BOO!

When you write about vampires, shape-shifters, witches and zombies Halloween is pretty high on the list of favorite times of the year. That coupled with the chocolate I’ll be able to skim from my kid’s haul makes me one happy mommy/writer! My mother would let my brother and me stay up late and watch all the scary movies with her, so to this day we try to get in a horror marathon after my boys have canvased the neighborhood. After a couple of hours of sitting on the edge of our seats it is great fun for my mother to hide in closets and jump out at us to see if she can make us scream. Like my brother and me, my kids avoid closets and peek around corners to be sure Mimi isn’t lurking. In my family there is nothing funnier than scaring the snot out of each other.

I particularly enjoy greeting the goblins coming to our door. “One Reece’s Cup for you… Two for me!” I’m always amazed at how the tiny pumpkin in a stroller last year is now a fairy princess with really great shoes. Though it is a little disturbing when you realize another tiny pumpkin in a stroller belongs to the grown man who once showed up at the door every year as Darth Vader. “One Reece’s Cup for you… Three for me!”

When visions of vampires and werewolves dance in your head year round, often fueled by the chocolate stashed beneath your bed, it’s wonderful to enjoy a time of year when others are on the same page. Whatever your family’s traditions surrounding this time of year, I wish you a safe, Happy Halloween!