To trick and not to treat

Halloween at the Katima-house was crazy. Vanderhoof puts on a special event for Halloween called the Pumpkin walk and we were summoned to volunteer for the event. It is a community event where local businesses set up booths to give away candy while people walk through the forest which is lined with over 500pumpkins. Our job was to collect, (thanks Jazmin and L.A), place and then light all of the pumpkins. It would have been an enjoyable experience except that as soon as we began moving the pumpkins a huge wind/ rain storm came out of nowhere and made us all miserable. The storm passed quickly enough and by the time we began lighting the pumpkins our spirits had been lifted slightly, only to be squashed by cold wins and cruddy lighters.
In an attempt to turn the tone of the house around some of the group, which turned into many of us, which turned into everyone except Tom decided to dress up and go trick or treating. I had gotten into my costume (pink pyjamas and a purple shower cap) and retrieved my pillow case super early and was therefore forced to wait for everyone else. For some odd reason I came up with the brilliant idea to hide under the big rubber dingy sitting in our living room (I will explain why we have one at a later date), and to scare everyone when they came into the room. It seemed like a great idea at the time and I waited in much anticipation for my trick. After I waited for minutes I started to get slightly annoyed but I continued to wait, and wait and wait. I could finally wait no longer and I decided to come out of my boat to see where everyone was at and I found that everyone had already left for Trick or Treating (minus Tom) without me.
I was quite disappointed but I went with Tom to the pumpkin walk, found the rest of the candy loaded group and watched the fabulous firework display, which was provided by the district. I cannot say that freezing my buns off lighting pumpkins and getting completely forgotten about can make for the best Halloween ever but it was sure one to remember.