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The King & Queen of Snow - Trick or Treat Spiders

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Pretty strange costumes, right?!!!  We had so much fun putting them together that year!  Some friends of ours always hosted a huge Halloween Party and OMG the costumes were incredible.  The King and Queen of Snow were voted the best....and weirdest! We haven't worn this costume since but you never know....we just might again one of these years!

Our First Trick or Treat Story for this year! It's really funny!  Most of you know I've gone through 3 hip surgeries, all on the same hip.  Thankfully I'm far into the healing process and doing quite well again.  So much better that a couple of weeks ago we talked about how could we  play a TRICK on the doctor when I got my 3rd set of stitches finally out.  My appointment was last Thursday.  And OMG we pulled off our TRICK perfectly! I had suggested to Gary that we hide some scary Halloween spiders under the bandage. He found the perfect spiders on Amazon.  An hour before the appointment I cleaned off the spiders with alcohol as I wasn't taken any chances and getting another infection!  And Gary placed them perfectly under the bandage and you couldn't see the spiders were in there.

When the doctor came in the room the first thing she asked me was -  how are you feeling Anna?  I told her that I woke up around midnight and it felt like I had something itchy in the bandage.  It was sooooo itchy under the bandage I said - with a straight face. I have no idea of what it could be.  She said......that just means you need to get that bandage off.  Oh?  Is all I said with a straight face. 

She proceeded to take off the bandage and immediately burst out in laughter when she saw the spiders.  🕷🕷🕷🕷🕷 OMG she goes......I can't wait to show everyone else!! Can I take a picture?  Sure I said 🕷  

 

 Before we left the office, every single office personnel had to come and see the trick or treat spiders! It was such a hoot seeing them laugh so hard that they couldn't stop laughing and talking about it!   It  was so much fun! Apparently nobody has ever pulled off a 🕷 trick like that in the office!

Before I left the office the Doctor said THANK YOU -  YOU SOOOO made my day!  I can't wait to show my husband and the other surgeon too! This absolutely must mean you're back to normal and feeling pretty darn good again!  Scary huh 🕷🤣

Trick or Treat!

Enjoy Your Weekend!

 

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Dorie Dillard Austin TX
Coldwell Banker Apex Realtors, LLC ~ 512.750.6899 - Austin, TX
Educating. Encouraging. Serving.

Good evening Anna "Banana" Kruchten ,

First of all I love the costumes  you are wearing in that photo! No wonder the King of Queen and Snow was voted the weirdest! i would definitely bring it back out and wear again!

I believe this is the first trick or treat story I've heard this year! You made her day and it sounds like the staffs too! You are back to your old self but man you have been through it with 3 hip surgeries all on the same hip! 

Oct 18, 2025 03:38 PM
Anna "Banana" Kruchten

Hi Dorie Dillard Austin TX we had a blast putting those together! That party was always so much fun and the creativity of all the guests was amazing!  No parties like that anymore as they moved to Idaho.

The Doc loved it!!  We're still laughing about it all.  Unfortunately the first hip surgery from 2 1/2 years ago got infected during a medical procedure last year and I didn't know it. Quite complicated. I am just so happy it's behind both of us.  You can imagine everything being on Gary's shoulders and I look forward to being back in the swing of things!

Oct 19, 2025 10:00 AM
Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
Retired Home Stager/Redesign

Hi Anna, I don't think your old self left you... it was just buried under stitches and band-aids!  You and Gary have a wonderful sense of humor!!!  You've been through heck this year, but you shoved the pain and "inconvenience" out the door. BTW- I'm so glad you cleaned those spiders with alcohol. That would have been the icing on the cake of your year if it got infected.

Oct 18, 2025 04:10 PM
Anna "Banana" Kruchten

Hi Kathy Streib no way was I taking any chances!!  I never lost my sense of humor throughout it all - can't take that away!  It was so darn fun to see everyone laughing so hard.  Apparently the doctor had had a tough morning and I was the last one.  So she so needed a laugh!  She got it!

Oct 19, 2025 10:02 AM
George Souto
George Souto NMLS #65149 - Middletown, CT
Your Connecticut Mortgage Expert

Anna "Banana" Kruchten that was funny, but you are lucky the doctor didn't pull a prank on you in return.  🤣

Oct 18, 2025 04:36 PM
Anna "Banana" Kruchten

Hey George Souto not a chance of that for sure!  My situation was one for the books and they've never had anything close to it before.  They were so good to me throughout it all.  She totally loved the prank!

