How about a "Fun Free Halloween"?

I LoVe Dave Barry! And although he has retired from his column, I like to go to his website and read it. Justin has a desk calendar that is quotes from Dave and he brings them home periodically as they apply to us. So here is an excerpt from one of his old columns about how to provide your children with a "Fun-Free" Halloween:

1. Never allow your children outside on Halloween night.

2. Or in the daytime, either.

3. Your children should spend Halloween locked inside a windowless room, sedated and wrapped from head to toe in reflective tape.

4. If, God forbid, some neighbor, somehow, manages to actually give one of your children a treat, you must immediately snatch it away and destroy it with a flamethrower.

5. Never use a flamethrower while sleeping.

Honestly, don't we all wish we could actually do some of these things!?! Some years, by the time October 31st finally arrives, I am so Halloweened-out! From parties, to strolls, school events and the like (not to mention worrying about keeping them safe for the actual event), it's just a lot. Ahhh, the things we do for our children.