Boo-ware:  When you have a kid, Halloween lasts the entire month of October.  I’m not just talking about the time I spend thinking about costumes (see Halloween post from last year).  I’m talking about every Halloween-related event in the weeks leading up to the by-then-anti-climactic day.  (Spooktaculars, Halloween Hullabaloos, ...

It's that time of year. The time I start stressing about my Halloween costume. Well, truth be told, I start stressing in September, but this is when I choose to write about it. This year is different, though. I'm not even thinking about my costume.  Not because I've gotten all zen about it (I wish).  It's because I'm busy stressing about my son's costume. It's his first Halloween and I want it to be special. Of course he won't remember a thing. ...