DH was disappointed last night....no one came to the door. Probably because last year we were smack bang in suburbia and this year we are on acreage

Personally, I love it. I think it's a fun thing. I'm quite sick of the whole "it's American" let's not celebrate it. It is actually a very ancient tradition that began around 2,000 years ago with the Celts. With a lot of Irish/English settling in the Americas all those years ago it's hardly surprising that they took these traditions with them and adopted them and turned them into something else.

Google it...it is actually quite interesting.

With regards to the lollies, we ran out of them last year and started handing out apples - would you believe the kids were actually thrilled. Kind of funny (sad!) that a wee little poppit runs up to her parents and yells excitedly - I GOT AN APPLE!!

I think it's quite sad that people are forgetting traditions of old. I think it is time we embraced them again. One of the girls I work with refuses to celebrate Mothers Day and Fathers Day, because "it's American". Um, actually, no, in our house it's a day to sit back and spoil that special person and show them how much we appreciate them. It doesn't mean loads of presents, it means breakfast in bed, a nice lunch, no housework....