Here is my wish for you and the ones you hold dear,

I hope that you have a nice Christmas

Filled with laughter, good food, a few surprises and good cheer.

Every once in a while there is a burst of protests from people about celebrating Halloween. I understand their good intentions and their issues with embracing ideas contrary to their own religious beliefs. But in all reality, most kids don’t even think about wican and the origins of the celebrations. The kids just want to dress up in costumes and go collect free candy. The modern tradition may have evolved from more sinister beginnings. But that’s not what it is about for most of us anymore.

I say, let the kids have fun and collect their candy.

As parents, we are supposed to bake and take 2 dozen cookies or other treats for the children’s class party on Thursday. I’ve been scouring the internet for Halloween cookie recipes, and just can’t find much of interest.

The best that I came across so far are these meringue ghosts. They are probably very easy to make and after you stick a couple of eyes and maybe even a mouth on them, you have some really cute ghosts.

There are a lot of fairy books and fairy toys at the stores this year. I understand that Disney has a series of fairy stories and a movie based on Tinkerbelle coming out. I think that is very cool. We could all use a little fairy dust once in a while.

We are grilling today. This is a big deal for us. Most of the time I just cook on the stove top or in the oven. So to put meat on the grill and stand there while it cooks to make sure it does not catch on fire or burn will be a challenge. I hope it does not rain on us. That would make our grill out not very pleasant and not practical for this holiday weekend. If we get rained out today, at least we have tomorrow for a second chance.