Happy Halloween! - Wake up Tehachapi !! - countygirl's Blog - Tehachapi News

Oct 31, 2007 at 09:10 AM : I don't think...

I don't think they sell "real" looking guns anymore, countygirl. Too many people got shot by cops because the fake guns looked real.

Have a great time tonight!

Oct 31, 2007 at 10:10 AM : the 99 cent store in...

the 99 cent store in old town has air soft guns that look real and are cheap.They might have what your looking for. They keep the guns in the glass counter by the register.

Oct 31, 2007 at 10:10 AM : I am planning on...

I am planning on handing out candy, just don't tell my husband, haha! He thinks I shouldn't since I'll be here alone with my son... but I don't think there will be any trouble. I just wish he didn't have to work tonight :( My son's going to be a cow. I'll post a picture of him in his costume tomorrow if I remember. He looks so funny in it!

Oct 31, 2007 at 10:10 AM : Enjoy countygirl, and...

Enjoy countygirl, and happy Halloween. My favorite holiday waiting for the Great Pumpkin.

Oct 31, 2007 at 10:10 AM : My favorite holiday is...

My favorite holiday is still Thanksgiving! No stress and a ton of food (guilt-free)!! Sam, I have the funniest mental image of you sitting in a pumpkin patch, hiding in between the pumpkins, with a flashlight in hand, ready to spot the Great Pumpkin!

Oct 31, 2007 at 10:10 AM : I love Halloween....

I love Halloween. It's my favorite holiday too. I live in Sand Canyon, there won't be any kids. I still decorated and bought candy for my husband and son...

And at midnight...when the veil between the living and the dead is the thinnest, I'll think about all my loved ones who've gone on ahead.

Oct 31, 2007 at 11:10 AM : Thanks madkow. Maybe I...

Thanks madkow. Maybe I shouldn't admit I'd settle for Elvira.

Oct 31, 2007 at 11:10 AM : I have one going as a...

I have one going as a Zombie, One as a mail carrier, and my my daughter is a girl vampire. We will also be going to the Trunk ot Treat in town. It just seems a little safer and none of this going door to door and walking miles.

Happy Halloween everyone, Stay safe

Oct 31, 2007 at 11:10 AM : Hell, I'd settle...

Hell, I'd settle for Elvira too! Haha!

Oct 31, 2007 at 12:10 PM : Happy Halloween...

Happy Halloween Countygirl, et. al.
I hope to see you all at the Trunk or Treat on Green Street tonight!
The Tehachapi News will have plenty of treats for all the little princesses and cowboys, ghosts and goblins. We look forward to sharing some fun pictures with all of you tomorrow.
Halloween is my favorite holiday!
This year I'm doing my own homage to a more "mature" Elvira.

Oct 31, 2007 at 12:10 PM : Joty i was watching a...

Joty i was watching a show called urban legends and they reported that the razor blade in the apples where that just a legend, It never happened. Also they reported that there has only been a few cases of candy poisoning and that family members were the ones that did it. So enjoy Halloween.

Oct 31, 2007 at 01:10 PM : Ok Editor, but I hope...

Ok Editor, but I hope Elvira doesn't get too mature. And the Great Pumpkin still remains my first choice. Maybe that says something about my "maturity."

Oct 31, 2007 at 01:10 PM : Sam! The Great...

Sam! The Great Pumpkin came just last night!!!!

Oct 31, 2007 at 01:10 PM : Ok, that means I...

Ok, that means I wasn't as good or sincere as I thought. Well, there's still Elvira.

Oct 31, 2007 at 01:10 PM : so Joty snopes cant be...

so Joty snopes cant be wrong

Oct 31, 2007 at 01:10 PM : My little ones will be...

My little ones will be going to the Harvest Festival at Country Oaks Baptist Church. I have a chef, a princess, and cowgirl. The Trunk-or-Treat sounded fun, but we really enjoyed the Harvest Festival last year... carnival games, hay ride, bounce house and cake walk. It runs from 6-8pm -- 20915 Schout Rd. I believe it is No Costumes though....

We'll also visit the Real Estate offices around town this afternoon :) I heard they are all doing something from 3-5.

Oct 31, 2007 at 01:10 PM : Happy Halloween to...

Happy Halloween to all! And Sam, I wouldn't mind a visit from Elvira at all- she always made me laugh!

