Candy for Breakfast

Ok so last year I had to buy the Halloween candy twice as my husband ate the first batch prior to Halloween.

He thinks that a bag of candy constitutes a balanced meal.

So last year he tells me: "Next year, you need to hide the candy from me."

So this year, I bought some candy and hid it. He bought some more candy yesterday and I hid that too.

He just came upstairs now and here is our conversation:

Ed: "Where's the Halloween candy?"
Jenn: "I hid it. You told me to."
Ed: "I only meant for you to hide the candy that YOU bought."
Jenn: "Candy is not a balanced breakfast. Have some cereal. Or some oatmeal."
Ed: "Where's the candy? "
Jenn: (silence)
Ed: (sounding a little more irritated and looking around the kitchen) "Tell me where the candy is."
Jenn: "There's some apple cinnamon oatmeal up on the shelf there."
Ed: (as he opens the cupboard where I 'hid' the candy) "Next time you need to hide it better."

AARRGGHGHH!!!!

Minty Maggots

Did I mention that I LOVE Halloween?!?!!?

Well ... I do. One of my favorite places to shop for Halloween 'treats' to hand out on the big night is Oriental Trading. They have the funnest stuff! I just received my *second* big box of stuff that I couldn't resist. Here are a few highlights.

Plastic coffins full of candy 'bones' that interlock to build a skeleton:

Yellow gummy candy labeled 'Gummy Earwax':

And the cherry on top ... Minty Maggots .... mints that are actually shaped like maggots! I am totally cracking myself up here in my living room. I don't think I can wait two more weeks until the big day!