the weirdest halloween
October 30, 2007Since I popped the fuse for the door defeat when I had the doors out a couple weeks ago, the Jeep doesn’t tell me if I leave my headlights on when I get out of the car. Of course I forgot to turn them off this morning, and of course I left work today to find my battery dead. An omen? Perhaps, because I arrived home to black house and had a three year old in tow who refused to poo poo by candlelight. Miracle of miracles, the power wasn’t out because I hadn’t paid my bill (I don’t know that I’ll ever get over that fear), but something happened to the lines and the whole block was dark. Where does one go when one has two children to feed, including a youth who may end up dropping a load in his pants at any minute? No, not the sanitarium. The mall!
In my hurry to call NES, blow out all the oil lamps, corral the dogs, and get the kids packed in the car, I forgot to put on concrete friendly sneakers. After a healthy dinner of chicken fingers in the food court, we walked the entire freaking fifth circle of hell that is Opry Mills (I looked it up – CIRCLE #5 Wrathful and Sullen or Slothful, although CIRCLE #4 Hoarders and Wasters would also be appropriate), me in pantyhose and them with waning energy.
Our jack o’lanterns died a moldy death. There isn’t a single Dum Dum or snack sized chocolate bar under this roof. I’m tired. CB has to work late tomorrow night. I apologize in advance to the trick or treaters that are going to show up on my doorstep in their street clothes looking for free candy tomorrow, because I won’t be here to hand it out. Meet y’all at the bar.
ETA 10/31 I overslept this morning. Beginning to wonder if our love child will be named Damien.
You should come over here and help me hand out candy. The kids up in Hillwood come down here to TrT because they’re too lazy to walk among the acred lots and hills up there.
It’s so weird to see your house without all the decorations this year. =( Sorry you couldn’t make it last week, we’re already planning for next year.
I put Wal-Hell in the fourth circle and the fifth terrace, so I’m with you on that one! Dante definitely would have found a place for these retail establishments!!