Last year, when we prepared for Halloween, each of the kids picked out these little pumpkins to decorate with markers and small carvings. I picked out a big pumpkin and decided to carve something based upon a photo I'd seen a few years ago that kinda sums up that ol' Halloween Spirit.

I carved it a couple of days in advance, but I didn't put it out until the day, itself, because our street is somewhat conservative in it's decorating ethic, and I didn't want to overplay my hand. Here is what I carved:

I told the visitors who came to our door that the pumpkin had had too much candy.

I have some ideas for this year. We'll see if I get around to pulling any of them off....