Safety first, then candy, candy, candy
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- October
- 31
Halloween is very fun, and for parents, kinda scary—not from the costumes, but from the kids tripping on the costumes, not seeing (or not paying attention) as they cross streets, etc. (Yes, my middle initial is A., and it just could stand for Anxiety.)
So, it’s good news that police will be setting up sobriety checkpoints tonight, keeping watch on irresponsible drivers. Excited, sugared-up kids running around, and the early darkness, are risks enough.
In our neighborhood, Halloween is a blast (and a little costly in the candy department—we buy a lot for the crowd, and I won’t mention how many times I’ve had to go out and buy more candy this week because it’s somehow disappeared. OK, twice…) On our block, we get lots of trick-or-treaters, and when we go out with the kids, we run into all our neighbors roaming the streets with their kids. Really nice, since pretty soon, we’ll all be hibernating, not hanging out having dinner on the porch like many of us do during the summer.
So, look both ways, watch long hems on capes, stick close to the kids … and have fun.
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on Friday, October 31st, 2008 at 4:23 pm by Nancy Cutler.
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