Oct 31, 2007 at 01:10 PM : my baby doodle is...

my baby doodle is going to be a chicken. With a chicken butt and big chicken feet :) Too bad i am not going to be up there to see him. He will be at the Trunk or Treat...keep an eye out for him, if you see him, tell him his grammie loves him

Oct 31, 2007 at 01:10 PM : Thanks guys, the song...

Thanks guys, the song "Elvira" is now firmly stuck in my head.

Oct 31, 2007 at 02:10 PM : Think of it as a...

Think of it as a "fringe" benefit Joty.

Oct 31, 2007 at 03:10 PM : This is the...

This is the first year that we aren't taking a kid trick-r-treating. The youngest one now says that he's to old to go trick-r-treating. Olivia is happy about it shes been doing it for 24 years and she says that's she is done with it. Me I'm kinda bummed out about it. Halloween has aways been a fun holiday for me. It always takes me back to when i was a kid. We live in golden hills and we don't get many ghosts and goblins out are way. There are times when i wished that i was a kid again and Halloween is one of those times. Have a fun Halloween.

Oct 31, 2007 at 04:10 PM : bigdog, uh, I...

bigdog, uh, I don't want to scare you this being Halloween and all, but...I think you have some of my family's DNA!!!!!!!!!

Oct 31, 2007 at 05:10 PM : bigdog, whats up with...

bigdog, whats up with the pic of you w/blood on your cheek did olivia kick your a$%

Oct 31, 2007 at 08:10 PM : Here are my boys this...

Here are my boys this year. The youngest wasn't to happy at first but he got use to it. My oldest of course of Optimus Prime and was picking out a wedgie. I tried to get him to take another picture but he wanted to go. I told him everyone is going to see him picking his butt, and he says "well, everyone does it sometimes, lets go mom!" The difference between boys and girls are amazing.

Oct 31, 2007 at 09:10 PM : Absolutely precious...

Absolutely precious pictures Colitas! I'm laughing my azz off about the wedgie picture, it's great and that he doesn't care too! Cool.

Oct 31, 2007 at 09:10 PM : I really liked the...

I really liked the pirate themed one and the one that was done up like a ladybug was cute. I actually didn't get a real good look at the ones on the east side of the street. No one could beat the fire engine though. :) I'm glad they went. They weren't there when we first got there. The kids were getting a kick out of blowing the air horn to!

Nov 1, 2007 at 10:11 AM : So for those that went...

So for those that went to the Trunk or Treat ....any comments?

I think the concept was great, BUT I think they need to extend it a bit next year. It seemed like everything and everyone was jammed together. If they extend it further south on Green St. next year I think it would help things flow a bit easier. also, I loved seeing many adults dressed up! Being a kid at heart this will give me an excuse to dress up with the kids next year! :) I wore a wig, a hat, and some reading glasses last night. I want really dressed as something although I resembled Brittany Spears................on a good day! lol Does she have those?

Oh, and thank you for the suggestions. I ended up finding a gun at the 99 cent store, it was bright green but at least it looked like a normal gun. It didn't need to look real. I just wanted something that didn't look like it came from outer space! :)

Nov 1, 2007 at 11:11 AM : Countygirl I'm...

Countygirl I'm glad you found a gun to go with your sons cowboy costume, having the right things that go's with a costume is important especially when your a kid. You want to look real.

Two of my kid's went to the trunk-or-treat and they said that it was really crowded and that the lines to each trunk was long. They did say that it was fun but it needed to be bigger with more trunks and more candy. I like the concept of making Halloween a safe community oriented affair. Still nothing beats real trick-or-treating in my book.

Nov 1, 2007 at 01:11 PM : The pirate ship was my...

The pirate ship was my favorite too,well,yeah,after the fire engine of course.I agree on spreading it all out,it was so packed that it was hard for us to enjoy it.I think that adding an old fashioned indoor carnival nearby,like at the gym,would be fun and divert some of the crowd so that everyone wouldn't be at the same place at the same time.A great first year for the event though,and I'm sure that many more people will want to participate next year and it should be even better with some adjustments made.

Bigdog,next year you should enter a vehicle and have fun decorating it and handing out candy,you could still enjoy Halloween that way.You could dress up and Olivia could scratch your face up and you could be the scary,bloody, obnoxious guy!