Resting in pieces.

Madan, Kaila and I stood in the front yard, surveying the Halloween decorations along our home. After my first attempt, I was sent back to Target, by Madan, to find more stuff. It wasn't impressive enough, he said. This was my second try.

"Great, Mama!"

"Thanks, Kaila. What say you, Madan?"

"Not scary enough."

"Is it supposed to be?'

"Of course. I wouldn't go to this house for candy. It's not scary at all. We need a sign in the grass that says rip."

"R.I.P. Rest in peace."

"Yeah. One of those. And a skeleton. We need a skeleton."

"I don't know if I'll find one this late in the game, Madan."

"Can't you just go to the cemetery and dig one up? We passed one yesterday when driving..."

I shot my son a horrified look. He shrugged and went inside the house.

Today, I trudged to Target...again. Merona had some cute sweaters. I nearly forgot why I was there. Suddenly I spied what Madan wanted, hanging on a hook. I snatched the "Bag of Bones" and scampered off to the cashier. "You want scary? I'll show you scary," I muttered under my breath.

When I got home, I took them bones, connected them up and tucked our new friend into Madan's bed. Then, I put his YMCA baseball cap on the creepy skull. When I stepped back to appreciate the creation, it freaked me out so much that I disassembled "Bones" and threw him on the dining room table. I should have left him in Madan's bed, but it was so unnerving to me that I feared when he saw the abomination, he'd start wetting the bed nightly, end up in my bed, or worse, both.

When Madan got home from school, I told him about "Bones." He asked excitedly, "Is he still in my bed?"

"No, he freaked me out too much. He's lying on the dining room table. In pieces."

"Awww. That sounded cooooooooooool!"

I offered to reassemble "Bones" so Madan could co-sleep with his new friend. He took a pass. But, when Madan just came down to say good night, he insisted that "Bones" had moved. I insisted that it was impossible for a foam skeleton to do anything.

I can't wait until "Bones" RIPs at the landfill. In the meantime, I guess I'll stock up on the candy.