Earl

One of the Halloween decorations to make its way into our house this year is Auntie Shannon's Grim Reaper.  He's a real friendly-looking guy.  Madeleine decided to call him by the completely benign name of Earl.

All of us in the Rowe household have had some fun with Earl, moving him into unexpected places as a surprise for other household members.  In fact, Earl hardly stays in one place for very long.  One place he CAN'T be is Madeleine's room, however.  Although she is very fond of Earl, he's simply too scary to be a bedtime companion.

Today Madeleine announced, "Hey, Mama!  Earl is kind of like Elf on the Shelf.  He's Earl of the World!  Get it, Mama?  Earl of the World, just like Elf on the Shelf!"

Here are some of the places Earl of the World has been found lately:

Where will he be next?!?