It's Weird

 I did it.
I put up ONE measly Halloween decoration already.
I couldn't help myself, In fact, 

it went up on the last day of August, and I didn't tell anyone. 

 I wanted to wait and see when someone would notice it.

It is a framed photo of a lonely ghost haunting a 

vibrant autumnal forest.

I placed it on the tippy-top shelf in the kitchen,

where it wouldn't be obvious.

Until today, when Gigs said,

"Oh, ya, mom, I meant to tell you last week but,

I really like the Halloween picture in the kitchen."

Of course, my most detail-observant child noticed it.

"I really like the way it makes me feel when I look at it."

ME TOO, GIGS! That's why I ordered it and put it up already!

It's melancholy and cozy; it makes me feel sad and energized 

all at the same time!

It's a combination of mixed feelings.

It's because some of us in our household are drawn to somber themes.

It's weird.