Boo!

When I worked at the hospital there was a girl there that always talked about how her neighborhood "Boo'd" one another.  It sounded like so much fun but was something that our old neighborhood would not have gotten in to.  I had forgotten about it until this fall when I read about it again on a blog.  There are a few things that you may not know about me...
1. I love holidays
2. I love traditions of all kinds
3. I love doing fun things for other people
4. I want my kids to love all of these things too
So, when I was reminded of the "Boo Bags" I just knew I had to try it.  Basically what you do is secretly drop off a bag of fall goodies to your neighbors with a poem that explains that the "Boo Bag" is all in fun and is for them to keep but they must return the favor by "Booing" someone else in secret.  It is supposed to be a night time "ding dong ditch" type thing but that is kind of a sore subject in our neighborhood right now (it has been happening a lot) so we went with the "drop the bag off during work hours" thing.  Cole was beside himself with excitement as we bought our goodies at Target and made our bags.  Since we were starting this tradition off we made three bags and delivered them that day.  I prayed it would catch on...or at least that someone would "Boo" us because Cole was so excited about it.  Well, 2 days went by when wouldn't you know...Cole found a bag on our front porch!  Oh the excitement!!!!  I hadn't thought about it but I realized at that moment that I then had to run to Target again to make 2 more bags to pass out but it was worth it (and who doesn't love going to Target).  Well, since then we have seen several "Boo" bags around the neighborhood and several signs on doors letting others know that they have been "Boo'd!"  It really has been a lot of fun!  I know Rhonald was so proud of us and the tradition we started but I think he is ready to stop hearing reports of who was boo'd that day (Cole and I are on the look out to see how far it spreads).  Just one more memory for my kids to take with them one day!