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We’ve done the traditional, for us, Halloween. Trinity and I did one half of our neighborhood on foot, both sides of the street. We came back to the house, had a quick dinner, then Jon takes her to the other half of the neighborhood. He’s taking the car. It’s turned colder, and she’s wearing small heels tonight. Ah, the joys of girl shoes. She requested the car. I think more for the shoes than the cold. As she put it, “This dress is actually quite warm.” I am manning, or womaning, the candy. I’m beginning to be concerned we won’t have enough. Usually, we have tons left over, but I think the effort to not have tons left over may backfire, and make us have not enough. EEK! Nothing to be done about it, I guess.
I’m making tea. Then I’ll do what I usually do while Jon and Trin are out finishing the trick or treating. I will work on the current book, make notes where I can see the front window, and be sure to hear the doorbell. Some Halloweens I get quite a bit done, sometimes not. It depends on the frequency of visitors. What you thought we’d be having a wild Halloween party? We have a child that is young enough to still think trick or treating is cool. We are enjoying it while we can. When she gets older then we’ll still be giving out candy to the neighborhood kids. How do other Wiccans manage to have time for a major ritual on Samhain? I guess you opt out of the whole commercialization of the holiday, or do it late like midnight mass for Christmas. Hmm. Well, a few years to go before we’re not doing the kid thing. Years to think about how to fit in everything in the holiday. Isn’t that always the way with holidays?