My daughter has an October birthday, so needless to say her party themes have always been Halloween based. I have so many ghosts, goblins and spooks stored in boxes that I could create my own haunted house. I was recently in my garage doing some reorganizing, when I noticed a strange bloody hand limply hanging down the side of a container. I am certainly glad I noticed it first, because it really looked as if I had killed someone and stashed them in my garage.

I love Halloween and all of the kooky cartoons that start airing on tv. Some of my favorites are The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, and The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown. As soon as the first leaf turns brown, I am the first to dive into my holiday indoor storage closet and pull out the DVDs. Much to my husbands dismay, this gets in the way of UFC fighting, but oh well, Halloween is once a year and he can watch guys pummel each other year round.

My daughter has her twenty first birthday coming up soon. Since she really has no interest in celebrating in the usual way with a pub crawl, we are going to get her a popular gaming console. I am talking to a coworker about buying a used one with games that come with it. I will have to find some safe storage for any gifts I get her, since she can sniff out any hiding place.