Taming Wild Felines

it is strangely appropriate that my two "wild" children were tigers for halloween.  it is also probably equally appropriate that i dressed as a cat and dave was the tiger tamer.  i'm certain he has to tame more than his share of wildness with our two active boys and me as a wife.  

for the first time in will's three halloween existences, he discovered the secret.  the secret that is i can walk up to any house and utter three words and people will give me candy.  as this unfathomable concept began to sink in, he increased his cadence from a walk to a jog.  as mania further set it, he preempted the customary, "trick or treat" with "hi, i'm will," "i'm a tiger," "are you having a nice day," and "it is such a beautiful evening." he is now somewhat confused why everyday isn't halloween as it is such an amazing idea.  he is already planning for next year.

i also discovered a new halloween epiphany. children aren't the only ones who like to dress up as something or someone else.  halloween is the one day of the year that we adults can forget about our sometimes mundane lives, laundry, bills, and stresses to become something else for a day.  respite for a day in the guise of a children's holiday.  we'll take what we can get.