Wandering Along the Path: Right Speech

I went with my younger daughter, son-in-law, grandson, and other grandparents, my brand new daughter-in-law and their dog (dressed as batman) to a little Halloween parade nearby, and it was sweet seeing the tiny ones all dressed up as zebras, princesses, Dory, unicorns etc.  Our little guy was Curious George, and his daddy was the man in the yellow hat.  Our daughter was a banana.  I wore a hat that was a birthday cake with candles, and the the kids seemed to love it.  I got it from my brother many years ago.  Children love transformation, and pretending to be something or someone else is magical to them.  Halloween is my favorite holiday:  no presents to buy, scary and joyful, visiting neighbors and giving the gift of candy as they brave ringing the doorbell.  It's simple and really focused on children, unlike most of the other holidays, which can get exhausting, greedy, and cost an arm and a leg.  I'll miss the actual night, so this was a treat for me!