Do the "Hello" Scene

Today has been one of those uneventful ones but a nice day. I had lunch with my niece who is expecting her third child, this time a boy. We visited the Mexican Restaurant in town which I think everyone else was in the mood for the same. (I didn't order flan this time, however, nor did I order any dessert!). Usually, we have a lot to laugh and joke about but today, we stayed on more serious topics (ie, trick or treating, antics of the children, etc). We were very interested in why some churches (hers, for example) doesn't believe in trick-or-treating, or Halloween in general. We are aware of myths about the celebration being Satanic; however, Joette recalled the story of its beginning in Ireland where the families would visit one another during the lean months of Fall and leave something to help them through the hard and cold months to come. Well, that sounds like a great practice to me. We have also heard of many evil things taking place on Halloween; we have only heard, not witnessed even a mild trick, thank goodness. I have seen more "tricks" pulled by our retired neighbors in the RV park than anywhere else. We have one neighbor who enjoys passing an old shoe or a dead frog around the neighborhood. You may awaken some morning to find a "For Sale" sign on your RV or an "Open House" invitation (complete with lunch!) posted on your RV site! No one gets angry because everything is done in fun. We just pass the signs around and go about our business. Oh, what fun we snowbirds have, right Bo! Maybe we just need to change the name from "Halloween" to "Hello Scene" or some friendly name (Some call it Fall Festival). The bottom line is let's just learn to be good neighbors in all situations.