Sadie Goes Treating

My office is in the building where the big client is, and they subsidize a daycare specifically for their employees.  Each Halloween or the relevant business day before, the kids costume up and parade through the firm - and to a couple of the other places in the building - collecting candy and goodies.

I brought Sadie to work today, wearing her orange shirt and black pants, but no costume.  She hung out in the doorway of the server room while I had yet another stern chat with the internet mail gateway, and got some attention and goodies already while there.

When I was possibly done there and it was approaching time for the parade, I brought her back down and after a few we grabbed the bag of candy I brought for the daycare kids.  Ended up running into the secretary/receptionist in the lobby from the solo law firm across the lobby on my floor.  She offered something for Sadie and turned back to her office, then found out from me that it was time for the kids to come around.  At that point they came down the hall, so I gave out candy in that attorney’s office and followed the parade around the building from there.

It took Sadie most of the way through before she would carry her own bag like the other kids, and she rushed into the thick of the other kids and parents, ahead of me, but was neglecting to collect loot.  I grabbed most of it for her.  Then when she was faced with the task, she’d be like “I don’t know which one I want” or “I’ll take all of it” or “I’ll take three and give you back one of mine.” And she would want to stop and socialize, or play with things.  We lost the parade halfway through and were waaaaaay behind the rest finishing the rounds.  Someone had a plastic pumpkin half full of Tootsie Pops, and she wanted to carry away the whole thing, so we got a loaner pumpkin she could carry off instead.

So she ended up with almost half a Wal-Mart bag of goodies, including a ton of lollipops, Doritos, cookies, and even some malted milk balls for her mother.  Between that and seeing the kids come to our door starting in… gee I should head home soon to man the door… I figure Sadie will have the concept down for future reference.

Posted by on 10/31 at 03:33 PM

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