i am the mother of a giraffe

Halloween -- I see it as a chance to connect with neighbours around our block that we don't connect with often enough. For some, this is the one night a year when we actually see each other and say hello! I found it ironic that every time I would introduce myself to someone, they would already know who we were and where we lived. I take a real interest in people.... try to remember their names... how is it that they know me when I don't know them?

That's not the only irony of Halloween. We teach our kids to be wary of strangers and not to eat a lot of junk food, but on this night we encourage them to talk to all kinds of strangers, go into their homes, and we fill their little bags (or not so little) full of candy and chocolate.

Okay, one last irony.

I am the mother of a giraffe.