Boo!

Happy Halloween!

I went trick-or-treating for the first time this year. It is a very odd thing for a person of my size and age to put on a funny outfit and walk up and down the street and then up driveways to ring their doorbells and be greeted by strangers with big plates of shiny things I am supposed to want.**
And to be honest, even before I got started, I wasn't convinced that I wanted to participate.

I mostly didn't wear my witch hat, and I didn't really want to wear my tutu so i took it off after about three houses, and honestly I had mixed emotions about the whole thing.

**Note from KR's secretary: for two weeks leading up to Halloween, Katie Ray practiced saying "trick or treat" with much enthusiasm. But last night, she wouldn't say "trick or treat," even if I said it first, and provided some (ahem) gentle encouragement.

The most commentary she provided was whenever we got to a house where a dog barked or - better yet - actually greeted us. Then she would squeal "Puppy!!!" with great delight.

After she went to bed , she lay in bed "talking" aloud about her day for the next 30 minutes or more. Mostly she babbled, but over and over she'd say, "trick or treat"..*pause*... "Puppy!!"

So I guess she's well-prepared for next year. And Mama is hoping for a re-do of the full costume tonight (just for posterity).