Two posts in two days.

Last night, Kim and I were talking about who was going to walk the kids around the neighborhood to collect candy for me to eat. One and three year olds don't need that much candy, but father's of one and three year olds certainly do. One of us will take the kids out and the other one will man the fort and hand out candy to the ghosts, goblins and ghouls.

At first, I was willing to flip a coin to decide. I didn't have an opinion one way or the other. Then, I remembered how last year one of our neighbors gave me a beer when we stopped by. His small gesture opened a door that was closed before. Since, we have moved from the head nod that acknowledges the existence of the other human to actually speaking to one another when we happen to be outside at the same time.

Upon remembering this, I decided that I would stay at home. I've got a plan...

Tonight, I will be sitting in my driveway giving out candy to the kids and beverages to the adults. I've got a cooler full of water, soda and beer leftover from the Dynamic Water golf tournament. I may even make some hot chocolate if winter decides to stick around.

My hope is to talk to as many parents as possible and open some doors in the way that my neighbor Mike did last year. If you want to hang out in my driveway later, let me know.

SIDE NOTE: After I came up with this plan, I happened upon this blog post that validated my idea. He doesn't say give your neighbor a beer, but that's what worked for me last year. So, I am going with it.

Labels: church, halloween