Once upon a time…
Who am I kidding, you can’t make stuff like this up!

Just like we have the last few years, we took the kids, Strawberry Shortcake and Enderman, to a subdivision on the other side of our small town.

Tonight is the first cold night of the season here. I am a wuss when it comes to the cold. So once we got to the subdivision I kicked out hubby and this kids so they could go door to door. My job would be to drive the getaway vehicle! I creeped down the street after them in our SUV with the heater blowing full blast!  It was the perfect plan!

After the kids hit all of the houses on one street, I picked the crew up in the heater mobile and drove around the corner to the next street. This was a good street, lots of decorations, lots of porch lights…and they were off.

I was soaking up that heater like a lizard on her warming rock! Hubby calls:
Me: Yeeeessss?
Hubby: I think this is going to be our last house.
Me: Okaaay. Is something wrong?
Hubby: Strawberry Shortcake opened the door to someone’s house.
Me: Alright, I am at the end of the street.

I kept thinking…she opened someone’s door, that just seems odd.

Several minutes later we were all loaded up and heading back home. This is where is starts to get good.

Me: Why or how did she open someone’s door?
Hubby: I was standing in the driveway and couldn’t see really well, so I  am not exactly sure.
Me: Was the light on?
Hubby: Yes, the porch light was on. She locked the door and shut the light off after the kids walked away.
Me: That is really weird.

Enderman: Before I could ring the bell she just opened the door.
Me: And what happened?
Enderman: The lady said, “Hold on! Hold on!” and ran toward the door. She pushed the door shut and Strawberry Shortcake tried to push it back open.
Me: Greeeaaattt! Did she say anything else?
Enderman: She gave us some Twizzlers.
Hubby: Strawberry Shortcake it is not okay to open the doors to people’s houses.
Strawberry Shortcake: But why Daddy?
Hubby: They might think you are a bad person trying to take their stuff.
Strawberry Shortcake (is a sad, defeated voice): I am not a bad person, Daddy, I was just trying to be a good helper.

Oh. My. That is when Hubby and I lost it! Bwahahahaha!!! Listen lady, I am really sorry my daughter tried to break into your house, but it is Halloween, you didn’t get to the door fast enough and she was just trying to be a good helper and offer you some assistance!

But, wait, there’s more!!

Enderman: I wasn’t too worried, until I saw this sign that said “The stuff inside is not worth dying for.”

In case you don’t know what he is talking about, it is this:

This is the sign posted by homeowners who are serious about  defending the Castle Law. I am sure someone reading this will take this all too seriously and never let your kids go trick or treating again.  Us, we chose to laugh about it!

Tomorrow we will start preparing for next year by ringing our own doorbell before coming into our house…at least next year they will have a warning Strawberry Shortcake is coming.