I LIke Halloween

I like Halloween.  I do not do costumes, but I like handing out treats, seeing the costumes of the trick or treaters, and having a jack o'lantern. I did not do a jack o'lantern this year.  Friday night, I go to the pool for my physical therapy routine, and I was not sure what time I would get home from that.  I did not want to have a jack o'lantern out, even if it was not lit, if I was not home.  Well, as it turned out, I completed my time at work, got to the pool, did my routine, and got home in plenty of time for trick or treat. 

But trick or treat started late this year.  Oh well.

I remember one year, when Mack and I lived in the duplex, it was a beautiful night for trick or treat.  In the duplex, Mack had no outlet: to go to the back yard, he had to go out through the front door. There was no back door. So, he did not do well with trick or treat.  He barked and barked and barked when strangers came to the door and he was in the house. But he did not want to be in the back yard.  Since it was a pretty that night, I put on my jacket, took the treats, and sat at the front door. When people approached the front door, I sat very still, but before they could knock, I would say "Boo."  I really scared a lot of people.  They got candy, and this kept Mack from barking and barking and barking.

When we moved to this house, Mack would retreat to the back yard on Halloween.  He just did not want to deal with all the traffic at the door.  He seemed to understand that it was okay, but his instinct was to bark every time someone knocked, and it was a hassle.  That was okay for me.

Hmmm. Next year, Halloween is on Saturday night. If the weather is nice, maybe I can have a jack o'lantern, sit on the porch dressed as a "bag lady" (I am a bag lady, believe me) and give out treats. That would be fun.