I'd like my shoe leather well done, thanksverymuch.

There's a no brainer for ya.
I OUGHTA be embarassed.
And BOY did I wander into a situation TOTALLY unaware........
But I'm feeling a bit smug even if I AM embarrassed.....

So......

The neighbour kiddo came over to sell give a pitch for buying magazines/newspapers--JUST got into middle school and he's already charming people outta money. LOL

As he's printing out the order for the Brit (yep, he's a sucker for little kids selling things!) the kiddo pipes up how we have THE neatest Halloween decorations EVER--so silly me pipes up "yeah, we BEAT YOU this year....ya little cheaters!". (last year they had lights out BEFORE 9/11 for Halloween and flipped 'em on the day after........hence winning the race of the Halloween decorations!)

Well, mom's not putting out decorations this year, says the kiddo.

"Well, why NOT!?" I demanded, reminding him of how much fun he had last year beating US to the punch.

Cuz dad made a crack about mom's decorations last year.

Ahhhhhhh.......
(Oops?)
Try as I might, I couldn't undo that one--so I moved on to X-mas decorations and the great trees that they put out that binky different colours! All WE have is an eight foot snowman (and a few gazillion lights...LOL)

Mom isn't putting out X-mas decorations this year either--not even a TREE.

(Oy.......gimme shoe leather to eat and let's just get it over with already?)

"Well, I'm SURE she'll be changing her mind on that one--who can resist holiday lights."

Wellllllllllllllllllll..........apparently mom can cuz dad made a remark about those, too and she said she's not doing ANY decorations this year AT all.
(is this where I remember if there were fourth of July lights out?....come to think of it.........nope.......there weren't.......)

(G'head....I'd like my shoe leather welldone. )

He tells me HE'S in charge of decorating for Halloween--if there's decorating that's to be done.

Great.

"Wanna help me?"

(no.........but I'd like to whallop the dad along side the head, thanksverymuch!)
"SURE!! Let's GO!!!"

So I went...........and we came up with a whole HOST of ideas!
And then brother came out to help him and everybody got all kinds of excited.
And I went home to eat REAL Hungarian Goulash made by 'im indoors.

Uh huh.......
They're lit up like a runway over there!!
And I am soooooooooooo gonna whap that dad a good one........

Revenge?
*chuckling*
The kiddo's all lit up, ain't he?