Technically last night was Elizabeth's second Halloween, but practically it was the first. She wore a costume. She attended a couple of Halloween events (at the library with the awesome Librarian Joan, then at the community center where she got a treat bag and a black balloon), and she went trick-or-treating! It was really fun, particularly the trick-or-treating. Barb and I have over the past six years noticed a decided lack of trick-or-treating in our neighborhood. On a given Halloween night we might get zero or ten trick-or-treat parties. But last night was different. As we were walking around we saw lots of people and when we got home we got more than the usual number. Maybe people are forgetting their fear and re-learning the fun of the trick-or-treat ritual. I hope so. Twice on our route we got solicited to trick-or-treat at a particular house. Once, a grandma-aged woman opened her door and implored us to trick-or-treat her house. Later, another woman stopped us on the street and told us to go to such and such a house because the kids there had put in such an effort to decorate.
We're already looking forward to next Halloween!
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