She's like a rainbowwwww
So the pandemic is still a thing, my boy is on the edge of his teens, we live on top of a hill on a dead end street, and since we are all still working from home, no work Halloween party.
But it's still Halloween, dammit. I have to do something.
On Wednesday, we volunteered for the Ronald McDonald House trunk or treat. A branch of Young Professionals, sponsored by the United Way, held an event for patients and their families to come play games and score lots of treats, costumes encouraged.
I threw on as much striped gear as I could, called myself a rainbow, and we headed over.
And, it was kinda awkward. For one thing, I'm not a young professional. And the crowd of 20- and 30-somethings was not exactly welcoming. We decorated treat bags, then filled bags for families who were over at the NICU. Will and I, and then eventually Dave stuck it out for an hour.
The Young Professionals were extremely generous with the treats for the kids. Full sized board games, theatre boxes of candy, stuffed animals, balls of all kinds, dolls, army men, and more. As a parting gift, I got a box of Starburst, Dave Reeses Pieces, and Will got candy and a baseball.
Since the holiday is on a Sunday and we are in the West Michigan Bible Belt, I'm still not sure when trick or treating is happening in our community. In the past, it's been done on Saturday night. I'm seeing stuff for Saturday AND Sunday night posted. But that is contingent on if Will even wants to bother to go out. He's not too keen on it. I just remember dying to go out. The last time I trick or treated as a kid was when I was 14, and it was only tied to a slumber party at my friend Jill's. I was a flapper and we danced to David Bowie in her basement.
Wow, not a lot of cohesion to this post, more of a holiday ramble. It's dark out even this morning and it's been raining for days.
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