Ghosts of Halloween Past

So...Halloween is not my favorite holiday.  My creative juices
just don't work that way.  Here are a couple of pictures of
Halloweens of long ago.  In the bottom photo, Chad is a Dallas
Cowboy, Jesse is Strawberry Shortcake and Scott is...
maybe a hippie?  I was dressed as a french waiter I think because
we were hosting a neighborhood bonfire.
In the top picture, Jesse is a clown.
And these were my Best Efforts!  One year poor Jesse
went as a ladybug (a black leotard with red felt spots)
 and Scott was a door to door salesman...
I'm not kidding.  I think Chad had given up on me.
Of course, there weren't many costumes for purchase then.
Everyone made their own costumes from stuff that
they had around the house.  So we had lots of
ghosts, witches, hobos and farmers.  And most
adults didn't dress up unless they were teachers(and just
a few of those) or some of the store clerks.  The only
Halloween tv show was "The Great Pumpkin" with
Charlie Brown.  There were very few decorations.
I guess Halloween is more entertaining now and
probably more fun....but I still don't quite get it.
I'm just glad I don't have to create any more costumes.