On Friday is the annual halloween decorations contest at work and I really want to win.  The theme chosen by the decorators is ‘Haunted Hospital’.  We have hung up hospital supplies and covered them in cobwebs and the like.  We will also be stuffing some men’s clothing, hiding a crockpot in his belly and server our hot lunch out of there when the judges arrive.  We were looking for other sorts of spooky things that could be served in a hospital.

Enter Sandy.  She is the woman who sits next to me and we have become quite friendly.  She briefly mentioned that when her daughter goes camping, they make up jello shots in plastic syringes.  They are no mess, easier than jigglers and a freaking fantastic idea! 

Tuesday we scoured high and low to find syringes without the needles and where do you think we found them?  Just guess.  No?  Okay.  FLEET FARM.  Yeah, the horse place.  I guess there is a steady demand for syringes in the farming profession.  Who would have guessed?  Side note:  As I’m checking out with my box of syringes, a box pops up on the monitor for the cashier that I cannot see and she asks, “is this for farming purposes?”  I stifled a laugh and mumbled, “If shooting heroine is a farming purpose”, then quickly added, “No.”  Apparantly I had to be more specific judging by the sour look on her face.  SO I informed her that we would be having a party and this was a way to neatly imbibe liquor suspended in a plasma-esqe substance.  She looked at me for a minute and said, “Oh!  You know what?  These would be great for those Jello shooter things!”  Lady, you do not know how right you are.

Now, because these are for a work function, they cannot have alcohol.  At least not the ones that I give to my coworkers.    Aren’t these a freaking fantastic idea?  I will never again let a Halloween pass without making these beauties.  They’re so clever!  And the syringes can be reused, so I don’t have to buy a new box every year. 

 Just so ya’ll know, 3 small packages of Jello will fill approximately 100 syringes, two shot glasses and a small ice cube tray of jigglers.  I cannot WAIT for Friday!