SRS,

I haven't heard any suggestion about changing Halloween to Monday, here. That would be confusing!

For decorations I put a light bulb into a plastic jack-o-lantern and set it on a table in the window. My husband loves to hand out treats to the children who come to the door. I prefer to stay out of sight until it's over.

The past four years, I've gone over to my son's house and helped supervise my grandchildren as they went begging door to door. That was followed by hot chocolate and watching my son light a few fireworks in their yard. They moved 152 km (94 miles) away from here this past summer. With Halloween on a Sunday night and school the next day, they've decided not to come back to town for it. I'd like to go there and go out with the children as usual, but that would mean leaving my elderly husband home alone and driving my thirty-two year old clunker there and back, possibly on snowy or icy roads. I'll probably stay home and hide in my room as I used to do.

rags