About this column:
About this column: Each Monday for Lorton Patch, Kristin Blankenship (mother of three, ages, 4, 5 and & 7) writes a column about being a Mom.Halloween is one of my favorite holidays. I love any occasion where I get to wear something weird and eat chocolate. My children have followed my passion for the occasion, and start talking about costumes in July. This year I have Iron Man, Super Mario, and Cinderella ready to rock out for days on a sugar high. I love that I can blame their erratic and crazy behavior on all the candy they have been eating instead of my poor parenting skills. Trick or Treating is always a blast, and I love seeing all our friends and their children dressed up as their favorite animal or characters. Along with …