Halloween

I really love Halloween! As I said previously, I have such wonderful memories of childhood Halloweens. We had the freedom of going anywhere around where we lived and all the family friends had special homemade treats for trick-or-treaters. We didn't have to worry about "individually wrapped" treats. We got homemade popcorn balls, fudge, cookies, and candy as well as store bought candy. There was a Halloween Carnival at school with each classroom having a booth. It was great. I have continued to enjoy the holiday. I even remember a haunted house that some of us created in a certain trailer on Old Taylor Road in Oxford, MS. (Reagan, it's an area of condominiums now.) I relived it all last night. We had 59 ghosts and witches, etc. and as I previously mentioned, Keri decorated up the front and the entryway. Even Hattie (our large black cat) kept watch at the door. Seeing the holiday through Ian's eyes made it all come alive again. We even used the new department popcorn popper and had free popcorn for all the students in the Reynolds Center. It was a fun day. We topped it all of with soup and fellowship at some friends house while all the kids played in the playroom.

I feel sorry for those that are so opposed to Halloween that they see evil in all aspects of the event. It must take a lot of work to have that many strong opinions about everything.