Happy Halloween (Post Script)

I would have to say, this year's Halloween was the best I've ever had! Yeah, the Suns lost; big whoop it's only game one... now we know they won't be able to go 82-0. It was a GREAT Halloween for many reasons including:

*I won the Pumpkin Pie Eating Contest at work for the second year in a row!
*I got to scare the piss out of a bunch of kids (not mine)'
*My kids got to go trick-or-treating and had a ball

My 3 year old daughter dressed as a Princess AND played the role perfectly. Acting like the little princess she is... polite, courteous and absolutely thrilled to see other kids dressed up and having fun. The little girl is funny because she is completely not afraid of anything Halloweeny... She told me as the day was turning to dusk that "there would be many ghosts out tonight" and that she "is not afraid of ghosts or witches". She was watching the other kids in the neighborhood go out and she was exclaiming what they were all dressed as - "Look a Witch, Mommy! Oooh, dat one's a Pumpkin! Look, Daddy! Another Witch!!!"

My 14 month-old son earlier in the day FINALLY got his brain to click regarding this whole standing-walking perambulatory concept we all take for granted. He now "gets it" when ti comes to walking, so he'll berunnng before too long! He dressed up as a Super-baby with cape and all!

As my wife and a friend took the kids out trick or treating, I stayed at home to trick the treaters with help of my buddy John, who dressed as a Hick Farmer. He would answer the door in creepy manners and jump out at the youngsters while I peered through a window and using a microphone, some voice effects, some scary music/noise samples, a candy-laced hyper buzz and a 300 watt amplifier to scare the piss out of them!

Many kids were scared before they even got halfway up the drive! The music, noise and me bellowing "Mwuh-ha-ha!" really freeked them out! One kid inparticular was frightened so much he came up to the door by being pushed by his Mom. He was dressed as Superman so I bellowed "You're a Superhero! Don't be afraid! Superheroes LOVE candy!" and that freeked him even more! It was hilarious seeing the kids enjoy the thrill of Halloween!

There was also one little girl (I think she was a bumblebee) who came up to the door and once John opened it real fast and the wave of noise hit her, she just froze! She was solid stiff and wouldn't move! So I made some more scary noises with the effects and she stayed right there but as she opened her sack to recieve the candy, she began shaking!!! So John gave her two pieces of candy...

Meanwhile, droves of kids came to our house as my kids were out trick and/or treating. We were out of our pile of candy in 38 minutes!!! The gang of our personal candy grubbers came back just as we were hanging a "No Candy Left" sign...

But what made it so much fun was seeing the joy on my kids' faces. My son just shoved candy into his mouth (he is a serious chocoholic- he starts crying for more candy as the piece he has hits his palate!) My daughter explained over and over how she would knock on the door, say "trick or treat" they would give her candy and she would say "thank you". Maybe it was just a sheer sugar rush, but she is exuberant towards life and living and she is just so precious!
(Yeah... I could have scared her!!!)

I suppose I was just enjoying the moment due to my acute pumpkin pie overdose?!?!! I am the Two-Time Champion!!!