November 01, 2007
Best Pay Attention....
Ahhh.....Halloween has passed. And despite the last minute rushing and broken doorbell, I enjoyed the hell out of it. Seriously - that's the most trick or treaters I've had in over 13 years. It was so much fun.
Probably the defining moment of the evening for me came early on. I was sitting at the desk with half an eye peeled on the front door. But I was reading blogs and soon found myself.....distracted.
Then I felt it. That tingle on the back of my neck. As I drag my attention away from the computer screen I look up. At the door.
And there were three demons staring back at me. Hands and faces pressed up against the glass.
For a moment I forget where I was and what I was doing.
I jumped so high out of my chair I knocked the damned thing over - hollerin' the whole while.
Those kids dissolved into a giggling fit. "Mommy! Mommy!! We scared her!!! REALLY! We REALLY scared her!!!"
I walk to the door, after composing myself a bit, with the HUGE BOWL O CANDY laughing...."You sure did darlin'! You scared me to PIECES!!!"
They just laughed and laughed. And laughed.
And to be honest....it made me chuckle every time I thought of it for the rest of the evening.
Ahhhh....candy, ghosts and goblins, laughter and a scare or two. The very BEST of Halloween!!!!
Posted by Tammi at November 1, 2007 06:13 AM | TrackBackYea, I only got one legit scare last night. I don't count the accidental scaring of children under the age of 10.
Posted by: Contagion at November 1, 2007 07:09 AMNow that's funny! ;)
Still no trick or treaters for us... maybe next year.
Posted by: pam at November 1, 2007 08:12 AMwe had our first crying child at 7p. It wasn't even dark yet! A successful halloween!
Posted by: wRitErsbLock at November 1, 2007 10:40 AMWe only got 4 groups of 2 kids. :( That's what happens when you live in what is essentially a retirement community.
Posted by: sarahk at November 1, 2007 11:00 AMYeah, Contagion and WB? The main difference there was YOU scaring the kids. Not the little kids scaring YOU.
:-)
Posted by: Tammi at November 1, 2007 11:31 AMAs usual, no trick or treaters here. Something about being the only house left on the street might have something to do with it.
I did go to Wally World this morning and scored big on Halloween candy marked down. Bags of M&Ms and Nestle's Crunch.
Posted by: Peter at November 1, 2007 01:33 PM