Happy Halloween

Here we are at the end of the month already. The days are cool and very crisp and there was a dusting of snow yesterday morning.  Our granddaughters are excited about Halloween, their grandparents not so much. Still it is fun to have a special day to break up the routine a bit. My main complaint about Halloween is the costumes that gross me out. I am an adult and can take it but I wonder about some of our tiny, tender hearts who haven't seen this sort of thing and may be frightened. I think the gross and gory could be kept for adult parties where wee ones won't encounter it. That said, my son created a Zombie movie and it is available for viewing on http://www.pinkbike.com/video/225690/. This is not for children and it is gory. It was created for young guys who like biking primarily. However, if you like a little zombie action you will likely enjoy it too. We will not let our tiny ones view it and when Aaron sent me the link he warned me and told me what the special effects were made from and how they did it.  Still even as an adult I was a little bothered by it. So please take care to protect your children this Halloween. Keep them safe on the streets and safe from disturbing images as much as possible. Help them to understand that some things are just costumes and tell them how they are made. Most of all help them have a Happy, Safe Halloween.

P.S. I remember when my second daughter was young and she had fallen asleep on my lap and I was watching TV, she woke up and there was a woman on a tv show wearing a facial mud mask and my poor little one just started screaming. Months later she came in the bathroom and I was wearing a mud mask and she shrieked again.
 The other night someone posted a video clip on Facebook where you are supposed to watch for the ghost in the picture and turn your sound up so you can hear the cameraman whispering. Then while you are watching and listening intently this ghoulish face POPS into the screen and screams. I screamed and screamed I was so startled. My poor cat was not amused as she went flying from the room. My husband came running to see if I was okay and to see what the cat had done to me. That was all the Hallween thrills I needed.