Do I Need a New Mask for Halloween? (standard:humor, 907 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Oct 29 2023	Views/Reads: 494/281	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
The thing I need to celebrate each day is my relationship with God. Nothing is more important to me daily than to recognize all that God has done for me throughout my life. I have so much to be thankful for in my life and not a day should pass in my life

The older I get, the less patience I have for holidays. I certainly am
not a holiday guru in any sense of the word. 

When I was younger, my favorite holiday was Christmas because of all the
presents I got. I could never get enough gifts for Christmas. 

When I got older, got married and had children, I realized that somebody
had to pay for those Christmas presents, and I was elected for the job. 
Holidays really cost a lot, and usually, it's the father that pays the 
bill. 

I suppose my least favorite holiday is Halloween. I'm unsure who came up
with this idea, and I don't have the time to research it and find out. 
If I knew its roots, I might like it less than I do today. 

People dress up in scary costumes and go door-to-door collecting candy
on Halloween. But what does candy have to do with it? 

Today, a holiday is celebrated every month and sometimes every week. Who
has the time to invent all of these holidays, and who has the time to 
celebrate them all? 

Don't get me wrong, no holiday in the year upsets me, and I don't care
how many holidays somebody else celebrates. I'm only concerned about 
celebrating my holiday. 

Some people think their birthday is the best holiday of the year. 

That was true for me for several years until I realized I was getting
one year older every time I celebrated a birthday. 

I wonder if I missed celebrating my birthday a year would I get any
older? It's worth a try. 

A year ago, I tried that and it worked out pretty well until, on my
birthday, The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage brought me a birthday 
card she made in her craft room and then wished me a happy birthday. If 
she wishes me a happy birthday, it must be my birthday. 

One of the things about birthdays is that the Gracious Mistress of the
Parsonage's birthday is two days after mine. Now I know why she makes 
me a birthday card: to remind me that her birthday is coming up. 

I've been tempted to make her a birthday card, that just might end the
matter because my craftsmanship crashed the day I was born. 

Not only is her birthday two days after mine, but it is also two years
before mine. I used to remind her of that, but I have grown accustomed 
to living healthy. 

We celebrate Valentine's Day because that was the day I proposed
marriage to her, even though I had no idea what I was doing. 

I like some holidays, for instance, Easter Sunday, which I prefer to
call Resurrection Sunday. That's a holiday I like to celebrate. 

I used to like Christmas until I started to pay the bill for all the
gifts under the tree. When the children were young, I could buy them 
something they would like, not caring about the price. 

As they got older, they got more sophisticated in the gifts they wanted.
I use the word "sophisticated" because that has everything to do with 
money. The more a gift cost, the better it was received. 

Because I grew up in Pennsylvania, I like to remember Groundhog Day with
Punxsutawney Phil. I'm not sure who came up with this holiday, but it's 
probably the stupidest of the year. And yet, it is celebrated across 
the country. 

The Halloween holiday is quite exciting now that the kids have grown up
and moved into their own homes and families. We do have kids in the 
neighborhood who come by dressed in Halloween costumes, looking for 
candy. They don't have to beg when they come to my house; they just 
stand there, and I can't give it out fast enough. How much do the 
parents understand that candy is not healthy for their children? 


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