What You Get With a Lights Off Day by Bob Rosenberg

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1. You get to stay home because school is canceled because there was a giant wind that stopped the electricity and you can't even watch Cyber Chase because the TV needs the electricity.

2. You get to set up your Clone Wars tent on the bed and use the camping lantern.

3. You get to listen to Christmas music on the battery radio.

4. You get to go for a walk and see a ton of sticks everyplace.

5. You get a hot lunch of a quesadilla with lots of fridge leftovers in it.

6. You get to stay in pajamas all day even for the walk and it's kind of the best day ever.

Research

"MeeMee? Is the writer of Harry Potter a boy?"

"The author is a lady named J.K. Rowling."

"How does she know so much about boys? She must have a lot of boyfriends."

82 Pieces

He counted his Halloween candy to keep us honest.

There's a Guy

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"Mom! There's a guy with blue hair!"

"Bob, it's bad manners to talk about what other people's bodies look like unless you're giving them a compliment."

"What about clowns? Can we talk about them? They look funny on purpose."

"I guess clowns are okay."

"Mom! Is that blue haired guy a clown?"

What One Runny Nose and a Low-Grade Fever Will Buy You

1 Morning home from school
2 Consecutive viewings of the Casper the Friendly Ghost movie
1 Lunch of macaroni and cheese and peas
3 Cups of apple juice
1 Eight minute back rub
5 Lego videos on Mom's phone
4 Pieces of Halloween candy (Reese's Peanut Butter Cups only need apply.)
6 Games of Candy Land
3 Busy Town stories
2 Tries at using the electronic thermometer to take the dog's temperature
0 Incentive for getting well

The Sorting Hat Has Spoken

It's Official

Bob's Godmother, Aunt Jen, has made Bob's Halloween costumes every year with the exception of the lost year of Han Solo '10.
She created The Pumpkin.
The Cowboy.
The Triceratops.
And of course, The Bee.
And now... this year:
Harry Potter.

Happy Halloween.

A Waxing Moon

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"Mom! Look out my window at the moon!"

"I've got to keep my eyes on the road. Tell me about the moon."

"I think it might be full soon. You know if I was Harry Potter and you were Hermione and Professor Lupin was with us and there was a full moon he would turn into a werewolf and it would be bad for us. Thank goodness we're just mom and me in the car instead."

"Thank goodness."