Nerds
I'm not talking about my kids' future social status, I'm talking about the candy. We packed up the Yoys for some early evening trick or treating. We brought along our neighbors from across the street. Their little boy, Mr. W, is about 18 months and learning the art of trick or treating. He didn't want to hold his candy collecting pumpkin basket, so we gave it to Little E to hold while we pushed him in his little car. This kept him quiet and this was key. Midway through our trek around the neighborhood, we encountered a stray pit bull. Usually the strays just keep away from you, but all I can think about are the pit bull maulings that are always in the news. This puts us all a little on edge as we keep one eye on the dog as she hunts for food and one eye on our werewolf, scarecrow, and fireman. What we needed was a little comic relief. And that is why we keep Little E around. Mr. B had taken the candy basket away from Little E and just as...