well I could have been polishing my paper (due tomorrow), prepping for teaching, finishing a stained glass project, exercising at the Y, but I didn't. not tonight.
I live on one of the most popular trick or treat streets in Lansdale and I just handed out over 300 pieces of candy. Most took one, some took two, a rare few took many and except for one who was a bit rude about his greed, they got what they took.
A friend from church shows up with her three children. They each take one and leave. She stays and chats. They come back ready to move on, I give them all another piece. They leave again. She chats some more as M comes out on the porch for a piece of this action. they come back again, and again I hold out my soup pot filled with candy. they are exuberant. this is fun.
I leave Margaret in charge of the porch and walk half a block to see how things are going at the church. fellowship with this group is fun, I grab a snickers and head back home.
soon a couple I chatted with at the church walk by on the way to another friends porch. She has a tiny jack-o-lantern and I run inside for a tiny candle. I squeeze it into the pumpkin and light it. She is exuberant for she had doubted it would be put to use this festive evening.
With six pieces left, a group of three show up on the porch. I say, "perfect," and throw two pieces in each of there bags, then as I pack up, I have to say sorry to the next cherub.
three and a half hours with a multitude of personalities. I am glad I live on this street with front porches and many people willing to support the mayhem. We all go outside and stay out for the duration.
now this introvert desires some individual quality time with M, and then with God before this night is over.
We have never gotten trick or treaters where we live and, being in an old-time holiness church in those early years, never got into the Halloween scene much with our own kids. The church did progress to Bible character masquerades as an alternative and this year did something called "trunk or treat" where the grandkids went from vehicle to vehicle out in the parking lot and came come with bags of goodies. Glad it was a great evening up there, Wayne...
ReplyDeleteJim-- It was a hoot, the skunk costume was great. one cherub when prompted, "What do we say?" by her parent responded with.."two pieces for everyone!"
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