Angelman Today September / October edition 2013 | Page 15

Have a Happy "Alternative" Halloween
I have a confession, Halloween
terrifies me! But not because of the ghouls or the goblins but because of that awful killer combo of artificial food dyes and sugar. Its lurking around every corner, the friendly old woman who lives next store is pushing it... At school, they are having cavity prevention today while pumping your kid full of cavity causing critters in the form of a very sweet, very innocent, beautifully decorated cupcake confection... Even your very own mother has a secret stash of the "good stuff" in her coat pocket. Oh! And you must go Trick or Treating! It's tradition and you want your kid to have this "typical" childhood experience right? Ok, so here's how I have kept my Angel free from the "killer combo" (the combo has caused her to have seizures) for the past 8 Halloweens and still managed to have fun. Well, initially it was important to go Trick or Treating because my older kids were still participating in this activity at the time; so, I made it a tradition to have my Mother in law over to make my kids' favorite chili recipe F?RF??b????vVV??vRv?V?BvWBF?R??G2F?VB2?V6?v??B??V?F??????GW&?6??ƒ2vR6?V?BvWBF?V?F?VB&Vf?&R6???V?6??rv?F?F?RfW7F?f?F?W2?F?R?FVv2F???B6?G?6??7V?F???v?F?gV??&V??W2?vRvB'W??&v??2?G?Rg&VR6?G?f?"?W"?vV??B???r?W"F?G&?6??"G&VB2W7V?'WBv?V?6?R6?VBF?VB?W"6?G??vRvBv?fR?W"F?R?&v??27GVfb?V?f?'GV?FV??F??26?G?v27F???gV???b7Vv"6??Bv2&WGFW"'WB??Bv??B??v26?v?Bv?V????FW"??G2?????vW"v?FVBF?G&?6??"G&VB&V6W6R?6?V?BF?F6?F?R6?G?66V?R?F?vWF?W"?'??&V?f?W?V?'&?V6???