{ "updated": 1628666129646, "created": 1604325299500, "createdBy": "rOISUynFBNUZFrEibOysifH0R9F2", "tags": [ "M8EdxxrgE6CMj0Sf8uBB", "eRA2knvIYcYOgGvC0k6r", "rxIZylCneOYSlhDIh4tG" ], "text": "We recycled old boxes into mini graves, which we filled with sweets and small party bag toys (stuff we had left over from old party bags and the like), made two big graves for decoration out of cardboard and duck tape (I've very proud to say I put the words \"here layeth sensibility & sanity\" on each one, a little joke to make me smile lol) and turned our front garden into a small graveyard. Local kids were so confused, the young preteens who usually go around egging and the like didn't for once. They got a grave each and sat huddled in the field over the road comparing their surprises. I sat on a blanket by the front door while my two ran around the garden in their costumes, calling out to local kids to invite them to help themselves (whenever anyone was in our garden my two stood next to me, keeping socially distanced). I played Halloween music on my phone, played musical statues with my two, Simon says, etc. We had a lot of fun. Chatted to neighbours (one of our neighbours has a little lad who's two and we've arranged to have a dual garden picnic, them in their garden and us in ours, during lockdown which will cheer all our kids up). My youngest has a new habit of, the second the front door opens, he runs out and starts running rings around the garden shouting hello to anyone who passes. He's not very verbal about his emotions, we're working on that (and he's appointment where I was gonna push for ASD assessment has been moved again, now to January) so I think this is his way of telling me he misses people. Bless him. We got two lovely parcels today, one from Covid Realities with a lovely selection of treats to enjoy during the Zoom meeting in a couple days. The other was from a home schooling family we know, they live in a different town so we've not seen them since early in the year. They sent some sweets to my two and we sent some to them. Made my little man very happy. ", "updatedBy": "rOISUynFBNUZFrEibOysifH0R9F2", "extract": true, "user": "ewaCSj1y3yVTCTN7qinxtgUumtF3", "alias": "Victoria B", "random": 58, "type": "diary", "transcribed": false, "objectID": "NgSag1PXaoa1hnDRODxI" }