and I was picturing some sort of mark on your fence like hobo marks, only to warn Mormons away from nonmembers.

No stick drawing of a kitty for you!

and then after he got the candy "Have a nice day!!!" I could hear him saying it all up the street.

Baby Lauren (who is now 2) was saying, "Bless you!" to every person who sneezed or coughed in a restaurant today. Lots of "thank you" as well, but it was the random blessings to strangers that I found most charming.

My favorite was a threeish-year-old at the church thing the other night. I didn't recognize the costume, so I asked him who he was. He looked at me and said very clearly, "Sean." Well, all right then.

Sometimes kids say the absolute best things.

I smiled and said "I look like this every day."

Ahahaha I love you.

He was actually Optimus Prime, Cass. Geek parents! I was ashamed I didn't know who he was. Or who he was dressed up as, I should say.

I smiled and said "I look like this every day."

When I told Sara that you dress that way every day, she was amazed and impressed. I could see the wheels spinning in her head, too, I have to say.

Crap. I took a double dose of the fake!sudafed instead of a single of the real. No wonder it isn't working. Feh.

A man and woman came to my door with a baby in a stroller who was no more than a year old. The baby was dressed as Superman. I tried to hand the baby a piece of candy, and the father said no, that I should let the baby take it from the bowl. I tried holding the bowl out to the baby, but he seemed to have no interest in it, so I just gave him the candy, and the father looked very disappointed.

I smiled and said "I look like this every day."

fucking awesome.

We have had two people. I blame us being elsewhere, trick or treating, earlier.

As we are ALWAYS starting later, I encourage kids to FOR GOD'S SAKE, TAKE AS MUCH AS YOU WANT!

We don't get T or T'ers here. I called a friend who lives in the complex and let him know that his daughter was welcome to knock on our door. I have a treat for her. But even that didn't bring us a T or T'er.

CJ is out with some friends (all girls, I believe). They had planned on "reverse T or T'ing". Knocking on doors and handing out candy. I didn't see him before he left the house, but I'm willing to bet he dressed as a ninja.

[delurking for real after delurking in the Delurking thread]

Having lived in my neighborhood for 13 years now, I've decided it's pointless to buy candy and sit around waiting for the 7 or 8 kids who might show up and might be in costume. So tonight I avoided trick-or-treaters by going to a mall for the evening. And encountered -- trick-or-treaters. Which was really fun, because I got to see tons of adorable children in adorable costumes but didn't have to sit around the house waiting all night. It was win-win.