Dear all,I am slightly ashamed to admit that this may be my (Craig's) first post on the new family blog. It's not like I have just been sitting around with my finger up my nose while Ellen has been blogging. I have fallen into a bad habit of leaning on Ellen to be the family voice. Well, here is one small step towards me regaining my own voice. Allow me to explain a little more about Halloween.
I think Ellen feels a little guilty for being such a grinch about the costumed festivities this October. I use the word grinch as Ellen's choice, not mine. She had very good reasons for grinching out, as pulling ourselves together proved difficult this year. Her enthusiasm for the holidays outmatches my own, and it is a tribute to the importance of holidays in her own childhood memories that this is so. I have become much less of a skeptical, sarcastic, cynical holiday grouch because of Ellen. So where was I .... oh yes, Halloween. On the 31st I asked Grace multiple times if she would like to go to the In-Town Macon Neighborhood Association Halloween party (which was being held at the home of colleagues of mine from the Philosophy department). I actually wanted to go because I knew it was going to be fun for adults too, so when Grace told me she would rather stay home, eat dinner, take a bath, and hang with mommy and daddy, I kept pushing. I asked her in several ways, many times. I even included the information that there would be cookie decoration and candy all while wearing her purple butterfly costume. She did not bite.
Yes. Now we know that she has been suffering from a urinary tract infection and we both feel like insensitive parents. Mark another one up in the "mom and dad can be idots too" column.
Regretfully yours,
Craig
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