Trick or Treat

Well, today is Halloween.  This is usually a big deal in our house.  This is probably the only time my  husband gets so excited and decorates the inside and outside of our house.  I've always made sure the kids were costumed and ready to go trick or treating while he makes sure the house is spooky ready for all the little ones.  He plans and maps out where he will hide to get the best screams.  This month however has been a really busy and hectic month and I thought there would be no Halloween. 

This would not be so bad for me.  You see, I on the other hand don't really like halloween.  I don't know why.  Maybe it's because there is a sense of the unknown behind it all.  I remember as a child, trick-or-treating and hating to be scared.  There was the neighbor who thought it funny to dress as a warewolf and hide behind the brick wall of his house.  As the kids walked down the sidewalk, he would pop his head over the fence and scare us all.  I didn't know him but to this day refer to the house as the "Monster House."  Then there was the man who sat still in a chair on his front porch.  He looked like a wax figure because he had a shine to him but I remember his arms were hairy and seemed real.   I just don't like the feeling of not knowing what's behind those costumes and decorations.  I don't like the feeling of being scared.  I'm afraid to admit  it, but I'm a little afraid of the dark, but "shh, don't tell my kids!"

When my kids were younger and in school, we started to invite family and friends over for food and snacks while my husband sat outside on the porch or in the bushes waiting.   One year it was cloudy and overcast, freezing cold and he still waited outside even while the rain came down.  He was so upset when he came in because the weather ruined his chance to scare the kids.  I like having people over since I can enjoy everyone's company and not have to take the kids out by myself. 

This year, since halloween is on a Monday, it just doesn't seem that big of a deal.  I thought that we would get by with Robert taking the kids out this year.  I told my son we wouldn't be decorating since Halloween was only 3 days away.  There just didn't seem to be a point to it.  Well  I guess I was wrong because my son asked my husband when the decorations were going up and my husband went right to the garage and took them all down and started doing his thing outside.  Everyone started going through the costumes to see what they were going to be.  My kids keep asking me what I'm going to be.  I don't want to be a party pooper so I guess I'll dig through the costumes and put something together and try to be as excited as my kids about being spooked on this Halloween Night!