Halloweenisms

"Kids say the darnedest things!" goes the old phrase. And Halloween night is a good time to hear some real funnies. Add having Lisa invite her students to drop by, and that created opportunities for some real zingers.

I opened the door for our very first trick or treater. A boy and a girl stood there, the boy looking especially surprised. I tucked some candy into their bags and wished them a happy Halloween, but my gut feeling told me that these two had been expecting a different person to dole out the treats.  So I asked, "Were you expecting someone else to answer the door?"

The relief on their faces was evident, and they quickly nodded assent. Hearing the exchange, Lisa popped into the foyer. Their faces lit up when they spied her, (they were the twins she has mentioned that are in her classroom) and they trooped into the house to pet Millie and chat for a bit.

Craig took a turn to answer the door while Lisa and I sat in the living room. There was a pause, and a little girl's voice quavered, "Um... Um... Is there someone who lives here with the last name 'Isenbarger?'"

Yep, another of Lisa's kiddos! She had "rock star moments" many times as neighborhood children not in her class but attending her school were startled to see her and exclaimed that they knew her or had seen her at their school.

Several children saw fit to compliment us on our house.  And we had a LOT of polite kiddos, even the very little ones, thanking us for the treats. (Determined not to run out of candy like we did last year, Craig bought fourteen bags! We live in a neighborhood chock full of children!)

As the evening wore on and it grew dark, the doorbell chimed less and less.

Lisa answered the door one final time to find one of her students on the doorstep. Behind him were a couple more trick or treaters, one of whom was dressed very realistically as Purdue's head football coach, Darrell Hazell.

"Nice Darrell Hazell costume!" Lisa said approvingly.

The kids all laughed, and then one piped up, "Yeah, that's 'cause his dad IS Darrell Hazell!"

Happy Halloween! And let the holiday season begin!