Little Boxes

Suburbia summed up in a song. I've heard this song SO many different ways because of a show I watch called "Weeds" about a suburban mother whose husband dies and she resorts to selling marijuana to support her family. It's a pretty interesting show. But defiantly not for children.

Malvina Reynolds - Little Boxes

Little boxes on the hillside, Little boxes made of tickytacky
Little boxes on the hillside, little boxes all the same
There's a green one and a pink one and a blue one and a yellow one
And they're all made out of ticky tacky and they all look just the same.

And the people in the houses all went to the university
Where they were put in boxes and they came out all the same,
And there's doctors and there's lawyers, and business executives
And they're all made out of ticky tacky and they all look just the same.

And they all play on the golf course and drink their martinis dry,
And they all have pretty children and the children go to school
And the children go to summer camp and then to the university
Where they are put in boxes and they come out all the same.

And the boys go into business and marry and raise a family
In boxes made of ticky tacky and they all look just the same.

So on Wednesday we did the trick or treating thing, it being Halloween and all. Brian went as Spider man, Rhayne as Dora, and Murphy was a Ninja! They were so excited to go. We weren't even sure if we were going to bring them or not because at first Brian was suppose to go to Jackson directly after work, turns out he stayed until almost ten, and this topsy turby decision was also made because I didn't realize we LIVE in a suburban neighborhood. DUH. So, even if he did go I could have managed to bring them by myself, I just couldn't have brought Skylar like I did.



So, after they got their costumes off and pottied, we went...



The older two were so proud of all the booty they collected!


Murphy got scared at a couple of houses and nearly had to be drug up to go by the middle of the outing.


And by the end he had to be carried because he was tired. He did walk most of the way though, it was darling. His basket that he was collecting candy in got too heavy for him, but he'd only let someone carry it for a second, then he got mad thinking we were going to keep it from him or something, so he demanded it back. Silly thing. All in all we had a good experience. We also found out that this neighborhood is pretty neat, but the roads are a little confusing. The kids had a blast and in the end we have so much candy I think we'll be good on that front until next Halloween. When we got back we went through all the candy and pulled it together, then gave them each some, I gave Murphy a piece in his mouth and he bit the crap out of me, caused a couple of blood blisters on my index finger, when I screamed because of it he bit down harder, and eventually I was able to remove my finger from his mouth. Then he gave me his, I'm so cute but shy look so I thought he thought it was funny and when I said as much he started crying and got really upset about it. I held him in my lap for a bit and he seemed really sorry, but I still have a feeling he was faking because of how upset I was about my finger hurting. I guess I'll never know for sure though.