bug anyone. That is, until I turn on the fog machines and fill the park behind the house! Last year, fog rolled into the neighborhood at exactly 5pm - it was hysterical.

I learned YEARS ago never to bring the subject up. And people who know me, know me, they are never surprised, but really do want to know, What`s up this year. Wolfman and Halloween. Naturally.

I really avoid talking about it with anyone, but friends and family. Friends and family treat me like i'm nuts enough. I don't feel like dealing with the people who think i'm nuts AND don't love me anyway.