Hollow Halloween

Virginia Linn / Oct. 31, 2008

I live in a great neighborhood for trick-or-treating, especially on mild evenings. It's like a giant block party with all the neighbors out on their front porches (sometimes handing Rolling Rocks or glasses of wine to the grown-ups) or getting involved with some of the more elaborate house decorations that need some human assistance for their moving parts.

This has always been a fall highlight, but I won't be wandering about tonight. My kids are too old. The 17-year-old is hanging out with friends, the 15-year-old is helping to host a party elsewhere and my 13-year-old is trick-or-treating with his buddies sans mom.

Sigh. Last year was the first time we weren't involved in going door to door and it left an empty feeling.

I'm half tempted to get in full costume with mask and trick-or-treat without them. (Heck, some of the "kids" coming to my door tower over me) Who would know?

Oh, how pathetic is that?

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