Halloween

Halloween in England is nothing like Halloween in America. In fact they don't really like it here at all and would like to send it back to America.

I've had a few bits of decorations out-nothing big and crazy-just what the kids like to see around the house. The kids have their costumes planned and we asked around as to where the trick-or-treating took place.

We've been having a girl down the street (Rebecca) help out with the kids for 2 weeks while we look for a nanny-when I came home from the grocery shopping she told me my neighbor called about appearing on the news. Our neighbor across the street works for the BBC and asked if he could interview me about Halloween and film the kids getting ready.

So after school we invited a few others over, I asked Rebecca to come back in the afternoon to help and we were filmed 'getting ready for Halloween' and they asked me a few questions regarding Halloween and whether I was worried for their safety or if I though Halloween was evil yada yada. Then we were on the East Anglia version of the BBC news on Halloween! Once we figure out how to get it off the digital box and onto tape we can put the segment up here. I even had someone from my flower arranging class come up and tell me they saw me on the news.

Anyway-we also had a small party before we went out (bobbing for apples, snacks and mystery box). At most houses, no one even answered the door, others handed out 1 candy or biscuit that was unwrapped. The kids came home with so little candy that it was gone before the week was done. People here associate Halloween with evil and Satan-all the costumes are scary not cute or creative and all the older people are just afraid of yobs vandalizing their house. We need to set them straight-I think we will have a big party next year.