The circus was in town. Jerry and his cousin tried to convince me to go as the bearded lady but I settled on ring master...hey, I can at least pretend I have some control over this three ring adventure, can't I? Ella agreed to a compromise earlier in the week. She was officially our "princess clown" versus plain old clown. Note the difference? The lion didn't put up much of an argument. In fact, she was as docile as a kitten and slept most of the afternoon while the princess clown and strong man set to work. Jerry and I decided that next Halloween we will prep our daughters with candy flash cards before pounding the pavement. Ella needs to develop better wrapper recognition before she puts just anything in her pumpkin. Smarties, Almond Joys, Sweettarts = undesirable. Reeses, M & Ms, Butterfingers and Heath = major score. Dum dums = a kind but firm refusal. The candy has been counted and sorted...a step that must be innate to any trick or treater. Jer and I have at least one month's worth of bribery on our kitchen counter. Gotta love Halloween.
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