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Last week I was suggesting that we should keep calm about the anthrax scares. I still feel that way. We won't help each other by exacerbating our fears. The President said some good things in his speech before the Congress. Love yOUR kids.

I still feel that way. Maybe the idea of sending our children around to neighbor houses isn't such a great idea. I used to get a kick out of collecting great candy bars from the rich man down the street. But, in the end, don't most American mom's end up worried about the candy anyway? Why put your family through the worry? Maybe instead, this year, you patriotic moms can get the kids and moms together at a home and play some Fall games (bobbing for apples? Pin the tail on the Donkey? Patriotic music and teach our kids about the Civil War and American values (instead of how to buy more junk food and acting like goblins and demons)?

Call me old-fashioned, but is there anything wrong with NOT choosing to change this modern-day ritual? This is a great opportunity for those freeper mom's to lead with grace and boldness.

Don't leave your kids in the dark and isolated! Get them together with other neighborhood or family members and let them play! After all, if our children can't learn to form good bonds and friendships and trust, then the terrorists have not only created immediate problems. If our children can not learn to trust, it will destroy our economy and our society for 100 years or more

So, my suggestion is this. Instead of having your children run around and having no idea where or who is interacting with your child; moms should be calling other moms and throwing smaller parties for their kids.

Our home schooling group is having an All Saints Day party. Each child dresses as their favorite Bible character or Saint (I have a case of elastic pre-tape, the stuff they put under athletic taping, and I'm going to wrap up my oldest as Lazarus coming out of the tomb, obeying the command of Jesus. He thinks its a funny idea...kind of a hybrid outfit.)

After this information, my wife is asking all the families to bring home made goodies.

At least I had Doxycycline and amoxicillin for anthrax.

I can't even get my hands on the smallpox vaccine for my family, even as a doctor.

Honestly, this has me rattled. But if an attack occurs by any vector, there's little we can do to stop it's spread.

That is why the vast majority of my preparation with and for my family is and always has been spiritual.