Happy Halloween!

I miss Halloween, I really do.

We live in a rural area, and our house is set way, way back from the road. Actually, you can't even see our house from the road because of the contours of the land. We don't have any trick-or-treaters, and there's no point in even putting a jack-o-lantern or two on our porch. Who would see them?

I have fond memories of Halloweens past. Usually James would stay home and hand out the candy--in later years with scary sound effects playing on the boom box--while I'd take the kids out, often with a friend or two and their kids. Adult beverages in hand, we'd mosey on down the street. Our neighborhood was friendly and we knew most of the residents, so it was a festive atmosphere.

One always hoped for good weather--a warmish night, no rain, no wind.

Kids' costumes can be a hassle, which can make some parents less than enthusiastic about Halloween.  Jim sewed a couple of costumes (clown, witch) when our kids were little, and my sister Jana also constructed a Pepsi can out of poster board that was used for a couple of years. I loved it when our son went as Zorro--it was an easy costume to put together, and the parents handing out the candy were all "Wow! Zorro! I haven't seen that in years!"

Remember returning home with the goodies and dumping it all out on the floor, sorting it, trading some candy with your sibling(s) and all that? Or watching your kids do it?

Hope you enjoy yourself tonight, and for goodness' sake, be generous with that candy!

Comments

[Steve Sterling]

Well I'm not a fan of Halloween. It is not a part of my culture where I live some think it kinda scary and spooky. I personally believe it to be against Christian tradition and Bible teaching. I don't know why even children would find it fun to partake of such a thing.

Steve
www.prophecyecourse.com

[Kris]

boy, you sound like a barrel of fun ...

[freelearner]

Right, it's kinda scary and spooky. Not like that good ol' salutary fire and brimstone.

[Jeff]

Halloween is the best holiday!

You ought to have carved a pumpkin anyway. It's fun, and nothing beats a pumpkin on the porch, even if no one sees it but you and Jimmy. Well, maybe one thing-- a pumpkin patch.

Sophia and I went trick or treating Sunday night and it was a blast. We did extremely well and her candy bucket was so full and heavy that after a while I had to carry it. Sophia was a beautiful butterfly, and I was a middle aged balding man trying hard not to smoke. There were lots of children out, despite the cold night. My favorite house had a giant skull on the porch with glowing red eyes, beside a life-size mummy, all wrapped up in tattered stripes of cloth just like the real thing!

When we got home we poured out the bucket on the kitchen table and sorted all the candy.

Jeff

[Kris]

Yeah, we should have carved a pumpkin anyway! Glad you had so much fun taking Sophia out on Halloween. And of course the candy sorting is mandatory on Halloween.