Oct 19, 2025 10:03 AM
Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
Retired Home Stager/Redesign

Oct 18, 2025 06:28 PM
Anna "Banana" Kruchten

Thanks Kathy Streib for the feature!  Is  that kind of like - you've been pranked!! 🤣🕷

Oct 19, 2025 10:04 AM
Jeff Masich-Scottsdale AZ Associate Broker,MBA,GRI
HomeSmart Real Estate - Scottsdale, AZ
Arizona Homes and Land Group/ Buy or Sell

Yikes Anna! When in doubt creep us out. Still two weeks to go, hope I can take it. Jeff

Oct 18, 2025 06:45 PM
Anna "Banana" Kruchten

You can't take it Jeff Masich-Scottsdale AZ Associate Broker,MBA,GRI ?  The costumes or the spiders?  Too late!

Oct 19, 2025 10:05 AM
Pat Starnes-Front Gate Realty
Front Gate Real Estate - Brandon, MS
601-991-2900 Office; 601-278-4513 Cell

That's a pretty creative trick you pulled on your poor doctor! And your spider costumes were so creative. I bet your costume closet is bigger than even mine! Happy SCARY Halloween.

Oct 18, 2025 10:03 PM
Anna "Banana" Kruchten

It was so fun to pull it of perfectly Pat Starnes-Front Gate Realty !  Bringing joy to so many that day - along with a few spiders!  LOL

Oct 19, 2025 10:06 AM
Patricia Feager
Appraisal Review Board, Denton County, TX - Flower Mound, TX
Licensed to April 2027

Anna "Banana" Kruchten - You pulled a funny prank on your doctor and other medical professionals. I wonder how long they were dying to laugh at a patient but couldn't - until you came along! I have to say, the spiders would have freaked me out. I would have screamed so loud the light fixtures would have shook! Your costume was very original! Parties and good humor are what you and Gary are all about! And that's no hokey pokey!

Oct 19, 2025 12:51 AM
Anna "Banana" Kruchten

Patricia Feager little did I know she had had a tough morning with some difficult patience.  Timing was perfect as I was the last one out the door and left them all laughing!  Parties and good friends and a lot of humor!  You got that right!!

Oct 19, 2025 10:08 AM
Patricia Feager

Anna "Banana" Kruchten - we never know when we strike someone's fancy, especially when it comes at the right time for them, and we didn't even know what was going on their life. Your doctor will always remember you. I think you would have made the world's greatest Event Coordinator for business or pleasure. The events you plan(ned) would have been very educational and memorable. 

Oct 19, 2025 10:12 AM
Anna "Banana" Kruchten

Patricia I've been putting together events - big and HUGE all my life and it's I could do it in my sleep!!  Guess who I learned it all from - My parents!  They could host a dinner party for 40 in a heartbeat if needed.

Oct 19, 2025 10:40 AM
Wayne Martin
Wayne M Martin - Oswego, IL
Real Estate Broker - Retired

Good morning Anna. You and Gary have a creative sense of humor and aren't afraid to share it, many times as a surprise to others. Appears your doctor had an inclination to your cranky way. Good job. Enjoy your day.

Oct 19, 2025 05:28 AM
Anna "Banana" Kruchten

Cranky?  Me Wayne Martin not a chance!  That's so far from how I am.  Fun yes!  Playful yes!  I'm happy to have brought some laughter in what had been a tough morning for the doc I learned from her.

Oct 19, 2025 10:10 AM
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Real Estate Broker

Good morning, Anna... now that trick was too funny for words! How you come up with this stuff always amazes me. How you've managed to get through three hip surgeries also amazes me. One on each hip was more than enough for me.

Oct 19, 2025 05:35 AM
Anna "Banana" Kruchten

Nina Hollander, Broker you know that saying - I came by it honestly!  My Mother was so darn funny and most of my siblings are as well.  Trust me I wish I could have stuck with one surgery but getting an infection after 2 years from a medical procedure set this whole mess up for me.  I'm just so grateful it's almost over.  YES!  And I can't wait to get walking like I used to all the time - out in nature!  No hiking anymore but I am ok with that! 

Oct 19, 2025 10:12 AM
Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
Pasadena And Southern California 818.516.4393

Hello Anna - I'm replaying that scene iny head.  Still laughing.  . .  

