Diary Of A Wimpy Kid Book Series (14 page)

"The good news is, since Rowleys dad didn+ believe us, he didn’t make us refund Shane’s money. So at least we cleared two bucks toda^.

Sunday

Rowley ended up getting grounded
for
that whole haunted house ness yesterday. He's not allowed to watch TV -for a week, AND Kes not allowed to have ne over at his house during that tine.

That last part really isn't fair, because that's punishing ne, and I didn't even do ary-thing wrong. And now where an I supposed +o play r-y video ganes?

Anyway, I felt kind
of
tad
for
Rowley. So tonight, I -tried to nake it up to hin. X -turned on one
of
Rowley s favorite TV shows, and X did a play-ty-play over -the phone so he could kind
of
experience it that way.

X did my best io keep up wi+H wHa+ was ^oih^ oh oh +He screeh, bu+ +o be Kohes+ wi+H you, X'm hoi Sure
if
Rowley was ^et+ih^ +He -foil effec+.

Xiesday

Vletl, Rowleys ^rouhdihg is fhally over, ahd just ih -ftme
for
Halloweeh, +oo. X weh+ up +o His House +o cHeck ou+ His coS+ume, ahd X Have +o admi+, X'm a li++le jealous.

Rowley S Mom 30+ Him -+H»'S khi^H+ coS+ume +Ha+S WAY cooler +Hah His coS+ume from las+ year.

His knigh+
ouifli
came wi+K a Helme+ and a shield

and a real sword and EVERYTHING.

X've never Kad a s+ore-bougH+ cos+une before.

X
S+ill Kaven+ figured ou+ wha-f
X'n>
gonna go as -tomorrow nigk+, So XII probably JoS+ +Krow Sone+King -toge+Ker a+ +he las+ minu-te.
X
figure maybe
X*ll
bring back -H>e "loile-t Pa^er Mumry again.

Bv+ X -think i+'s su^osed +o rain -tomorrow night, so that might not be -+Ke snar+es-|- choice.

Xn -the past- few years, -the grown-ups in ry neighborhood have been getting cranky about py lap* costup*s, and X
pi
starting to think its actually having an effect on the apoont of candy Xp>
bringing ih.

But X don’t really have tip* to put together a good costup*, because X'ni in charge of planning out the best route for p* and Cowley to take toporrow night.

"This year Xve
cop*
up with a plan that II get us a+ least -twice -the candy we scored las+ year.

Halloween

About an Hour be-fore we were supposed to start trick-or-treating, X still didn’t Have a costume. A+ tHat point X was seriously tHinkin^ about ^oin^ as a cowboy
for
tHe second year in a row.

But tHen Mom knocked at my door and Handed me a pirate costume, witH an
tyt
patcH and a Kook and every tHing.