Halloween

Monday was Halloween and beggar’s night here in Leavenworth County. Halloween is bittersweet in our house. Josh decided years ago he was to old to trick or treat. So for several years it has been just Aaron.

We tried a few years ago to take Super D out. The Britain Center loaned us the Big Mac they used for Daniel. No, not the artery clogging sandwich from the clown restaurant. This Big Mac is a button. Imagine the easy button on steroids. The great feature of it is the ability to record a voice and play it back when the button is pressed. They worked hard with Daniel, getting him to press the button and wait for the candy.

Armed with his “voice” we set off. Our trick or treat adventure lasted three houses. See, for Super D, the only reason to go to someone’s door is to go inside. Every house we went to, he would push the button and then try to push into the house. In reality, I can not blame him. Darlene commented this year about what a strange tradition it is to dress kids up and send them out to beg for candy. In Daniel’s world, I imagine the whole event seemed extremely absurd.

This year, as we do every year, we bought Super D a costume. This year was different. This year he picked it out himself. We have him three choices; Batman, Superman and Spider-Man. He chose to be Batman.

Monday we got dressed and headed out. We did not take Daniel door to door, but he went with us. We stole the straw bale from Darlene’s fall decorations to use on our little hayride. Daniel rode on the trailer in his wheelchair. He seemed to enjoy it and did not show any interest to trick or treating.

Overall, it was a good night. We all had fun. Maybe one day Super D will get into this crazy tradition.

Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop and how patient he is or the autumn and spring rains. You too, be patient and stand firm, because the Lord’s coming is near. James 5:7-8