Oct 19, 2025 07:32 AM
Anna "Banana" Kruchten

Michael Jacobs we are too!  Way funny 🕷

Oct 19, 2025 10:13 AM
Carol Williams
Although I'm retired, I enjoy sharing my knowledge and learning from other real estate industry professionals. - Wenatchee, WA
Author, Golfer, Traveler, Retired, Wenatchee, WA

Hi Anna,
I'm so glad you pulled off that trick. I also want to know what happened to the cockroach.

Oct 19, 2025 07:54 AM
Anna "Banana" Kruchten

Carol Williams it's in your suitcase!!  🦂

Oct 19, 2025 10:14 AM
Carol Williams

Anna "Banana" Kruchten 
It could be anywhere in this rental by now! 🤣

Oct 19, 2025 03:00 PM
Anna "Banana" Kruchten

And multiplying by the hundreds 🤣

Oct 20, 2025 09:44 AM
Kat Palmiotti
eXp Commercial, Referral Divison - Kalispell, MT
Helping your Montana dreams take root

Hahaha, I love the story! And I love that you managed to keep a straight face and she had no idea!

Oct 19, 2025 08:04 AM
Anna "Banana" Kruchten

Kat Palmiotti I did my best to keep a straight face!  Trust me I felt like laughing but I didn't!  Way funny!

Oct 19, 2025 10:14 AM
Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Real Estate Svcs.
KD Realty - 408.972.1822 - San Jose, CA
Probate Real Estate Services

Hello Miss Anna "Banana" Kruchten 🌽🌽🌽

Great costumes. No doubt it was the best and the weirdest.  Very creative and fun. 

You and Gary left the doctor with a story to be told to many ... very funny and creative. 

Oct 19, 2025 08:43 AM
Anna "Banana" Kruchten

Thanks Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist we had a blast wearing that crazy get-up that year!  I have no idea where the thought came from......

And it was so much fun pulling that trick!  She is such a great gal and I knew she'd most likely appreciate the humor.

Oct 19, 2025 10:16 AM
Hannah Williams
HomeStarr Realty - Philadelphia, PA
Expertise NE Philadelphia & Bucks 215-820-3376

Anna "Banana" Kruchten You are a GAS only you would do that oops and my Mother . Yes, she was a prankster like you, and everyone adored her. We had a box of fake candy that looked real on our coffee table . A jar of peanut brittle, when you opened it, a snakes flew out . Everyone waited to see who she would be every year on Halloween. She was only 4'10, so sometimes she passed as one of the kids. My Dad would make her shoes with platforms. I think that is why I adore you so much you have her love of life .

Oct 19, 2025 09:04 AM
Anna "Banana" Kruchten

Hannah Williams clearly my Mom and your Mom must have been related.  Like your Mom, mine was so darn funny and she dressed up as a witch on halloween.  I can still hear that witch cackle she made!  We were both lucky to have fun and creative Mom's!

Oct 19, 2025 10:18 AM
Will Hamm
Hamm Homes - Aurora, CO
"Where There's a Will, There's a Way!"

Happy Sunday Anna Banana and you and Gary really look great and King and Queen fits both of you, with or without costumes!

Oct 19, 2025 09:05 AM
Anna "Banana" Kruchten

Thanks Will Hamm pretty crazy costumes!  So much fun!

Oct 19, 2025 10:19 AM
Lew Corcoran
Better Living Real Estate, LLC - East Bridgewater, MA
Expert guidance. Exceptional results.

This post was such a treat, Anna "Banana" Kruchten. Equal parts clever, heartfelt, and downright hilarious! Thanks for sharing a slice of real life with such warmth and wit. You’ve got a knack for turning recovery into pure joy.

Oct 20, 2025 08:51 AM
Anna "Banana" Kruchten

OMG Lew Corcoran we couldn't have pulled it off any better!  It was a BLAST!!  And JOY....you got that right.....I am so happy to be where I'm at now.  I have a ways to go but working on it every day!   Thanks  😊

Oct 20, 2025 09:43 AM
Laura Cerrano
Feng Shui Manhattan Long Island - Locust Valley, NY
Certified Feng Shui Expert, Speaker & Researcher

What a great costume duo, Anna! I love it. It’s gruesome and horrifying all at once but really really fun at the same time

Oct 20, 2025 10:54 PM
Anna "Banana" Kruchten

It was such fun Laura Cerrano ! Good ole creepy fun!

Oct 21, 2025 12:21 PM