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6:49 p.m. - Thursday, Oct. 31, 2002 I�ve been well tolerated around here since I moved in a year and a half ago. People have been nice to me, but not exactly overbearing. Last Halloween I bought a couple of big sacks of candy, wanting to be ready for any of the small kids who live close by. I didn�t expect a lot, but I thought there�d be a few. I never told anyone, but I was disappointed that not a single child knocked on my door last year. I was, in fact, more than disappointed. I was kinda crushed. This year, I didn�t get my hopes up. I�m visible around here. I know people see me, but I don�t always know what, if anything they think. Until now. Tonight, I�m getting little kids at my door, demanding treats. I�m glad I thought at the last moment to buy a few little things just in case. I was really actually astonished when the first little ones, a tiny cheerleader and a princess, came knocking. As I dropped a candy bar into each bag, I looked up to see their young mom standing just outside the light with�.. a smile! And within a few moments came a little football player, and then a devil and an angel. It�s becoming obvious that the young moms who live all around me are feeling comfortable with me in their midst. They are telling me so tonight in a very special way. And now I have to stop writing about it because I�m crying and I don�t want to have tears if and when the next batch of spooks and fairies turn up. 0 comments so far � � |