Okay, here goes:
The first week in October I'd set up my animatronic scarecrow (assuming I ever finish it), set up the stereo, and set out my rock speakers. Both will provide BIG fun for the rest of October.
The weekend before Halloween I'd set up the giant spider, cemetery columns, cemetery fence, and fog piping system.
The day before Halloween I would have most of my props, electrical cords, and wires in place. I'd set up the fog machine and fog chiller to test them (then taking them inside for the night). The night before I'd test the lighting.
Halloween day would be cool and dry. High temp around 70 degrees with a light breeze, and occasional thin banks of cirrocumulus clouds to filter the sunshine. In the morning, I'd hook up my laptop to the stereo to have music playing as I set everything up. Then I'd set up the cauldron creep and cemetery. Next, I'd set out the fog machine and fog chiller, and fill the chiller cooler with fresh ice. After everything was set up and the cauldron creep was running, I'd get some photos of everything, then spend a few hours just sitting in a lawn chair taking everything in.
Halloween night would be cool and calm, temps in the upper 50s with no wind. Around 6:00 I'd turn on the lights, the cemetery column lamps, and the fog machine, and fill the candy bowl. The ToTs here are usually done by 9:00, but on this special night they'll be out in force until after 10:00. Afterwards I'd turn off everything and spend an hour or so just taking in the night's experience, then take in the fog machine and cauldron creep and call it a night.
This year Halloween is on a Friday, so it
could happen

.