You might think I’m not in the Halloween spirit, but it’s just the opposite. I’ve had our costumes ready for weeks, we have a scarecrow on our front porch (named by P, “Duncan!” Duncan’s full name? “Duncan Donuts!”) and an oversized spider living in our bushes, and I’m pricing out the organic lollipops at Whole Foods next week.

Most importantly, the other day we started the neighborhood Booing. On a short jaunt to Target with one of the babies, I grabbed 2 tin buckets, some (hopefully reusable) garland for stuffing, Halloween pencils, and individually-wrapped Green and Black organic chocolates (On clearance! I couldn’t believe my good fortune!). We have a Costco box of fruit leathers, so I stole a handful of those when I got home and wrote up the little pumpkin notes.

On our way home from preschool, P and I left them at two of our neighbor’s houses. I chose the two moms that are the most active in planning block activities, knowing that they will definitely keep the chain going. I can’t wait to see how it spreads down the street!