Halloween

I will be waiting tables tonight while Einar is at home passing out candy to trick-or-treaters.  He has decided not to give candy out unless the kid says, "Trick-or-treat."  He will prompt them by asking if there's something he can help them with.  He is dressed up like Jim Carrey in the movie Fun With Dick and Jane, which means he's wearing jeans, t-shirt, flannel shirt, and knitted winter hat.  Not very scary.  But it's in the spirit of Halloween.

My dad used to dress up for Halloween to hand out candy when I was a kid.  And a few times 

when I was in high school, I dressed up, too, and helped.  It was fun!  One year we even sat outside perfectly still, like Halloween decorations.  Dad had one of those scooper type shovels with a bowl of candy across his lap.  As kids would make their way toward the front door, ignoring us as mere decorations, Dad would slowly move the shovel and bowl toward them as he said, "Take one, please."  A couple of times a kid would take off running back to the driveway where his/her parent was waiting.  Sometimes they could be convinced to come back and get some 

candy; other times they just kept their eyes on us as they went to the next house.  It is one of the best Halloween memories I have.