October 14, 2009
Chemistry teacher Shari Raymond’s usual Halloween routine includes decorating the house and passing candy out to trick-or-treaters. She often embellishes her home with candles, little ghosts hanging on the tree and pumpkins on the lawn.
She can still recall her daughters, Beth’s and Eryn’s first trick-or-treating experience. Beth was dressed as a pumpkin, while Eryn was a dinosaur. The funniest costume Raymond thought Beth wore was Nala from the Disney movie, The Lion King.
“It was funny seeing Beth dressed up as Nala. It was really hot that Halloween, and Beth was sweating a lot. She wouldn’t take it off even though she was so hot,” Raymond said.
Beside her daughter’s funny costumes, Raymond too, has had her fair share of funny costumes. One year, she dressed as a hobo.
When Raymond was in high school she attended Halloween parties, but she and her classmates did not trick-or-treat as much as students do now.