Boo to Kindness

Day 199

We were 'Booed' yesterday, something that has never happened to us before. If you're not familiar with this tradition, it is something that occurs around Halloween. Neighbors leave treats on the doorstep, ring the door bell, and run. Along with the treats are instructions to pass along the “Boo” to two more neighbors.

Now, I had heard about booing before, and Love Your Neighbor recently wrote about it in her blog as well. I never considered it coming to our neighborhood because we live in the country where the houses are few and far between. Our house is set back a ways off the road, so it would take a brave soul to ring our doorbell and run. As a matter of fact our booer left the treats in the mailbox, so it appears we were visited by a kind, yet not courageous booer.

I am good at following directions and of course am always on the lookout for a kind act, so I dutifully put together two packages of treats and sent my husband and the boys under the cover of darkness to boo some neighbors. The boys dressed from head to toe in black in order to elude detection. My husband, not quite as adventurous, carried a flashlight in order to elude tripping over roots and rocks. And I managed to elude all danger by staying home. They came back crowing about the success of their mission, and the fun they had hiding in the bushes watching the surprise be discovered. This is one more reason to add to the list of why Halloween is the favorite holiday in our house.

Around here, it really is the most wonderful time of the year!