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Halloween: You name it, I do it By Helen Lerry Halloween, pumpkins, trick or treat. Do people really put razor blades in candy? Are there sex molesters in every street? “Hi, Monica, this is Jane, we would really love for your children to come and trick and treat at our house next week. May our children come to you? You are! How fun, well have a lovely time.” “Hi Jill, this is Jane, we would really love for your children.........great! Thanks, about 6.30 on Saturday, great, byeee”. “Hi Marylee, oh you were, yes we’d be delighted and our kids would love to come to you, about 7 p.m. great! Byee”. Two more should do it. Costumes try auto suggestion. “Hi Sammy, how was school? It was, never mind I have been thinking did you say you would like to go as a ghost for Halloween? You didn’t? You want to go as a Harry Potter wizard? Jamie would you like to be a ghost? It’s the funniest thing of all. You want to be a fairy! Well I will see what I can do. “Don, could you take the children to buy some pumpkins tomorrow while I shop for candies and costumes? Its the Nicks v the Nacks, oh, oh”. Think outside the box girl, “Don, I guess I thought we would tape it and eat a special dinner together by candle after the kids were in bed. You like that idea? What would you like to eat? You would? I’ll fix it then”. “Hi, Mom, guess what Bettyjane has dropped out from trick or treating could Don bring the kids to you? He could! Oh, thank you, Mom, listen I’ll make you a special cake and send it with him.” Now I can use wire with Xmas glitter wrapped round for the fairy crown and spray a garden stick with silver for the wand, stick a star on the end. What do Harry Potter wizards wear I wonder. Look in one of the books while the children are in school tomorrow. Make a list, Don’s special dinner, ingredients for Mom’s cake, candies for ‘trick or treaters’. Wire, get out the Xmas glitter, cardboard for the Wizard’s hat, glue, and spray paint. Thank goodness Jamies’s ballet dress will work and my old black velvet cape for the Wizard. Stickers on it and balloons to carry. I look a mess I should get my hair done. No time, tie it back and wear a smile. “Oh hi, Dinah, you won’t be able to, he has! Gee, I’m sorry, is there anything I can do for you? Shopping, yes, of course, I’ll pick up the list when I fetch the children from school, tell him my love and to get well soon”. “Hi Mrs. Wigley, I was wondering, I know your children and grandchildren are grown, but I was wondering, could the children come to your house and trick and treat on Halloween? You would? Oh, how kind. Is there anything I can do for you? Just send my kids, you bet. Don will bring them over about 7.30. Is that O.K.? Thank-you so much. Bye-bye”. Helen Lerry is a retired teacher from England and married a widower friend who had emigrated to the States. She has two children, and has written for newspapers in England and for childrens' classes. She writes for 'The Villager' newspaper, in The Villages, San Jose, a community of 4000 retirees. Helen can be contacted at helenpat@kepnet.com

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